Carpenters

Work description

Dear Certifying Officer, Your attention is requested to the following letter in support of Falls Framing LLCs (Falls Framing) request for six (10) temporary Carpenters to supply our temporary peak load need in New Mexico. The Carpenters will: Read and follow plans and measurements to construct, erect, install, or repair structures; building frameworks, including walls, concrete forms, windows, and door frames. Install metal siding and windows. Instruct less skilled workers on job duties. Will be exposed to heights, temperature extremes, strenuous physical activity, and repetitive motions. Proper and accurate use of tape measure required. The Carpenters must have 12 months of carpentry experience and be able to lift and carry 75 lbs 75 yds and handle temperature extremes. They will work some weekends and travel to worksites within area of intended employment. Falls Framing LLC was formed in 2016 to engage in framing and erecting buildings, providing specialized framing services at a reasonable price. Located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the company serves rural communities where many construction framers are needed for cooperative and commercial structures. For more information regarding the company, see Exhibit A, Company Information. Temporary Need Falls Framing LLCs need for workers is temporary and peakload. Because Falls Framing will frame a fertilizer storage facility, their peakload need follows the construction project timeline for this type of facility. Framing projects may only begin after the concrete foundation has been completed. Concrete work in New Mexico for this type of storage facilities is typically done from April to December due to weather conditions that render concrete construction work in the cold weather months extremely difficult and expensive. Concrete construction is not possible during cold weather because freezing temperatures do not allow for excavation of concrete footings or proper concrete setting. See Exhibit B, Cold Weather Concreting, for more information about the difficulties of concrete placement in the winter. The cold season in Vado, New Mexico lasts for several months, with an average daily temperature of 44 F. See Exhibit C, Average Weather in Vado, New Mexico, United States. Concrete must be completed on time for the framing season to begin in October. After the concrete foundation is completed, Falls Framing will begin its framing work. With this project, the facility must be completed in Spring 2027. Therefore, this project fits squarely into the peakload need for Carpenters. The H-2B workers will supplement Falls Framings permanent workers at this worksite starting on December 19, 2026, through April 1, 2027, to complete this project, after the carpenters and carpenter helpers have arrived on site at the start of the project. Because these workers are only needed at this worksite to help Falls Framing LLCs permanent workers on this specific project, the temporary additions to staff will not become a regular part of Falls Framing LLCs business operation. The majority of Falls Framing LLCs framing work is concentrated in the late fall, winter, and spring months, driven by project scheduling and delivery deadlines. Specifically, storage facilities and similar commercial structures are framed during colder months, resulting in a greater need for carpentry labor during the winter and late spring. Conversely, during the summer months, framing activity significantly declines, reducing the companys need for a large permanent framing workforce. As a result, Falls Framing LLC naturally scales down its permanent workforce during the summer. Please see attached Statement of Need for more details.