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Final Leg of the Fall? More than half of our top 50 reported lower revenues in 2010 than in 2009. But construction executives are reporting reasons for hope in 2011.

Let’s forget about 2010. Executives in the Gulf Coast construction industry, after three years of declines, are reporting signs of better days have started to appear. At least anecdotally, they say there are legitimate reasons for hope. But for the record, we must still report the stats: Total annual revenues for the top 50 Gulf Coast construction com-

panies from Tampa to Naples fell 11% last year, from $2.158 billion in 2009 to $1.919 billion in 2010. Revenues were down individually in 29 of those 50 firms, in a range of a 1.6% drop to a 46.2% drop. Moreover, 15 of those 29 companies reported a loss of 20% or greater. The list of firms that lost revenues is littered with well-respected, established names — Sarasota-based

W.G. Mills, which, despite a 41.4% drop in 2010, from $274.62 million to $161 million, remains the region’s largest construction company. Providence, R.I.-based Gilbane Inc., a $4 billion firm, bought Mills last November. Other stalwarts that reported 2010 revenue decreases: Tarpon Springs-based Hawkins Construction, which fell from $142.5 mil-

lion to $107 million, a 24.9% drop; Lakewood Ranch-based DooleyMack Constructors, which dropped 22.4%, from $134 million to $104 million; and Naples-based Boran Craig Barber Engel Construction Co., which lost 27%, from $82.15 million to $60 million. The revenue decreases, while contagious, didn’t reach epidemic status in 2010. Some companies actually reported increases, including two that surpassed $100 million. Those companies, Tarpon Springsbased J. Kokolakis Contracting Inc. and Tampa-based Prince Contracting, were up 44.9% and 38.3%, respectively. — Mark Gordon

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The right moves by Jean Gruss | Editor/Lee-Collier

The construction collapse on the Gulf Coast hasn’t spared anyone, but here’s the thing that separates David Diamond and John DeAngelis: They didn’t make the big mistakes that many competitors made. Naples-based DeAngelis Diamond Construction has no debt, its founders never s o u g h t REVIEW SUMMARY o u t s i d e investors, Company. DeAngelis they didn’t Diamond Construction i n v e s t Industry. Commercial in costly construction equipment, Key. Diversification, they never expense controls and no focused exdebt were the keys to clusively on managing through the one kind of downturn. project and they sought out clients who shrewdly managed their businesses through the downturn. The partners laid off employees when they had to while carefully building the firm’s bond-insurance capacity so they could handle ever-larger projects. DeAngelis and Diamond expanded their construction-management company statewide when they realized there wasn’t enough business to sustain them in Southwest Florida, and they focused on renovations, health care and government work at the right time. The payoff: Revenues rose nearly 28% to $60 million last year. DeAngelis forecasts the firm will grow revenues another 50% this year because it currently has a backlog of projects worth almost $100 million. “2012 is what we’re really excited about,” DeAngelis says. DeAngelis says he’s spoken recently with bankers who tell him they’re eager to finance new projects and with executive recruiters who are busy again helping companies grow. “I talked to a lot of civil engineers and architects and they’re getting really busy,” he says. “Those are all really good signs.”

DeAngelis Diamond Construction is one of the few commercial builders that managed to grow revenues last year.

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DeAngelis and Diamond gained their experience by managing complex commercial and condo projects for another large builder in Naples, Boran Craig Barber Engel. But the entrepreneurial duo wanted to run their own company and gradually saved enough money to cover the costs their first year in business. “We needed at least one year’s worth of salary,” Diamond says. “We saved every dime we could.” From the start, neither Diamond nor DeAngelis wanted to owe anyone. “We made a conscious decision to not have backing,” Diamond says. When they started DeAngelis Diamond in June 1996 in a small office off Radio Road, they had no work lined up. “We didn’t have a single job or a single lead,” Diamond says. “We didn’t take any clients from BCBE.” Taking clients from their previous employer would have run against their Christian philosophy, upon which they say they’ve based their business. “When we left BCBE, we wanted to be men of integrity,” Diamond says. To land new customers, they pledged to do business more openly by sharing the financial details of a project with customers, showing them exactly how much labor and materials would cost and the size of their management fee.

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David Diamond, left, and business partner John DeAngelis, say revenues at their Naples-based commercial construction firm could rise 50% this year. DeAngelis Diamond didn’t try to lowball by underbidding the competition to win new clients. “In the early days it was relationships,” Diamond says. “It wasn’t price.” Devout men, DeAngelis and Diamond don’t allow swearing on the job sites and insist on clean work areas. They pledge to customers to finish on time, not to surprise them with change orders and to communicate well. “We wouldn’t let our problems be their problems,” Diamond says. Those courtesies extend to employees and vendors. “I like to be paid on

time and not screamed at,” Diamond says. Understanding that construction runs in deep cycles, DeAngelis and Diamond also made an effort to diversify early on, building offices, schools, churches and health-care facilities. “We said we’d never be a niche builder,” Diamond says. The pair’s first job was building a $3.5 million Naples Dodge dealership, owned by a pair of young entrepreneurs. “They were young guys like us; we had a connection,” Diamond says.

Jon Myers, president of what is now the Naples Dodge Chrysler Jeep dealership, says he was aware of the builders’ reputation when they worked for BCBE and believed that they would work extra hard on that first job. “We liked that we were their first customer,” Myers says. “If they did it right, it would be a landmark for them.” From their first project, DeAngelis and Diamond carefully built their business and grew their bonding capacity to $100 million today. To please the bond insurers and strengthen the

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Angel investors David Diamond and John DeAngelis are angel investors — in business and philanthropy. Both men regularly travel to remote places in Cambodia, Darfur and Brazil on behalf of Christian-based organizations to help start and operate orphanages. They also visit tech hot spots such as Palo Alto, Calif., in search of startups in which to invest. Through their venture, called StartupAngel.net, they’ve funded more than a dozen small startup companies in the mobile applications and consumer Internet technologies. “I love starting companies,” Diamond says. “It’s my hobby. I don’t play golf, I don’t fish.” Diamond and DeAngelis invest $50,000 to $500,000 in tech startups, which provides seed money before companies get big enough to attract venture funding. “There are so many bright people in that area,” Diamond says. They expect to make 10 times their money over three- to five-year periods because of the risky nature of their bets. “Angel investing is the riskiest thing out there,” Diamond says. Both men are quick to say that their tech investing is a sideline to their commercial-building company. As for their philanthropic efforts overseas, Diamond sees it as his obligation for his good fortune. “You have to give back,” he says.

firm’s balance sheet, DeAngelis Diamond has an untapped $2 million line of credit. “We’ve never touched it,” Diamond says.

Managing the boom and bust

Starting a construction business in Naples during the mid-1990s was fortuitous because of what lay ahead: a construction boom of epic proportions on the Gulf Coast. But the growth of the mid-2000s

