2019 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 62
BY SENATOR WHITE
A RESOLUTION
To commend and congratulate Bernhard LLC for one hundred years of operation.
WHEREAS, Bernhard LLC (Bernhard) is one of the largest privately-owned
engineering, mechanical, and electrical contractors in America spanning four generations
with over one hundred years of experience servicing commercial, institutional, and specialty
markets; and
WHEREAS, Bernhard has more than 1,600 employees, twenty-seven locations, and
more than 300,000 square feet of fabrication capacity; and
WHEREAS, Bernhard combines a best-in-class engineering firm with established
mechanical and electrical contracting firms to create a full-service thermal energy solutions
provider while larger investments in energy efficiency for commercial and industrial
building and campuses continue to drive strong growth of the business; and
WHEREAS, William Bernhard, born to German immigrant parents in New Orleans,
started Bernhard Plumbing and Sheet Metal Works in Baton Rouge in 1919 and began a
legacy that would prosper into the new century; and
WHEREAS, the second generation included William's sons and brother, with Jimmy
Bernhard eventually taking the lead role, as in the 1960s, the company expanded to Lafayette
to build the Lafayette General, the name being changed to Bernhard Mechanical to include
air conditioning services as Bernhard helped build the Governor's Mansion, the State
Capitol, and other fixtures across the state; and
WHEREAS, four generations and one hundred years later, Bernhard has transitioned
from a small HVAC and plumbing contractor to a partner in a company leading
energy-as-a-service solutions provider offering turnkey development, financing, design,
construction, operations and maintenance resources, and expertise for healthcare,
governmental, educational, institutional, commercial, and industrial customers throughout
North America; and
WHEREAS, driven by people and generations of passion to deliver innovative
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engineering, construction, and energy solutions that empower its clients and promote a
sustainable future, 2014 marked a year of acquisition and a glimpse of what the future holds
for generations to come as in that year, Bernhard LLC was founded as the parent company
to a collection of Gulf South-based companies including Bernhard Energy, Bernhard E.P.
Breaux, and Bernhard TME; and
WHEREAS, in that same year, Bernhard LLC brought TME, LLC into the holding
company and TME provides innovative engineering design and energy conservation services
through its locations nationwide; E.P. Breaux Electrical, a respected electrical contractor
specializing in commercial, utility, industrial, and communications projects across the Gulf
Region also became a Bernhard LLC company; and
WHEREAS, in 2016, Bernhard MCC was formed through combining Bernhard
Mechanical and The MCC Group, and today, Bernhard collectively includes Bernhard
Energy, Bernhard MCC, Bernhard E.P. Breaux, and Bernhard TME; and
WHEREAS, its major projects in Louisiana include LSU Medical Center & VA and
Astor Crown Plaza in New Orleans, L'Auberge Du Lac in Lake Charles, Harrah's New
Orleans, and Our Lady of Lourdes in Lafayette with Louis Armstrong International Airport
in New Orleans in 2019; and
WHEREAS, the major projects of Bernhard outside of Louisiana are NASCAR Plaza
and Hearst Office Tower in Charlotte, North Carolina, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
in Memphis, Tennessee, Rockefeller Cancer Institute in Little Rock, Arkansas, Beau Rivage
Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi, Arizona State University Dining Facility in
Glendale, Arizona, and Duke University School of Nursing in Durham, North Carolina.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend and congratulate Bernhard LLC for one hundred years of operation
and its contributions to the state of Louisiana and does hereby express best wishes for
continued prosperity in the years to come.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Bernhard LLC.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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