Last updated on May 21st, 2024 at 01:15 am
One of the most challenging aspects that comes with commercial contracting is having to work on highly specific spaces. Brands often face the problem of having to look for the perfect commercial general contractor to fit the specific requirements that come with their product or service.
If you’re a business owner in the local area looking for the right building specialist, our editorial team has compiled this list of the area’s ten best firms in Concord, California. They were chosen based on their extensive experiences and stellar portfolios. Some of these firms have also won a number of industry accolades in addition to working on some of Concord’s most notable structures.
Gilbane 150
1655 Grant Street, 12th Floor, Concord, CA 94520
Regarded for its stellar national rankings, Gilbane 150 is an award-winning firm that provides an extensive range of general contracting services. Aside from its commercial work, its portfolio also includes an extensive range of civic, educational, environmental, and healthcare projects. In addition to these, the firm has also taken on projects in the industrial, entertainment, and historic renovation markets. Some of the firm’s most recent rankings include being named the number one Education Builder by Building Design+Construction (BD+C) and the number one Correctional Facilities builder by the Engineering News-Record (ENR). The firm is also a proud ten-time Associated General Contractors Award winner. Showcased below is one of the company’s best projects.
Completed for Hudson Yards EDGE, the firm’s team worked tirelessly on this project’s restaurant and entertainment spaces. It includes approximately 62,000 square feet and also entailed extensive work on its interiors. Our editorial team was impressed by this project’s LEED Silver Certification, in addition to having won the firm am Award of Excellence from the Urban Land Institute. Some other great features include top-of-the-line finishes, international leather wall fabric, oxidized brass, European stone, and various unique custom fixtures.
Bali Construction
2600 N Main Street, Walnut Creek, CA 94597
Headquartered in Walnut Creek, Bali Construction is a full-service general contracting firm that has worked on a wide range of stellar projects. The firm has been named among the Bay Area’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies for five consecutive years and is manned by an experienced team of professionals. Since Bali’s establishment, the company has also secured relationships with some of the area’s leading designers and subcontractors, assuring clients of the quality of their work. The firm’s process emphasizes the importance of close collaboration with its clients—it’s a proactive approach. The firm adheres to the highest standards and maintains zero tolerance for unsafe working conditions.
The firm is no stranger to distinction. In 2014 and 2015, it was featured in the San Francisco Business Times. It has also been featured in Inc. 5000, which included the firm in its rankings. Bali received the Technical Design Award from the CEDIA Awards in 2010.
Huff Construction Company
4917 Stoddard Road, Modesto, CA 95356
Established in 1971, Huff Construction operates out of its office in Modesto and specializes in industrial, senior living, financial, religious, corporate, fitness, and healthcare projects. Its portfolio contains various mixed-use, hospitality, tenant improvements, and entertainment spaces. The firm recognizes the importance of sustainability practices: it uses the most innovative green building techniques, ensuring that its spaces are highly efficient. Huff is a proud member of the US Green Building Council and has worked on various LEED Certified projects. The firm also adheres to California’s green building requirements and uses a great integrated project delivery method.
The project below is located in Modesto. Completed for Starbucks, this project included a ground-up construction space. It also includes a drive-thru and Huff Construction provided the landscaping and additional site work. Learn more about their work at www.huffcon.com.
Hathaway Dinwiddie
275 Battery Street, Suite #300, San Francisco, CA 94111
With features in publications such as STRUCTURE Magazine, the Los Angeles Business Journal, and the Engineering News-Record California, Hathaway Dinwiddie continues to hold its place as one of California’s most respected construction companies. For the past hundred years, the firm has been providing the area with some of its most defining skyscrapers, historic cathedrals, and state-of-the-art facilities. The firm has also worked with some of the country’s biggest corporations and institutions and was the firm behind the development of several of California’s landmark buildings. Hathaway has also been recognized with multiple accolades. Most notably and most recently, the firm was distinguished by an award from the International Interior Design Association. Its work can best be seen in the project below.
Spanning 155,200 square feet, this project was completed in collaboration with the professionals at Allied Works and Perkins + Will. It was finished in 2011 for Pixar Animation Studios. This project contains its digital animation production and amenities, including a common atrium, a café, game areas, volleyball courts, basketball courts, and a soccer field.
Fisher Development
601 California Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94108
With over five decades of industry experience, Fisher Development is an award-winning firm respected for its work in the commercial general contracting business. The firm has worked on remodeling and the new construction of countless commercial spaces. Fisher Development has completed projects across the United States as well as Canada, and in various parts of Europe. The firm was founded by its namesake, Robert S. Fisher, who started his career as a residential developer in 1971. He constructed and sold over 60 single-family homes throughout Northern California, allowing him to gain a rich and vast experience in the industry. Under his leadership, the firm continued its growth through the shopping mall construction boom, wherein the company was tasked to work with numerous retailers.