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proved to be tough to manwas awarded the job to age. “The tough thing was build the new Park Royal that you just didn’t have psychiatric hospital in enough people on a projLee County. ect,” Diamond says. By the peak in 2005, Future growth DeAngelis Diamond had DeAngelis and Dia100 employees. Fortumond are both increasnately, the two partners ingly optimistic about had built their company this year and next. With to be a construction mana backlog of work apagement firm and the staff proaching $100 million, consisted of project manthey say revenues will rise agers and administrators. 50% this year. Because they outsourced “I don’t see it going crathe construction work to zy, but it’s slowly recoversubcontractors, they didn’t ing,” Diamond says. have the labor, trucks and The health care busiequipment overhead that ness is especially strong, Courtesy many of their competitors and Morgan says he hopes DeAngelis Diamond Construction benefited from a focus on had. that company will expand Still, DeAngelis and Dia- health-care projects in recent years, such as this one for Arthrex, a nationally. For now, the mond had to pare down surgical-equipment manufacturer in Naples. company is targeting the staff and cut salaries when Southeast U.S. “We have the downturn began. At first it wasn’t In health care, the challenge is that plans to open an office in Birmingham too painful because they cut people customers demand builders’ focus ex- and Orlando,” he says. who weren’t top performers. “The clusively on their industry and generBesides health care and governsecond year we had to cut people we alists are viewed with suspicion. “It’s ment work, Diamond says he’s hearing liked,” Diamond says. They have 60 very important to separate yourself about more commercial projects on employees today. from other contractors,” says Reggie the drawing boards, ranging from auto Both DeAngelis and Diamond are Morgan, president of DeAngelis Dia- dealerships to condominiums. Even modest about their accomplishments. mond Healthcare Group. DeAngelis Diamond’s small custom“We did a lot of things wrong,” DeAnBecause hospitals demand such home division is seeing some growth. gelis says. “I would say that we fared specialized work under difficult conCredit is starting to become available better than most. Through the good ditions, Morgan says he and DeAn- again. “Banks are chasing us to lend,” years we socked away reserves and gelis and Diamond decided to spin says DeAngelis. “I’ve talked to four difwere careful fiscally. We were frugal.” off health care as its own company in ferent banks in the last few weeks.” On the revenue side, DeAngelis Dia- January. “It’s a huge selling point to Diamond says he’s also encouraged mond created a health-care division clients,” says Morgan, who has an own- by the improved political climate in and pursued more government work. ership stake in the venture. Tallahassee. “We’ve very happy with During the bust, those were the two Now, DeAngelis Diamond has Rick Scott,” he says. Even in Collier areas that still provided opportunities. joined a half dozen contractors County, one of the most difficult places “The pros about government work around the state who do most of the to do business in the state, there’s a is you’re going to get paid,” Diamond hospital work. “The competition is more pro-business attitude, he notes. says. “It’s slow, but you’ll get your very small,” Diamond says. Health From his perspective, DeAngelis check.” But because of the competitive care clients include medical-device suspects the economy will recover fastbidding in the public sector, the chal- manufacturer Arthrex and hospital er than many suspect, and companies lenge is that “margins are thin, thin, giant Health Management Associ- such as his must be prepared. “It’s gothin,” he says. ates. DeAngelis Diamond recently ing to turn very quickly,” he says.

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by Carl Cronan | Editor/Tampa Bay

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Craig Lamberson, right, president of J.O. DeLotto and Sons, says the firm is especially proud to have built the Glazer Children’s Museum in Tampa. Also pictured is Doug Littrell, executive vice president of DeLotto and the museum’s project manager.

Building Tradition Tampa-based contractor J.O. DeLotto and Sons tries to maintain old-fashioned values along with a strong book of business. It isn’t the biggest, yet that hasn’t stopped it from going after big-time projects.

The timing couldn’t REVIEW SUMMARY nevertheless doesn’t have been worse for flinch from bidding on Craig Lamberson to high-profile projects Company. J.O. DeLotto take the helm of J.O. and getting those conand Sons Inc., Tampa DeLotto and Sons Inc. tracts. It completed Industry. Commercial The transition toward the Glazer Children’s and residential conoutgoing Chairman Lyle Museum in downtown tracting Blanden’s retirement Tampa last year and is Key. Maintaining relain December 2008 was well on the way to fintionships over generaplanned years earlier, ishing a Davis Islands tions but nobody could have mansion, belonging foreseen the worst reto New York Yankees cession in the 65-year history of the shortstop Derek Jeter, that will be the Tampa-based contractor. single-largest residence in Tampa. Now representing the fourth generation of leadership, Lamberson Four-figure projects continues the same business plan But those multimillion-dollar projDeLotto’s founders built over the last ects aren’t the sole focus of DeLotto, half-century: taking on diverse build- which has diverse experience with ing projects of all sizes. The contractor master-crafted residences, office and is on its way to rebuilding the falloff in medical buildings, credit union and revenue over the last two years and, bank branches, auto dealerships, for the most part, has been successful schools and churches. in keeping personnel on its payroll at It has also taken on interior builda time when layoffs among contractors outs in small commercial spaces for as little as $1,000 during the downturn, are more common. “We’re in the same place as every- Lamberson says. The important aspect one else, trying to hold onto our qual- is keeping its people busy, he says, notity people,” says Lamberson, a 20-year ing “the paperwork is still the same.” DeLotto has performed public housDeLotto veteran. “We’re still here, and ing work in Tampa and Pinellas Counthe doors still swing both ways.” Far from being the Gulf Coast’s ty that was covered by federal stimulus largest construction firm, DeLotto funds, though Lamberson says that

type of work makes up less than 10% of its $37.9 million revenue last year. As much as he tried to prevent layoffs in recent years, Lamberson says he had to let go three employees in late February. The company now has 41 employees. During the boom years, DeLotto had nearly 60 employees and annual revenue exceeding $50 million, making it one of the Tampa Bay area’s largest contractors. The firm is still headquartered at its original location near Busch Boulevard and Nebraska Avenue, where Julius O. “Pop” DeLotto founded it in 1946. His son, Julius C. “Jay” DeLotto, led the company from the 1950s until 1994, when he sold his stake to other unrelated executives. Blanden spent 36 years with the company and was chairman and CEO since 1985.

One job leads to another

Although the DeLotto family is no longer directly involved in the company’s operations, Lamberson says it continues to honor the founder’s commitment to building and maintaining strong relationships with design and engineering professionals, as well as subcontractors and building material suppliers. Some of its

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J.O. DELOTTO AND SONS INC. Year 2008 2009 2010

Revenue $54 million $34 million $37.9 million

Change -37% +11.5%

Source: J.O. DeLotto & Sons Inc.

client relationships have carried over from one generation to the next. In some instances, those relationships have resulted additional business. For example, Jeff Wooley, president and CEO of Courtesy Automotive Group, has hired DeLotto to build and renovate its showrooms over the last decade after the company completed his home in Tampa. “I respect their professional abilities, business acumen, budget controls and timeliness in completing the tasks at hand,” Wooley stated in a recommendation letter. He noted that DeLotto recently built a local Nissan dealership for Courtesy that was completed not only under budget, but two months ahead of schedule. “Those kinds of projects are another opportunity for clients to touch on other aspects of what we do,” Lamberson says. “We make sure we take care of them no matter what the project is.” Building high-end homes sometimes means respecting clients’ privacy, as has been the case with Jeter’s

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Who is Kered Connors?

As much as projects like the Glazer Children’s Museum are held in public view, others by J.O. DeLotto and Sons are practically shrouded in secrecy — even if they are in plain sight to Tampa residents and other national observers. Confidentiality agreements keep the company’s president, Craig Lamberson, and others from being able to say they’re building baseball star Derek Jeter’s new 30,000-square-foot home on Bahama Circle in Tampa. They can only confirm having a contract with a client named Kered Connors LLC, whose sole proprietor wears No. 3 for the New York Yankees. (Kered is Jeter’s first name spelled backwards. His father, Charles Jeter, is the only officer listed in state corporate records.) Jeter’s mansion, which will be the city’s singlelargest residence once he moves from his current home at Avila Golf & Country Club, is getting plenty of attention from sports fans in town for Yankees spring training, and by celebrity-gawker websites and TV programs. Even his boss, Hal Steinbrenner, inadvertently spotlighted it a few weeks back when he remarked to sports writers that Yankees players were too focused on “building their mansions” rather than winning the American League pennant last season (which the less-lucrative Tampa Bay Rays took), though he later qualified the gripe by saying he wasn’t singling out Jeter. There are conflicting reports as to how much Jeter’s new waterfront home is worth, along with speculation as to how well its value will hold given Tampa’s current depressed housing market. That may not be an issue to the veteran shortstop, who began his professional baseball career with the minorleague Tampa Yankees and signed a new three-year, $51-million contract late last year to stay with the Bronx franchise. It is also uncertain at this point whether the giant house will ever be open to the public, such as during charitable events, the way former basketball star Matt Geiger welcomed guests to his 28,000-square-foot Tarpon Springs mansion. Geiger sold the largest home in Pinellas County in January to an unidentified buyer for $8 million, having spent far more when it was built in 2003. Despite all the loathing of highly paid athletes and their opulent ways, Lamberson will say on the record that DeLotto’s Davis Islands client should be given credit for creating hundreds of jobs over the last couple years during a tough time in the construction trade.

