Five employees, including a senior vice president, of a state contractor on the 520 bridge reconstruction were suspended without pay after being found drinking on the job.

Following a report from KOMO TV, Kiewit, one of three companies involved in the joint contract, along with the Washington State Department of Transportation began investigating allegations that workers were drinking on the job. According to a statement from Kiewit, the investigation yielded evidence that drinking occurred in the workplace, but it only occurred at the end of the day, often on Fridays.

“We take full responsibility for our actions,” the statement said. We are taking immediate and appropriate steps to make it right. And we are committed to ensuring the public has faith in us as a leading contractor that delivers on its commitments and expectations at the workplace.”

Among those suspended were two senior project managers, the vice president with management responsibility for the project, and a job site manager and vice president from a partner company Manson Construction Co.

The company will hold special training for employees about alcohol as well, the statement said.