The project above spans 2,500 square feet and was completed in 2015. The firm’s talented team worked in collaboration with the professionals of Kenneth Park Architects. This project serves as Michael Kors’ flagship store in downtown San Francisco. Our editorial team loved its contemporary features, in addition to its all-new storefront, white marble floors, and custom millwork.
Skyline Construction
100 Pringle Avenue, Suite 330, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Servicing the greater San Francisco Bay area, Skyline Construction is a 100% employee-owned company known for building sophisticated commercial interiors projects. It has offices throughout California in Walnut Creek, Pleasanton, Santa Clara, San Francisco and San Diego, along with offices in Washington, Illinois and Texas. The Skyline team is respected for their work transforming outdated offices and buildings into dynamic and collaborative work environments for tech, law, financial and healthcare firms. Skyline has been around for over 25 years and today leads the industry in diversity and female representation as one of the most people-centric companies in the business. Sifting through their portfolio, you may notice that aside from corporate offices, the company also performs highly specialized and technical improvements including building infrastructure upgrades, seismic building repositioning, ground up offices, and multi-family residential projects.
Showcased below is Workday, one of Skyline’s long term clients located in Pleasanton, CA. The relationship between Workday and Skyline began in 2013 and has expanded throughout this campus with 14 phases of construction and 873,300 square feet of space renovated. Featured here, Skyline converted an outdated, class C office building into a bright and open class A space that then became the construction brand standard in each Workday office.
Photo by John Sutton Photography
Ironwood Commercial Builders
3953 Industrial Way, Suite E, Concord, CA 94520
Featured on the cover of Walls & Ceilings Magazine, Ironwood Commercial Builders is an award-winning company that provides a complete and comprehensive range of services. The firm commits itself to the highest standards and makes use of only the best and latest techniques. The firm operates out of two offices: one in Pleasant Hill and another in Concord. The firm has collaborated with countless well-known brands. Commercial Builders is a master of the design-build process and that comprehensive knowledge has resulted in cost-saving solutions. The firm works as a single point of contact throughout the duration of the project—clients need not worry about finding appropriate subcontractors.
Pictured above is one of the firm’s best projects. Located in Oakland, the elegant room speaks for itself. The Ironwood team completed the drywall, framing, taping, and plaster renovations.
Supreme Built
360 Langton Street, Suite 100, San Francisco, CA 94103
Supreme Built specializes in both residential and commercial construction. It operates out of its office in San Francisco and extends its services throughout the area. The firm was originally founded in Southern California and has been in business since the late 90s. Its portfolio indicates a talent for tenant improvements, seismic retrofits, in addition to ground-up residential and commercial construction developments. Supreme Built has also taken on various single- and multi-family, offices, retail, restaurant, industrial, tech space, and hospitality projects. Supreme has also been noticed for its outstanding and impressive contributions to the green building movement.
Mark Scott Construction
2835 Contra Costa Boulevard, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Founded in 1989, Mark Scott Construction is a full-service commercial and residential general building contractor. The firm operates out of its offices in Fairfield, Stockton, Rohnert Park, and its main office in Pleasant Hill. The firm provides services throughout the Bay Area and has also been praised for its exceptional remodeling services. The firm is known for its insurance reconstruction, flooring, restoration, and mitigation work. Mark Scott Construction is licensed and bonded and holds a Lead-Safe certification from the EPA. The firm maintains affiliations with organizations like the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and specializes in various architectural themes.
Interestingly, the firm provides 24-hour emergency services, assuring clients that it is available at any time to work on any crisis that comes up. The firm has received a number of awards throughout the years, and its clientele list speaks for itself.
DC Construction
1068 44th Avenue, Oakland, CA 94601
DC Construction is a full-service construction company specializing in ground-up building construction, building renovation, historical restoration, and seismic upgrading. The firm was established in 1986 and has attracted attention for its exceptional project management services. The firm has decades of experience in the industry and provides prospective clients with a highly personalized approach, tailoring spaces for every homeowner. From design inception to the finishing touches, DC Construction assists throughout the entire process and ensures that a client’s needs and ideas are heard and incorporated. The firm’s work has graced the pages of publications like the San Francisco Chronicle, Alameda Magazine, and Oakland Magazine. The firm has also been awarded the ‘Best of Bay Area’ by the Alameda Times-Star during the years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2003.
Showcased above is one of the firm’s best projects. This space spans over 30,000 square feet and was completed for an architecturally significant 1938 modern-styled bank. The brief entailed seismic strengthening as well as various utility upgrades. The project also features full-height glass and transom windows with nine-foot-tall doors.