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new house. DeLotto is not allowed to say it works for Jeter, but rather a related company. Lamberson says some residential customers are less forthcoming about their projects while others may want to attract as much publicity as they feel their expensive domiciles will allow. “We honor that both ways,” he says.

youngsters instead of stodgy adults and demanding clients. “We’re in the business of building things that will hopefully outlast ourselves,” Lamberson says. “It was a privilege for us to be involved in that project.” As one of the oldest remaining general contractors and construction management companies in Florida, DeLotto intends to maintain its old-school approach to future projects. The firm is now able to add “green” building to its long list of completions: The 11,000-square-foot Tampa office of luxury travel agency Exeter International, built two years ago, recently received gold certification through the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. Key challenges for DeLotto going forward include being able to forecast future growth, since construction nor-

Intangible rewards

Involvement in the community has also been another hallmark for DeLotto. This has led to highly visible projects such as the Glazer Children’s Museum, which was launched with a sizeable donation by the ownership family of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In turn, the $10.4-million, 53,000-square-foot museum project offered other intangible rewards to the longtime contractor, such as making a favorable impression on fun-seeking

mally tracks six months behind business secured by architecture firms and civil engineers, and being able to turn profits from tighter margins. Lamberson notes that the company has been through tough times before, and that his firm isn’t any different from other local contractors in that regard. “That’s the battle we’re all fighting,” he says. “We’re looking for those positive lights.”

Carl Cronan covers the Tampa Bay region. He can be reached at ccronan@review. net, or (813) 2219505.

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W.G. Mills Inc.

3301 Whitfield Ave., Sarasota 34243 PHONE: (941) 758-6441 • FAX: (941) 907-3076 WEB: wgmills.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $274.62 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $161 million % CHANGE: -41.4 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 165 YEAR FOUNDED: 1972 PRINCIPALS: Walter G. Mills, CEO; Lemuel Sharp III, president; and Timothy D. Hensey, executive vice president. SPECIALTY: construction management, general contracting and design/build LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Venice High School, 407,236-square-foot school campus, Venice, $81.2 million

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J. Kokolakis Contracting Inc.

202 E. Center St., Tarpon Springs 34689 PHONE: (727) 942-2211 • FAX: (727) 937-5708 WEB: jkokolakis.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $98 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $142 million % CHANGE: 44.9 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 133 YEAR FOUNDED: 1972 PRINCIPALS: Joseph J. Kokolakis, president; Nick Leo, executive vice president; Roderick C. Voigt, vice president; and Arthur W. Gureck Jr., vice president of operations SPECIALTY: design-build, construction management and general contracting LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School, demolishing existing buildings and constructing 257,000 square feet of replacement facilities, West Point, N.Y., $103.7 million

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NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • Riverview High School, more than 400,000-square-foot replacement school, Sarasota, $105 million • University of South Florida Sarasota Academic Building, 108,000-square-foot education building, Sarasota, $20 million • FCCI Corporate headquarters, four buildings on a 40-acre office campus, Lakewood Ranch, $45 million • Braden River High School, 10 buildings on an 85-acre school site, Bradenton, $36 million • University of Florida College of Dentistry Dental Clinic, 21,000-square-foot education building with clinical space, Naples, $5.4 million

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Hawkins Construction Inc.

1430 L&R Industrial Blvd., Tarpon Springs 34689 PHONE: (727) 938-9719 • FAX: (727) 938-7903 WEB: hawkinsnet.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $142.5 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $107 million % CHANGE: -24.9 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 92 YEAR FOUNDED: 1975 PRINCIPALS: John McCaugherty, president; Michael Beausir, executive vice president; Earle Cooper, executive vice president; and Donald Ondrejcak, executive vice president SPECIALTY: general contractor, construction management and design/build LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Sun Toyota, 84,000-square-foot tilt-up dealership, Holiday, $8 million

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• South County Transfer Station Expansion, 38,000-square-foot transfer station and recycling collection center on a 46-acre site, Gibsonton, $19 million • Hillsborough County Court Facilities Renovations, improvements to the 192,000-square-foot court complex, Tampa, $20.7 million • Armed Forces Reserve Center, 199,000-square-foot reserve center and vehicle maintenance facility, Farmingdale, N.Y., $84.5 million • U.S. Military Academy Thomas Jefferson Library, 140,000-square-fooot library and learning center, West Point, N.Y., $62 million • Southwest County Transfer Station, 58,000-square-foot transfer station and recycling collection center on a 41-acre site, West Palm Beach, $25 million

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5800 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Sarasota 34240 PHONE: (941) 921-4636 • FAX: (941) 527-1576 WEB: dooleymack.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $134 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $104 million % CHANGE: -22.4 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 130 YEAR FOUNDED: 1977 PRINCIPALS: William R. Dooley, chairman; Kenneth D. Smith, CEO; Wendy Mack, chief financial officer; and James Orlando, president SPECIALTY: general contractor and construction management LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: State University of New York Geneseo Doty Building, interior renovation of a three-story, 75,000-square-foot building, Geneseo, N.Y., $25.53 million

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NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • Coastal Landings, retail center, Brooksville, $16 million • Highland Town Center Shopping Center, retail center, Lakeland, $15.6 million • Clearwater Mall, more than 265,000-square-foot retail center, Clearwater, $15 million • The Shops at Surfside, shopping center, Cape Coral, $14.5 million • The Forum Shopping center, shopping center, Fort Myers, $14.2 million

• Emerald Beach Resort, 25-story, 280-unit beachfront condominium/hotel and a parking garage, Panama City Beach, $66 million • Andrx Pharmaceuticals, 285,000-square-foot pharmaceutical headquarters and corporate park, Davie, $55.9 million • Van Wezel Performing Arts Center, historical renovation and additions enlarging the stage house, administrative wing, lobby, foyer and more, Sarasota, $17 million • Ringling Museum of Art, 51,000-square-foot restoration and renovation of museum, a new conservation laboratory, museum offices and galleries, restoration of Asolo Theater and Ca’d’Zan and modifications to the Circus Museum, Sarasota, $10 million • Sheraton Hotel, five-story, 159-room hotel with a restaurant, Jacksonville, $13.9 million

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Prince Contracting LLC

10210 Highland Manor Drive, Suite 110, Tampa 33610 PHONE: (813) 699-5900 • FAX: (813) 699-5901 WEB: prince-sdc.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $73 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $100.95 million % CHANGE: 38.3 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 414 YEAR FOUNDED: 1983 PRINCIPALS: John Watson, president; Jack Calandros, Tom Craft and Doug Delaney, vice presidents; Miguel Faustino, chief financial officer; and Kathy Bartell, controller SPECIALTY: roadway, bridge and utility LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Interstate 595 Expressway Segments A and B, widening 4.3 miles of toll lanes, Fort Lauderdale, $86 million

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Power Design Inc.

11600 Ninth St. N., St. Petersburg 33716 PHONE: (727) 210-0492 • FAX: (727) 210-0503 WEB: powerdesigninc.us 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $129 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $93 million % CHANGE: -27.9 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 400 YEAR FOUNDED: 1989 PRINCIPALS: Mitch Permuy, CEO; Dana Permuy, chief financial officer; and Meredith Zdon, chief operating officer SPECIALTY: electrical contractor LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Archstone Square 673, electrical work for a high-rise condominium with retail space and 470 residential units, Washington, D.C., $12.4 million

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NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • U.S. 301 (State Road 43), widening six miles of U.S. 301, Gibsonton, $63 million • Interstate 75, widening 3.7 miles of roadway and constructing seven bridges, Macon, Ga., $54 million • Causeway Boulevard, widening 3.6 miles of Causeway Boulevard also known as State Road 676, Tampa, $43 million • U.S. 27 design/build for the widening of 3.8 miles, Clermont, $19.8 million • Rouse Road, Section Two, 2.6 miles of new, four-lane, divided roadway, Orlando, $34 million

• Camp Lejeune, electrical work for a 1,300 units of military housing, Jacksonville, N.C., $15.1 million • 2700 N. Ocean, electrical work for two-building, 27-story condominium development, Singer Island, $12.1 million • Camp Allen, electrical work for Navy residential facility, Norfolk, Va., $11.3 million • North Bethesda Market, electrical work for mixed-use building with 930,000 square feet of office space, 202,000 square feet of retail and 1,275 multifamily units, Bethesda, Md., $13.4 million • Houston Mosaic, electrical work on two, 30-story condominium towers, Houston, Texas, $11.8 million

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620 Drew St., Clearwater 33755 PHONE: (727) 461-5522 • FAX: (727) 447-4808 WEB: creativecontractors.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $86 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $78.3 million % CHANGE: -9 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 52 YEAR FOUNDED: 1974 PRINCIPALS: Alan Bomstein, president; Tom Fronce, senior vice president; and H. Alan Holderith Sr., vice president SPECIALTY: construction management for public/institutional, health care and educational buildings LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Axelrod Pavilion, fourstory, 103,500-square-foot building for Susan Cheek Needler Breast Cancer on Morton Plant Hospital’s campus, Clearwater $14 million

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J2 Engineering Inc.

