General contractor / Chicago, IL / Est. 2004

Built in Illinois, by Illinois.

Steel, concrete and schedules that hold. We build offices, distribution centers and public works from Rockford to Joliet, with the same superintendent on your site from footing to final walk.

Steel frame of a commercial building rising at sunset with tower cranes and the Chicago skyline behind itActive site / Cicero, IL
Cicero Steel Frame Lofts188,000 sq ft / level 4 topped out
41.8456 N, 87.7539 W
  • Illinois licensed general contractor
  • Bonded to $150M aggregate
  • OSHA 30 certified supervisors
  • IDOT prequalified
  • City of Chicago DOB registered
22Years building in Illinois
300+Projects delivered
0.71Experience mod rate (EMR), below 1.00 is better
94Percent repeat or referred clients
03 / Process

From site walk
to warranty.

Five stations, one team. Durations are typical for a $20M to $60M commercial or industrial project.

  1. STA 0+00

    Site walk

    We walk the lot with your team, review the program and give you a first rough budget range within five business days.

    Week 0 to 1
  2. STA 1+00

    Preconstruction

    Estimating, constructability reviews and a locked schedule. Long-lead steel and switchgear are bought early.

    Week 2 to 10
  3. STA 2+00

    Permits

    We prepare and track municipal, county and utility permits. Chicago DOB, Naperville and Rockford are familiar counters.

    Week 6 to 18
  4. STA 3+00

    Build

    One superintendent, weekly owner meetings, a photo log and a three-week look-ahead sent every Friday.

    10 to 30 months
  5. STA 4+00

    Closeout

    Punch list, commissioning, as-builts and a 12-month warranty walk. We come back.

    Final 6 weeks
04 / Where we work

Chicago and the collar counties.

Our crews live where you build. That matters when a permit reviewer calls or a concrete truck runs late on the Eisenhower.

  • Chicago Cook
  • Naperville DuPage / Will
  • Aurora Kane / DuPage
  • Elgin Kane / Cook
  • Joliet Will
  • Rockford Winnebago
  • Schaumburg Cook
  • Cicero Cook
Permits handled. We file and track building, demolition, right-of-way and stormwater permits and keep inspection records in one shared log.
Stylized map of Illinois with project cities marked CHICAGOROCKFORDJOLIETAURORA SPRINGFIELD LAKEMICH.
Stylized map / not to scale

Have a site? Send us the address.

Tell us what you are planning and we will come back with a budget range, a schedule outline and the permit path within five business days.

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