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scope of Darle’s work justify high compensation. This factor
weighs in favor of petitioner with respect to Darle’s
compensation.
2. Rocky and Dean
Petitioner has not offered any evidence detailing Rocky’s or
Dean’s duties as officers, but the record makes it clear that
Rocky and Dean primarily worked as job-site supervisors.
Petitioner’s position appears to be that job-site
supervisors are important to its success. We agree. Because
petitioner’s jobs are awarded in a low-bid process, it was
necessary for petitioner to remain within its budget. This was
confirmed by Darle’s testimony that employee productivity was one
of the keys to petitioner’s profitability. Rocky and Dean made
this happen. According to the Minnesota Work Force Center 1999
Salary Survey, relied on by both experts, Rocky’s and Dean’s
duties appeared to be similar to those of a construction manager
who has numerous responsibilities. One specific duty of a
construction manager was to make sure a job was completed within
budget. Both Rocky and Dean had about 20 years of supervisory
experience, and this experience added to petitioner’s success.
Respondent argues that the nature, extent, and scope of
Rocky’s and Dean’s services are not “in any way unique to the
petitioner.” We do not believe that the uniqueness of their
services is dispositive of this factor. Rocky and Dean were both
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