6921 Pistol Range Road, Suite 101, Tampa 33635 PHONE: (813) 888-8861 • FAX: (813) 888-8849 WEB: j2-eng.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $75 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $71 million % CHANGE: -5.3 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 120 YEAR FOUNDED: 2001 PRINCIPALS: Jose Morales, president CEO; Donald Mueller, president; Donald Forino, vice president of construction; Fred Portofe, vice president of environmental; Lori Johnson, vice president of finance SPECIALTY: environmental remediation and construction services LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Child Development Center, a design-built housing project, Fort Polk, Ky., $6.86 million

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Fronce

Holderith

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • Lakeland Regional Medical Center B Wing, 286-bed patient tower, Lakeland, $57 million • Ruth Eckerd Hall, expansion and renovation of a performing arts hall and construction of an educational facility, Clearwater, $21 million • Lakeland Regional Medical Center M Wing, patient tower, Lakeland, $33.8 million • Tarpon Springs Elementary School, 110,000-square-foot school, Tarpon Springs, $24.6 million • Clearwater Municipal Complex, 83,000-square-foot police headquarters with a 70,000-square-foot city office building and a 500-car parking structure, Clearwater, $16.6 million

Boran Craig Barber Engel Construction Co. Inc.

Engel

3606 Enterprise Ave., Naples 34104 PHONE: (239) 643-3343 • FAX: (239) 643-4548 WEB: bcbe.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $82.15 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $60 million % CHANGE: -27 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 55 YEAR FOUNDED: 1972 PRINCIPALS: Melvin L. Engel Jr., president and CEO; Barry Connor, executive vice president; and Craig Gaskins, vice president SPECIALTY: condominium and commercial contractor and custom homebuilder LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Cape Canaveral Cruise Terminal, a 25,000-square-foot terminal and pedestrian bridge for the cruise ship Disney Dream, Cape Canaveral, $9.6 million

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • Child Development Center, a design-built project housing up to 225 children, Fort Knox, Ky., $6.72 million • Child Development Center, a design-built project housing up to 185 children, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, $6.66 million • Interim Polytrauma building for the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, two-story, 32,815-square-foot interim modular building, Tampa, $7.78 million • Buildings 162, 163 and 164, Naval Air Station, replacing roofs and windows, Jacksonville, $5.62 million • Marine Corps Logistics Base blast booths for buildings 2200 and 2236, design and construction of six replacement blast booths, Albany, Ga., $5.24 million

DeAngelis Diamond Construction Inc.

Diamond

DeAngelis

Connor

Gentry

Gaskins

Waltbillig

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • Tavira, luxury high-rise condominium, Naples $97.6 million • Hamilton Harbour, yacht club, Naples, $5 million • One Bal Harbour, waterfront hotel and spa, Miami Beach, $190 million • Bayfront, luxury condominium and retail center, Naples, $36 million • Hyatt Regency Coconut Point, resort hotel, Bonita Springs, $58 million

Soud

6635 Willow Park Drive, Naples 34109 PHONE: (239) 594-1994 • FAX: (239) 594-1995 WEB: deangelisdiamond.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $47 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $60 million % CHANGE: 27.7 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 55 YEAR FOUNDED: 1996 PRINCIPALS: David B. Diamond, principal; John M. DeAngelis, principal; Norman Gentry, vice president; Jay Waltbillig, vice president; and Steve Soud, CFO SPECIALTY: commercial, health care and public LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Hendry Regional Medical Center Expansion, 36,500-square-foot expansion to a hospital, including facilities for the emergency department, radiology, surgery, outpatient surgery and laboratories, Clewiston, $8.6 million

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • The Residences at Coconut Point, nine buildings and one clubhouse, Estero, $72 million • Arthrex Inc., corporate headquarters, warehouse and manufacturing facility, Naples, $16 million • Naples Community Hospital Renovations, demolition of structures, emergency entrance expansion, adding generators, renovation of suites and entire patient floors, Naples, $12 million • Lexington Middle School, 1,200-student middle school, Lehigh Acres, $19 million • Rapallo at Coconut Point, 65 residential buildings with 450 units, Estero $61 million

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Ripa & Associates LLC

1409 Tech Blvd., Suite 1, Tampa 33619 PHONE: (813) 623-6777 • FAX: (813) 663-6724 WEB: ripatampa.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $50 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $60 million % CHANGE: 20 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 220 YEAR FOUNDED: 1998 PRINCIPALS: Frank P. Ripa, president; and Chris LaFace, vice president SPECIALTY: site, utilities and roadway construction LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Starling at Fishhawk Ranch, site, utilities and paving construction, Lithia, $8 million

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Willis A. Smith Construction Inc.

Sessions

LaCivita

5001 Lakewood Ranch Blvd. N., Sarasota 34240 PHONE: (941) 366-3116 • FAX: (941) 954-5509 WEB: willissmith.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $50.9 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $51.5 million % CHANGE: 1.2 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 52 YEAR FOUNDED: 1972 PRINCIPALS: David E. Sessions, president; and F. John LaCivita, vice president SPECIALTY: green sustainable, education and commercial LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Booker High School, renovation of 10 buildings and construction of nine new buildings with classrooms, administration and cafeteria space, Sarasota, $50 million.

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • Bruce B. Downs expansion and widening the road from State Road 54 to County Line Road, Wesley Chapel, $13 million • Pasco County High School EEE, site construction for a school, Hudson, $5.5 million • West Pasco County Land Fill Ash Cell, site construction, Spring Hill, $5 million • Wesley Chapel Hospital, site construction for a hospital, Wesley Chapel, $4 million • The Groves at Wesley Chapel, site work and utilities for a retail power center, Wesley Chapel, $22 million

• Sarasota Opera House, renovation of a 47,500-square-foot 1920s opera venue, $12.2 million • Suncoast Polytechnical High School, 65,000-square-foot, two-story high school, Sarasota, $15 million • Ringling College of Art & Design Academic Center, 82,000-square-foot, five-story building with studios, gallery spaces and auditorium space, Sarasota, $20 million • Matzke Transportation facility, redevelopment of an 11,000-square-foot, 4.8-acre fleet maintenance facility for the School Board of Manatee County, Bradenton, $17.9 million • Cancer Support Community/ Wellness Community of Southwest Florida, 22,000-square-foot, two-building complex, Sarasota, $4 million

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BCH Mechanical Inc.

6354 118th Ave. N., Largo 33773 PHONE: (727) 546-3561 • FAX: (727) 545-1801 WEB: bchmechanical.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $64.5 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $49.8 million % CHANGE: -22.8 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 425 YEAR FOUNDED: 1976 PRINCIPALS: Daryl W. Blume, president; Daniel J. Allen, vice president; and John Fields, chief financial officer SPECIALTY: mechanical, plumbing, piping and sheet metal LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Sarasota Memorial Tower, mechanical work for a nine-story, 220-room patient bed tower, Sarasota, $9 million

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS

Blume

Allen

Fields

• St. Joseph North Hospital, HVAC and plumbing for a 350,000-square-foot hospital, Tampa, $31 million • Tampa General Hospital Expansion, HVAC, plumbing and sheet metal on a hospital wing, Tampa, $26 million • Aqualea Hotel and Resort, HVAC and plumbing work for a new hotel and resort, Clearwater, $12.8 million • Burnham Institute for Medical Research, HVAC, plumbing and medical gas work for a medical facility, Orlando, $15 million • Nielson Media Research Center, HVAC, plumbing, and a full automation system for a 616,000-square-foot corporate campus, Oldsmar, $15 million

Kellogg & Kimsey Inc.

6077 Clark Center Ave., Sarasota 34238 PHONE: (941) 927-7700 • FAX: (941) 927-7705 WEB: kelloggkimsey.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $70 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $49 million % CHANGE: -30 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 43 YEAR FOUNDED: 1986 PRINCIPALS: Philip A. Kellogg, president; Charles B. Kimsey, executive vice president; and David Pfeil, vice president of operations SPECIALTY: retail, hospitality and general commercial LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010:

Element Hotel, 209-key, five-story hotel, Miami, $16.5 million

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS Kellogg

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Kimsey

Pfeil

• Seaworld Marriott Hotels, 234,000-square-foot, seven-story hotel, Orlando, $29.5 million • Hilton Garden Inn, six-story, 122-key hotel, Palm Coast, $12 million • Beach Club at Ritz-Carlton, new club with restaurant, swimming pools, spa and underground parking, Sarasota, $18 million • Aloft Hotel, 83,962-square-foot, 162-unit hotel, Tallahassee, $16.5 million • Residence Inn, 84,800-square-foot, five-story hotel, Gainesville, $12.3 million

Sarasota County Technical Institute

Educational • Healthcare • Museum Construction Management General Contracting Design Build 5001 Lakewood Ranch Boulevard N. Sarasota, Florida • 34240 PH 941-366-3116 www.WillisSmith.com

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Crowther Roofing & Sheet Metal of Florida Inc.

