Tested by Experience

40+ years of general superintendent experience running $50 million dollar concrete projects and multimillion dollar excavation and pipeline projects. Certified in fusing, HDPE pipe, flex steel pipe, poly flow pipe, OSHA 10 classes, and Class A CDL.

H&T Construction

Darrin Howell and brothers Randy and Joey Taverna established H&T Construction in June of 2021. The company purchased M&N Excavating and turned the half million dollar company into a multimillion dollar company in just one year. Born and raised in Salida, the owners of H&T understand the importance of quality, pride, and customer service in small town business. These values guide every detail of the operation, ensuring every job completed stands apart from the rest. 

Darrin, Randy, and Joey all started their careers in Salida working for local excavation, construction, and ranching companies. Together, they have over 40 years of superintendent experience overseeing multimillion dollar excavation, pipeline, and concrete jobs for major companies such as Coulson Excavation, Moltz Construction, and Crossfire LLC. Each gained valuable experience working on large scale job sites, but ultimately wanted to return to family and Salida full time. This led them to start H&T Construction where they now put their experience and skills to work for their hometown community. In addition, H&T has 10 employees and takes pride in the ability to provide jobs for locals to support their families, gain experience, and build careers in the construction industry.


  • Darrin Howell

    Darrin has 27 years of experience in the Concrete Industry and 18 years of experience as a general superintendent on large scale job sites. He also served four years in the military. Darrin started his career pouring concrete in the Salida area for local contractors such as Hadley Construction and SKT Construction. Darrin became a general superintendent at Moltz Construction and ran major projects throughout Colorado for 15 years. He has built numerous water and sewer treatment plants, many of them over $50 million dollar projects. Darrin has experience pouring concrete from curb to gutter, flatwork, as well as massive clarifiers. He specializes in ICF Construction, flatwork, and custom countertops.

  • Randy Taverna

    Randy has managed multimillion dollar projects as a superintendent for 15 years. He began his career in construction at Everett Land and Cattle operating heavy machinery and equipment alongside all kinds of ranch work. He worked at Kaess Contracting before moving to Northern Colorado to work as a foreman for 8 years at Coulson Excavation. There he ran heavy equipment building roads and subdivisions. After that, Randy gained his superintendent experience at Moltz Construction where he installed major pipelines for water and sewer treatment plants as well as the concrete to complete those structures. Randy has a Class A CDL and has experience in all types of construction, concrete, and ranch work.

  • Joey Taverna

    Joey has 9+ years of experience as a superintendent. He began his career working for Everett Land and Cattle and learned about operating heavy machinery as well as the value of hard work. Joey attended McCook Community College and played golf and baseball. After graduation, he returned to Salida where he worked for Y&K Excavation installing pipeline projects and installing sewer, water, and gas mains around Chaffee County. Joey then moved to Moltz Construction where he worked as a pipeline superintendent for nine years. After that, Joey began his career in the oil and gas industry moving quickly up the ladder to become a general superintendent for Crossfire LLC., a $1 billion dollar company. At Crossfire, Joey installed every kind of pipeline imaginable throughout the United States. Joey is certified in fusing, HDPE pipe, flex steel pipe, polyflow pipe, and OSHA 10 classes.