wood ▁City , ▁California ▁by ▁Doug ▁Wood s , ▁Peter ▁N os ler ▁and ▁Ron ▁David owski ▁( the ▁D , ▁the ▁P ▁and ▁the ▁R ) ▁with ▁$ 7 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁po o led ▁resources . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁its ▁first ▁year , ▁D PR ▁had ▁ 1 0 ▁employees . ▁Among ▁the ▁company ' s ▁earliest ▁projects ▁was ▁a ▁six - month , ▁$ 4 . 5 ▁million ▁ten ant - im prov ement ▁project ▁for ▁Ar go ▁Systems ▁in ▁Sun ny v ale , ▁California , ▁which ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁$ 4 3 ▁million ▁wa fer ▁fabric ation ▁project ▁for ▁Rock well ▁International ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁D PR ▁was ▁awarded ▁its ▁first ▁ground - up ▁project , ▁The ▁Terra ces ▁sk illed ▁n urs ing ▁facility . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁D PR ▁Const ruction ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁$ 4 3 ▁million ▁sem icon duct or ▁fabric ation ▁plant ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California ▁for ▁Rock well ▁International , ▁which ▁launched ▁D PR ▁into ▁a ▁new ▁level ▁of ▁building ▁technical ▁facilities . ▁Many ▁projects ▁followed ▁as ▁D PR ▁began ▁to ▁establish ▁itself ▁as ▁a ▁strong ▁company ▁with ▁expert ise ▁in ▁Building ▁Information ▁Model ing ▁( B IM ), ▁sust ain able ▁construction , ▁safety ▁ ▁and ▁self - perform ▁work , ▁among ▁other ▁special ties . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁a ▁year ▁before ▁the ▁U .