Owen-Ames-Kimball Co.

Dale

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11941 Fairway Lakes Drive, Fort Myers 33913 PHONE: (239) 561-4141 • FAX: (239) 561-1996 WEB: owen-ames-kimball.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $45 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $49 million % CHANGE: 8.9 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 45 YEAR FOUNDED: 1982 PRINCIPALS: David Dale, president; Patrick Conran, vice president; Steve Richards, vice president; Derald Pacetti, vice president; and Sherry Schreier, vice president SPECIALTY: general contractor, construction management and design/build LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Meadow Park Elementary Replacement School, replacement of an existing school, Port Charlotte, $17.8 million

2543 Rockfill Road, Fort Myers 33916 PHONE: (800) 741-3114 • FAX: (239) 332-0939 WEB: crowther.net 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $40.1 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $40.9 million % CHANGE: 2 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 428 YEAR FOUNDED: 1974 PRINCIPALS: Lee Scott Crowther, president and Thomas S. Callans, secretary/treasurer SPECIALTY: roofing, HVAC and light-gauge metal trusses LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Cleveland Clinic, roofing over insulation, Weston, $1.01 million

Richards

Pacetti

Schreier

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • East, Neil Armstrong and Peace River Replacement Schools, new schools to replace several hurricane-damaged elementary schools, Charlotte County, $65 million • South Fort Myers High School, new school, Fort Myers, $37 million • Southwest Florida International Airport Runway 6/24 and Taxiway A Rehabilitation, runway and taxiway replacement, Fort Myers, $26.4 million • Florida Gulf Coast University Lutgert School of Business, education building, Fort Myers, $17 million • Marco Marriott Resort and Spa Renovations, extensive renovation of a hotel and amenities, Marco Island, $80 million

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • Shops at Coconut Point, steel trusses, insulating concrete and tile for shopping center, $6.5 million • Ave Maria University, steel trusses, insulating concrete and tile for a university building, Ave Maria, $6 million • Lowell Reception Center, trusses and roofing for a reception center, Ocala, $4.78 million • Memphis Depot, roofing for a 1.39-million-square-foot facility, Memphis, Tenn., $4.97 million • Punta Gorda Middle School, roofing for a school, Punta Gorda, $2.7 million

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B&I Contractors Inc.

Griffin

2701 Prince St., Fort Myers 33916 PHONE: (239) 332-4646 • FAX: (239) 332-5928 WEB: bandicontractors.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $50.37 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $39.64 million % CHANGE: -21.3 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 320 YEAR FOUNDED: 1960 PRINCIPALS: Gary H. Griffin, president; Jason N. Grabowski, vice president; and Brian Kelly, secretary SPECIALTY: mechanical, electrical and plumbing LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, HVAC and plumbing for a medical clinic, Cape Coral, $13 million

Grabowski

2311 Turkey Creek Road, Plant City, 33567 PHONE: (813) 754-3477 • FAX: (813) 752-6732 WEB: casecontracting.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $47 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $39 million % CHANGE: -17 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 17 YEAR FOUNDED: 1983 PRINCIPALS: Charles L. Christensen, chairman and Timothy M. Walker, president SPECIALTY: general contractor particularly retail and LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Walmart Supercenter, store expansion, Miami, $10 million

Christensen

Walker

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • Naples Daily News, mechanical and plumbing work for a newspaper headquarters, Naples, $6 million • Lemon Bay High School, HVAC for a school, Englewood, $4.3 million • Boca Ciega High School, mechanical work for a school, St. Petersburg, $6.7 million • Waterleaf K-5, HVAC for a school, Jacksonville, $1.3 million • Venice High School, HVAC for a school, Sarasota, $6 million

• New York Yankees Spring Training Facility, sports stadium, Tampa, $18 million • The Slade at Channelside, downtown condominium, Tampa, $55 million • Wal-Mart Supercenter, retail store, Coconut Creek, $20 million • Cardinals / Expos Spring Training Facility, athletic facility with 7,500 seats and two 40,000-square-foot clubhouse buildings, Jupiter, $35 million • Marriott World Center, hotel tower, Orlando, $13.5 million

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J. McGarvey Construction/ McGarvey Custom Homes

McGarvey

9530 Marketplace Road, Suite 301, Fort Myers 33912 PHONE: (239) 738-7800 • FAX: (239) 738-7995 WEB: mcgarveydevelopment.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $41.94 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $38 million % CHANGE: -9.4 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 40 YEAR FOUNDED: 1996 PRINCIPALS: John S. McGarvey, president SPECIALTY: commercial construction and development, design/build and custom homebuilder LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: LaCaille at Quail West, designed, developed and built five villas, $8 million

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J.O. DeLotto and Sons Inc.

Lamberson

Fernandez

924 E. Busch Blvd., Tampa, 33612 PHONE: (813) 935-2191 • FAX: (813) 935-2456 WEB: delotto.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $34 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $37.9 million % CHANGE: 11.5 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 44 YEAR FOUNDED: 1946 PRINCIPALS: Craig Lamberson, president; Wayne Fernandez, executive vice president; Doug Littrell, executive vice president; and Darrin Thomson, vice president SPECIALTY: general contractors and construction managers LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Audi Tampa for Reeves Import Motorcars, 36,700-square-foot sales and service center with second floor vehicle storage, Tampa.

Littrell

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS

Thomson

• Riverview Corporate Center, nine-building office park, Bonita Springs, $69 million • Renaissance Charter School, 110,000-square-foot school campus, Port St. Lucie, $12.01 million • Oasis Charter High School, 50,000-square-foot education building, Cape Coral, $7.8 million • Porter Wright Attorneys office, 14,000-square-foot law office, Naples, $1.2 million • Henderson Franklin Attorneys office, 53,500-square-foot law office, Fort Myers, $2.6 million

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • Tampa Preparatory School, new campus including 125,000 square feet of classroom space, a 15,000-square-foot athletic facility and 10,000-square-foot black box theater, Tampa, $17.8 million • Pallavi Patel Performing Arts Conservatory at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, 45,000-square-foot, four-story building, Tampa, $6.1 million • Sam Rampello Downtown Partnership School, 109,000-squarefoot school campus, Tampa, $11.3 million • Glazer Children’s Museum, 50,000-square-foot, three-story museum, Tampa, $10.7 million • Ferman at Cypress Creek, 55,000-square-foot auto dealership

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Woodruff & Sons Inc.

McIntyre Elwell & Strammer General Contractors Inc.

McIntyre

1645 Barber Road, Sarasota 34240 PHONE: (941) 377-6800 • FAX: (941) 378-2296 WEB: mesgc.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $45.1 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $34.7 million % CHANGE: -23.1 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 55 YEAR FOUNDED: 1987 PRINCIPALS: John A. McIntyre, president; and Fred Strammer, vice president SPECIALTY: commercial construction, senior-care facilities and apartments LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Publix # 1327, new grocery store with parking garage, Sarasota, $7.3 million

Strammer

R. Woodruff

P.O. Box 10127, Bradenton 34282 PHONE: (941) 756-1871 • FAX: (941) 755-1379 WEB: woodruffandsons.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $29 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $30 million % CHANGE: 3.4 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 153 YEAR FOUNDED: 1946 PRINCIPALS: Roy J. Woodruff, president; Bruce Woodruff, vice president; Donald Woodruff, vice president; and Linda Wakeman, secretary/treasurer SPECIALTY: sewer, waterline installation, site development and road building LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: St. Petersburg 30th Avenue North, storm drainage improvements, St. Petersburg, $3.61 million

B. Woodruff

D. Woodruff

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • Bay Village, three-story, 50,000-square-foot nursing-care facility, Sarasota, $10.4 million • Beall’s Department Store, 60,000-square-foot store, Deerfield Beach, $2.6 million • Publix Super Market at Bee Ridge Shopping Center, 28,000-square-foot grocery store and 19,000 square feet of retail space, Sarasota, $6.1 million • Holy Cross II, three-story, 52,000-square-foot apartment complex, $7.3 million • BB&T Bank downtown offices, renovations to existing office space, Sarasota, $130,000

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • U.S. 301 from Erie Road to County Road 675, utility and roadway improvements, Parrish, $21.13 million • Webber Street, roadway improvements, Sarasota, $11.9 million • Tidewater Preserve, residential utility and site development, Bradenton, $11.79 million • University Town Center, phase 1B, underground utilities and retail site development, Sarasota, $17.12 million • 63rd Avenue, roadway improvements, Bradenton, $7.61 million

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TDS Construction Inc.

