I have known Norman Newell, President of Hammer Construction Corp., for more than five years; during this time I have had the pleasure of doing work for his Company as a Professional Engineer and Engineer of Record on some of Hammer's jobs. Because of this I know first-hand his approach, knowledge and practice to construction of a project. Mr. Newell and therefore his company do not cut corners; they do each and every phase of each and every job in the manner that it should be done with strict adherence to the engineering principles and requirements, as well as austere compliance with all conditions of the Florida Building Code. His actions reveal a man with character, high ethical standards and utmost professionalism. I can also attest to Mr. Newell's payment practice, which is the best I have experienced, always paying upon submittal; this also speaks of his honesty and integrity. It is for all of these reasons that I am pleased to recommend Norman i. Newell and his company, Hammer Construction Corp., for any venture or enterprise you may want to entrust to him.

Ray is the "BEST" manager you could ever have. He certainly knows the business and he's so knowledgeable in all areas of the construction work. He goes out of his way to help us. Javier, Peter, Byron and Oscar were very hard working and efficient. They never seem to tire out! They all were very pleasant and "top grade" with their work. Thank you for being our construction company. I highly recommend your service.

Thank you for sending a wonderful crew that worked in the renovation of my office. It is such a pleasant experience for me coming back to the place with everything in order, neat and all the furniture rearranged to my request. Again my special thanks for these hard working employees; Mr. Raymond Rodriguez and his accommodating crews Pedro C., Luis C., Humbertoc., and Dallas C. My sincere thanks and may God bless you all and your company.

Please accept this letter as my enthusiastic of Norman Newell, president of Hammer Construction Corp. I first became associated with Mr. Newell and his company following the devastating landfalls of hurricanes Jeanne and Frances. Upon being introduced and recommended to me by Ross Fury of Public Risk Management, the insurance provider for Okeechobee County, I was impressed with his professionalism and apparent competence with disaster restoration. Shortly thereafter, Hammer Construction was authorized to commence repair and restoration of most of the county's damaged facilities covered by PRM. Being a fiscally constrained rural county, the willingness of Hammer Construction to interface with our insurance provider as well as adjusters and underwriters to immediately commence critical repairs while at the same time ensuring the county's financial participation was limited to contractual deductibles, was a significant factor in the county's selection of this company. Throughout the entire restoration process, I, along with other county officials, observed Mr. Newell's company competently implement and successfully complete a logistically complex large-scale insurance claim. Further, Hammer Construction was both willing and capable of financing this extensive work pending receipt of insurance reimbursement - which we all know is an increasingly time consuming and burdensome process. Mr. Newell and his entire staff continuously worked closely with representatives from all parties involved in the recovery. Whether it was our county's officials, insurance adjusters or tenants of our properties, Hammer always maintained direct lines of communication that allowed for efficient and satisfactory issue resolution. Naturally, the most valuable advantage to our county's relationship with Mr. Newell was his understanding of the insurance-restoration practice. Mr. Newell was adept at obtaining PRM's approval for coverage issues and proper upgrades on behalf of Okeechobee County. In summary, Mr. Newell and Hammer Construction Corp. competently undertook and completed a significant disaster restoration for Okeechobee County and would certainly be considered should services of this nature again be required. As such, without hesitation, I would recommend this contractor to others requiring similar services.

Recently, your company completed work for my mother, Sara Musiker, in her condo in Deerfield Beach. This was, in fact, the second "restoration" project your company completed in the past two years. Both of these projects were results of water damage caused by broken water heaters in my mother's building. The first time, Hammer Construction was recommended to be the contractor by my mother's insurance company. The second time, I was 100% sure that your company was the only I would call to make necessary repairs. This is all because of the positive experience both my mother and I had with Ray Vandenburg as well as Amanda and your capable crews who completed the work. Please let me back up a bit. My mother is 94 and, by choice, lives by herself in Deerfield Beach, I live in Los Angeles. She has a vision and mobility issues. So most of the decisions to be made fell on me. Ray was constantly in contact with me throughout the entire process both times. When he promised something was going to happen -- whether it was your crew showing up, emailing me photos of samples, checking in with my mother, or Amanda emailing copies of permits and plans -- it happened. Additionally, in daily conversations with my mother, she was always complimentary of everyone from Hammer who worked on her condo. I would like you to know how thankful both my mother and I are for all Ray has done helping my mother over the past two years. I am sure you know how valuable Ray is to your company and just want to acknowledge all he has done. You are lucky to have Ray as an employee and we are even luckier to have worked with him both times.

With this letter we would like to express our appreciation for the excellent job your people have done in our property. Your employees have taken good care of everything that needed to be done. They have worked hard and have taken into consideration every detail, so the final results are what expected to be. We are very thankful for the outstanding job you and your employees have done. We also would like to emphasize how neat and clean the work has been done, we are very impressed. Once again, thank you very much and God bless you all!