Scherer

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R.E. Purcell Construction Co.

4239 63rd St. W., Bradenton 34209 PHONE: (941) 795-6100 • FAX: (941) 795-6101 WEB: tdsconstruction.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $14.2 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $29.1 million % CHANGE: 104.9 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 70 YEAR FOUNDED: 1987 PRINCIPALS: David K. Scherer, president; Robert D. Baker, vice president of construction; and Ron E. Strange, senior project manager SPECIALTY: retail and tenant build-outs LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Walmart Supercenter #817-201, retail tenant improvements, Kissimmee, $1.21 million

1550 Starkey Road, Largo 33771 PHONE: (727) 584-3329 • FAX: (727) 587-6560 WEB: repurcellconstruction.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $49 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $29 million % CHANGE: -40.8 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 130 YEAR FOUNDED: 1973 PRINCIPALS: Raymond E. Purcell, president; Scott Williams, vice president; Larry Bane, chief financial officer; and Jeff Purcell, asphalt division manager SPECIALTY: heavy highway construction and asphalt manufacturing LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: U.S. 41 expansion, roadway reconstruction, underground construction and paving, Land O Lakes, $12.68 million

Baker

Strange

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • HH Gregg, retail tenant finishes, Orlando, $1.8 million • Z Gallerie, new retail construction, Pembroke Pines, $1.17 million • Burlington Coat Factory, retail tenant improvements, Glen Allen, Va., $1.24 million • T.J. Maxx, retail store, Inverness, $1.65 million • Best Buy, retail store, Victor, N.Y., $1.02 million

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • Extend Runway 17L-35R at Clearwater International Airport, site work, underground utilities and paving, Clearwater, $12.86 million • Manhattan Avenue widening, site work, underground utilities and paving, Hillsborough County, $9.33 million • Racetrack Road widening from Douglas Road to Linebaugh Avenue, site work, underground utilities and paving, Hillsborough County, $9.73 million • State Road 595 from Fourth Street North to 58th Street North, site work, underground utilities and paving, $5.36 million

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Smith

716 N. Renellie Drive, Tampa 33609 PHONE: (813) 832-3033 • FAX: (813) 831-9860 WEB: admorgan.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $36.45 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $28.71 million % CHANGE: -21.2 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 30 YEAR FOUNDED: 1989 PRINCIPALS: Rebecca J. Smith, president; and John Kalaf, vice president of operations SPECIALTY: general contractor and construction manager LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Lancaster Correctional Institute, secure housing unit and waste and water treatment plant, Trenton, $12.6 million

Zirkelbach Construction Inc.

Zirkelbach

1415 Tenth St. W., Palmetto 34221 PHONE: (941) 729-0000 • FAX: (941) 729-0007 WEB: zconstruction.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $29.75 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $28 million % CHANGE: -5.9 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 22 YEAR FOUNDED: 1996 PRINCIPALS: Alan Zirkelbach, president; and Bruce Illes, senior vice president SPECIALTY: design/build, commercial construction and construction management LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Lynches River Electric Cooperative, offices for support and operations of a power company, Pageland, S.C., $11 million

Illes

Kalaf

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • Washington Correctional Institution, new annex, Chipley, $43 million • Lowell Correctional Institution, new annex, Ocala, $28 million • Ese Center, new school, Home in the Hills, $17.9 million • Constans Theatre, theatre building for the University of Florida, Gainesville, $11 million • Sumter County Jail expansion, expanding a jail, Bushnell, $22 million

• Solomon Tropp building, 28,000-square-foot office building, Tampa, $4.5 million • Bennett Center, 38,000-square-foot retail shopping center, Bradenton, $5 million • DaRuMa Japanese Steak House & Sushi Lounge, demolition and interior renovation of a 9,200-square-foot strip mall tenant space, Sarasota, $1.51 million • Riverside Plaza, construction management for a 38,000-squarefoot retail and spa complex, Palmetto, $7.26 million • Ameritex Technologies, 95,000-square-foot manufacturing plant, Bradenton, $5.9 million

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Hennessy Construction Services Corp.

Alexander

2300 22nd St. N., St. Petersburg, 33713 PHONE: (727) 821-3223 • FAX: (727) 822-5726 WEB: hcsfl.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $40.76 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $26.27 million % CHANGE: -35.5 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 28 YEAR FOUNDED: 1920 PRINCIPALS: Bronson Alexander, president, CEO SPECIALTY: construction management, design/build and general contractor LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: First Baptist Church of Dover, 38,405-square-foot sanctuary and education building, Dover, $5.09 million

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APG Electric Inc.

Kavula

4825 140th Ave. N., Suite K, Clearwater 33762 PHONE: (727) 530-0077 • FAX: (727) 530-0045 WEB: apgelectric.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $31.58 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $25.7 million % CHANGE: -18.6 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 250 YEAR FOUNDED: 1983 PRINCIPALS: John R. Kavula, chairman and CEO; and Jerry Lightner, chief operating officer SPECIALTY: electrical contracting and engineering LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: University of South Florida Interdisciplinary Science Research and Teaching Facility, a seven-story, 235,000-square-foot education building, Tampa, $6.37 million

Lightner

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • City of St. Petersburg Mahaffey Theater, renovation and additions to a 95,000-square-foot theater, St. Petersburg, $21.74 million • St. Anthony’s Hospital, interior and exterior renovation of an existing hospital and other campus enhancement, St. Petersburg, $20.24 million • Museum of Fine Arts New Hazel Hough Wing, 35,800-square-foot addition with a 5,600-square-foot conservatory to the existing museum, St. Petersburg, $17.65 million • Westminster Shores Bahama Place Building, 78,000-square-foot independentliving building with 20 units and associated amenities, St. Petersburg, $14.65 million • Pinellas County Public Works Operations and Vehicle Storage Buildings, hurricane-hardened emergency operations center with fail-over power, water systems and a storage facility for 32 vehicles, Clearwater, $27.39 million

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • Universal Studios Island of Adventure: The Lost Continent, theme park rides and attraction, Orlando, $13.98 million • Capital One Office Campus, multi-building office campus, Tampa, $7.21 million • Tampa International Plaza, two-level mall with restaurants and parking, Tampa, $6.18 million • St. Joseph’s Hospital North, three-level acute-care hospital, Tampa, $26 million • Boca Ciega High School renovation and extensive renovation of an existing high school, Gulfport, $10 million

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Etzel

3786 Mercantile Ave., Naples 34104 PHONE: (239) 643-2445 • FAX: (239) 643-0996 WEB: conditionedair.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $18.2 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $24.5 million % CHANGE: 34.6 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 170 YEAR FOUNDED: 1962 PRINCIPALS: W. Theodore Etzel III, CEO SPECIALTY: HVAC, sales service and design/build LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Marbella Lakes Clubhouse, HVAC work for a clubhouse, Naples, $82,000

Sutter Roofing Co. of Florida

S. Sutter

8284 Vico Court, Sarasota 34240 PHONE: (941) 377-1000 • FAX: (941) 377-4499 WEB: sutterroofing.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $24 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $23.6 million % CHANGE: -1.7 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 222 YEAR FOUNDED: 1979 PRINCIPALS: Stephen Sutter, president; Doug Sutter, vice president; Tom Henry, chief financial officer; and Bradley Sutter, vice president service division SPECIALTY: commercial roofing, maintenance and repairs and architectural sheet metal LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Boca Ciega Replacement High School, reroofing campus, St. Petersburg, $1.44 million

D. Sutter

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • HMA Newsbank, mechanical installation for a 20,250-squarefoot office build-out, Naples, $109,642 • Gateway Waste Water Treatment Plant, mechanical installation for three buildings in a treatment plant, Naples, $85,700 • Charlotte County Utilities Eastport Operations Building, mechanical installation for a new 10,186-square-foot facility, Port Charlotte,$180,040 • Hyatt Place, mechanical installation for a five-story hotel, Fort Myers, $655,500 • Marco Island Library Rose Hall, mechanical installation on a new 3,689-square-foot auditorium, Marco Island, $58,750

B. Sutter

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • Coastland Mall, re-roofing and expansion of a mall, Naples, $1.7 million • Publix freezer and distribution expansion, re-roofing a 700,000-square-foot freezer building, Lakeland, $3.9 million • Evans Replacement school, roofing a new 200,000-square-foot high school, Orlando, $1.19 million • Envirofocus, roofing a 230,000-square-foot battery plant, Tampa, $1.4 million • Tropicana Freezer, re-roofing a 300,000-square-foot freezer, $1.9 million

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Pat Cook Construction Inc.

Sunshine Structures Inc.

5570 Lee St., Suite 12, Lehigh Acres 33971 PHONE: (239) 303-1001 • FAX: (239) 303-1002 WEB: sunshinestructures.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $26 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $22 million % CHANGE: -15.4 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 136 YEAR FOUNDED: 1999 PRINCIPALS: Rorie Wilson, president; Richard Johnston, vice president operations/COO; Ernie Stuart, vice president of finance, chief financial officer; and Nick Demint, regional manager SPECIALTY: cast-in-place concrete, tilt-wall, design/build and federal/military projects LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Dormitories, five-story tilt-up dormitory, Charleston, S.C., $5.5 million

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Cook

1904 Manatee Ave. W., Suite 300, Bradenton 34205 PHONE: (941) 749-1959 • FAX: (941) 746-8475 WEB: patcook.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $21 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $18.3 million % CHANGE: -12.9 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 15 YEAR FOUNDED: 1992 PRINCIPALS: Pat Cook, president; Don Sicking, vice president; and Darla Cook, secretary/treasurer SPECIALTY: schools, retail and government construction LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Southside Elementary School, 30,000-square-foot addition and a 20,000-squarefoot remodel with a new cafeteria and kitchen, Fernandina Beach, $4.2 million

Johnston

Stuart

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS Demint

• GSA Immigration and Customs Enforcement, tilt-up concrete building, Fort Myers, $880,000 • Saint Leo University, multistory concrete and masonry education building, Tampa, $1.2 million • Fort Stewart Physical Fitness Facility, design/build a tilt-up facility, Fort Stewart, Ga., $3.6 million • Envirofocus Lead Smelting Facility, tilt-up concrete facility, Tampa, $2.9 million • SOCCENT Facility, concrete and masonry military facility for MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, $781,000

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • University Consumer Square, 110,000-square-foot retail shop, Sarasota, $5 million • Manatee County Transportation Complex, 35,000-square-foot office building, $3 million • Trilectron Industries, 130,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, Bradenton, $5.6 million • Value Place Hotel, eight hotels, statewide, $4 million to $5 million • Venice Fire Station #3, 16,800-square-foot fire station, Venice, NA

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J.L. Wallace Inc.

Halfacre Construction Co.

Cox

7015 Professional Parkway E., Sarasota 34240 PHONE: (941) 907-9099 • FAX: (941) 907-9079 WEB: halfacreconstruction.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $16.4 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $18.1 million % CHANGE: 10.4 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 18 YEAR FOUNDED: 1970 PRINCIPALS: John Jack Cox III, president SPECIALTY: design/build, tenant leasebacks and general contracting LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Charlotte County Airport, air-traffic control tower, Punta Gorda, $3 million

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • PGT/Vinyl Tech, 411,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility, Venice, $8.6 million • Aladdin Equipment, 80,000-square-foot facility, Sarasota, $4.2 million • Port Manatee Warehouse # 11, 171,000-square-foot warehouse, Palmetto, Not Available • Sarasota County Administration Building, 120,000-square-foot government building, Sarasota, $4.6 million • Gold Coast Eagle Distributing headquarters, a distribution facility with 140,000 square feet of cold storage space and 20,000 square feet of office, Lakewood Ranch, $17 million

Wallace

9111 W. College Pointe Drive, Fort Myers 33919 PHONE: (239) 437-1111 • FAX: (239) 437-1324 WEB: jlwallaceinc.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $15 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $16 million % CHANGE: 6.7 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 17 YEAR FOUNDED: 1997 PRINCIPALS: Jerald L. Wallace, president, CEO SPECIALTY: construction management, general contracting and design/build LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Tom Golisano Field House, a 35,547-square-foot gymnasium for Ave Maria University with a basketball court, Ave Maria, $3.7 million

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • Estero Community Park, development of more than 40 acres with a 42,000-square-foot community center, Estero, $10.8 million • Estero Bay Chevrolet, 29,000-square-foot car dealership, Estero, $7.5 million • Park Center, two, two-story medical buildings totaling 30,000-square feet of space, Fort Myers, $7.5 million • Heritage Bay Clubhouse and Amenities, 31,000-square-foot clubhouse and tennis courts, five pools, guardhouse and more, Naples, $9.6 million • Country Lakes Business Center, 47,360-square-foot industrial development, Fort Myers, $4.9 million

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Wichman Construction

Wichman

5029 W. Grace St., Tampa 33607 PHONE: (813) 282-1179 • FAX: (813) 282-0461 WEB: wichmanconstruction.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $7.5 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $14.6 million % CHANGE: 94.7 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 10 YEAR FOUNDED: 1997 PRINCIPALS: Mike Wichman, president SPECIALTY: commercial general contractor LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Cheetah Hunt, roller coaster theme-park ride for Busch Gardens, Tampa

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RL James Inc.

James

13751 Jetport Commerce Parkway, Fort Myers 33913 PHONE: (239) 936-6002 • FAX: (239) 936-8175 WEB: rljames.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $12.6 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $12.4 million % CHANGE: -1.6 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 100 YEAR FOUNDED: 1988 PRINCIPALS: Robert L. James, CEO SPECIALTY: painting, concrete repair and window installation LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Seaplace condominium, painting, waterproofing, sealant replacement, concrete restoration, stucco repair and control joint installation on three townhomes and two mid-rise buildings, Longboat Key, $925,000

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • Tides of Longboat, balcony concrete restoration and walkway work, Longboat Key, $850,000 • Islander Club, window and sliding-glass door replacement, Longboat Key, $1.2 million • St. Armands Circle, concrete restoration of a two-story commercial plaza and replacing concrete floors, Sarasota, $1.2 million • Fishermans Cove Condominium, demolition and replacement of strip and repainting exterior walls and waterproofing walkways for a condominium, Siesta Key, $1.1 million • Pinnacle Apartment, window, concrete and stucco repair for 24-story highrise, Tampa, $1.45 million

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • 1700 S. MacDill Ave., four-story office building, Tampa, $4.4 million • Holiday Inn Express, five-story hotel, Largo, $6 million • East Lake Offices, five-story office building, Oldsmar, $3.3 million • Lifestyle Family Fitness, interior renovation to a tenant space for a gym, St. Petersburg, $2.4 million • 50th Street Housing, seven-story student housing, Tampa, $4.25 million

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D.L. Porter Constructors Inc.

Loer

6574 Palmer Park Circle, Sarasota 34238 PHONE: (941) 929-9400 • FAX: (941) 929-9500 WEB: dlporter.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $13.7 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $12.1 million % CHANGE: -11.7 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 13 YEAR FOUNDED: 1977 PRINCIPALS: Gary A. Loer, president; and C. Marshall White, vice president SPECIALTY: commercial general contractor and construction manager LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Key West Health & Rehabilitation Center, renovation of a 26,000-square-foot nursing facility, Key West, $2.98 million

White

J. Smith

6771 Professional Parkway W., Suite 100, Sarasota 34240 PHONE: (941) 907-0010 • FAX: (941) 907-0030 WEB: recrawford.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $15.72 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $11.5 million % CHANGE: -26.8 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 20 YEAR FOUNDED: 1996 PRINCIPALS: Jeff Smith, president/CEO; and Utahna Smith, vice president, chief financial officer SPECIALTY: retail, office, restaurant and medical LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: LDS Church, church building, Orlando, $2.6 million

U. Smith

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • Santa Maria Resort & Hotel, multi-building, 35-unit resort, Key West, $12.5 million • Staybridge Suites Hotel, five-story, 104-unit hotel, Savannah, Ga., $8.2 million • Southernmost on the Beach Hotel, five building 87-unit hotel, Key West, $17.8 million • Florida Key Mosquito Control Hanger & Office, hanger and offices, Marathon, $7.5 million • Senior Citizen Plaza, concrete repair of a five-story, 200-unit apartment complex, Key West, $7.5 million

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • Ethan Allen, retail store, Viera, $2.7 million • Social Security Administration building, office building, Bradenton, $4.1 million • Veterans Administration medical center, Bradenton, $2.3 million • Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, renovation and an addition to create a 7,900-square-foot restaurant, Tampa, $1.2 million • LDS Meeting House, 16,000-square-foot building, Lake Buena Vista, $3.4 million

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Stevens Construction Inc.

Stevens

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Masonry Builders Inc.

6208 Whiskey Creek, Fort Myers, 33919 PHONE: (239) 936-9006 • FAX: (239) 936-9010 WEB: stevensconstructioninc.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $9.8 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $11.4 million % CHANGE: 16.3 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 14 YEAR FOUNDED: 2003 PRINCIPALS: Mark Stevens, president; Troy Hernly, director of construction; and Terri Sobeck, director of administration SPECIALTY: construction management and health care, hospitality and professional facilities construction LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Eye Specialists Cornea and Laser Center, 4,600-square-foot addition to an existing surgery center, Fort Myers, $2.9 million

5012 W. Cypress St., Tampa 33607 PHONE: (813) 286-4707 • FAX: (813) 286-3072 WEB: masonrybuilders.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $10.4 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $10.6 million % CHANGE: 1.9 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 128 YEAR FOUNDED: 1988 PRINCIPALS: Thomas Bradley, president; and Todd Bradley, vice president SPECIALTY: masonry contractor LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Manatee High School, Davis Building replacement, masonry work for an education building, Bradenton, $2 million

Hernly

Sobeck

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • Florida Hospital Heartland Medical Center, 40,351-square-foot medical center housing an ambulatory surgical center, Sebring, $8 million • Lee County EMS Hanger Facility, 15,000-square-foot helicopter hanger and supporting facility at Page Field Airport, Fort Myers, $3.1 million • Surgery Center of Mount Dora, 11,052-square-foot ambulatory and surgery center, Mount Dora, $3.6 million • South Seas Island Resort Lagoon Pools & Cabanas at the Pointe, a 12,000-square-foot clubhouse and hardscape, Captiva Island, $7.5 million • Florida Hospital Heartland 36-bed expansion, 50,000-squarefoot addition to an existing hospital building, Sebring, $6.4 million

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • Elementary School M, masonry work for a new school, Temple Terrace, $1 million • MacDill Dormitory, masonry work for U.S. Air Force residential housing, Tampa, $800,000 • Station Square, masonry work for a high-rise residential project, Clearwater, $1.95 million • Bradenton Village, masonry work for multifamily residential project, Bradenton, $3.5 million • Raymond James Stadium, masonry work, Tampa, $7.5 million

41 42 Synergy Contractors Inc.

N. Nieves

P.O. Box 152729, Cape Coral 33915 PHONE: (239) 543-2938 • FAX: (239) 543-2958 WEB: synergycontractor.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $10.2 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $9.1 million % CHANGE: -10.8 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 75 YEAR FOUNDED: 2006 PRINCIPALS: Nelson C. Nieves, president; and Verne Nieves, vice president SPECIALTY: concrete and masonry, tilt-wall and shell construction LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: CocoPlum, concrete and masonry for a 76,000-square-foot Publixanchored retail center, North Port, $823,000

Frederick Derr & Co. Inc.

Derr

3801 N. Orange Ave., Sarasota 34234 PHONE: (941) 355-8575 • FAX: (941) 351-8854 WEB: frederickderrcompany.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $10.9 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $8.7 million % CHANGE: -20.2 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 19 YEAR FOUNDED: 1961 PRINCIPALS: Frederick M. Derr, chairman SPECIALTY: heavy highway construction, site development, utility installation LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Belleisle Subdivision, infrastructure work for a subdivision, Lakewood Ranch, $2.1 million

V. Nieves

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • 21st Oncology Corporate Office, 50,000-square-foot building, Fort Myers, $850,000 • Publix and retail, concrete and masonry for the 70,000-squarefoot Silver Palms grocery store and retail center, Homestead Miami, $700,000 • United Cerebral Palsy School, concrete and masonry for a 50,000-square-foot, two-story new school, Orlando, $620,000 • Walmart Supercenter, remodel and expansion of an existing Walmart Supercenter, Sarasota, $830,000 • Multifamily, concrete, masonry, cast-in-place beams, trusses and more for six 30-unit four-story condominium buildings, Naples and Bradenton, $800,000

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • Venetian Golf and River Club, infrastructure work for a subdivision, Venice, $24.5 million • Central Park, site-development for 826-home subdivision, Lakewood Ranch, $9.7 million • Winchester Boulevard, roadway, Charlotte and Sarasota counties, $10.2 million • Lakewood Ranch Corporate Park, infrastructure work for a commercial development, Lakewood Ranch, $7.9 million • Honore Avenue East, roadway, Manatee County, $7 million

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Key Glass LLC

G. Burkhart

2312 58th Ave. E., Bradenton 34203 PHONE: (941) 755-3414 • FAX: (941) 751-0074 WEB: keyglass.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $5.6 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $7.8 million % CHANGE: 39.3 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 40 YEAR FOUNDED: 1992 PRINCIPALS: Greg Burkhart, president; and Sheril Burkhart, vice president and chief financial officer SPECIALTY: high-performance curtain walls, retail storefronts and institutional window systems LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Sarasota Police Headquarters, glazing contract, including installing impactresistant glass for six-story government building, Sarasota, $2.96 million

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Magnum Builders of Sarasota Inc.

M. Baltzer

4545 Northgate Court, Sarasota 34234 PHONE: (941) 351-5560 • FAX: (941) 358-9318 WEB: magnumbuilders.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $7.3 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $6.1 million % CHANGE: -16.4 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 7 YEAR FOUNDED: 1983 PRINCIPALS: Michael Baltzer, president; and Douglas W. Baltzer, senior project manager co-owner SPECIALTY: general contractor, construction manager and design/builder LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport restroom renovations, gutting and refreshing 19 restrooms throughout the public areas of the terminal, Sarasota, $1.2 million

D. Baltzer

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS

• North County Technical Institute, glass contract for two buildings, totaling 200,000 square feet, Sarasota, $1.34 million • Sarasota Yacht Club, installing impact-resistant glass and a curtain wall, Sarasota, $353,000 • Charlotte High School, glazing contract for reconstruction of hurricane-damaged historic school, Punta Gorda, $2.8 million • University of South Florida, glass and glazing for a 108,000-square-foot building, Sarasota, $801,839 • Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, glazing and curtain wall for a 109,000-square-foot building, Bradenton, $802,784

• Town of Longboat Key — new facilities project for Public Works Complex, a police station and town hall, Longboat Key, $6.2 million • Venice Community Center, renovation, expansion and upgrades to an emergency management shelter, Venice, $4.1 million • Sarasota County Government, Fire Station #4, new fire-station building, Sarasota, $2.1 million • Maxine Barrett Park, conversion of an old waste treatment facility to a beachfront park, Venice, $2.6 million • Sarasota Bradenton International Airport improvements, new administrative offices, fabrication shops and repair/maintenance vehicle bays, Sarasota, $3.6 million

44 46 Southern Cross Contracting Inc.

6000 Deacon Place, Sarasota 34238 PHONE: (941) 927-1919 • FAX: (941) 927-8986 WEB: sccsarasota.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $4.49 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $6.1 million % CHANGE: 35.9 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 12 YEAR FOUNDED: 1988 PRINCIPALS: John M. Proctor, CEO; Steve Johnson, vice president; and Jason Lancaster, estimator SPECIALTY: general contracting, design/build and construction manager LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Kadampa Meditation Center, interior and exterior renovations for a new Buddhist temple, Sarasota, $1.2 million

Stellar Development

Opstal

Ellis

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • Harmony Health Center, medical building, Sarasota $3.8 million • Tech Center Phase II, eight new shell buildings, Lakewood Ranch, $1.8 million • Sterling Park, two-story office shell building, Sarasota $2.9 million • Bridge Street Pier, pier renovation and new buildings, Bradenton Beach, $1.7 million • WBA LLC, medical building, Arcadia, $1.3 million

9021 Town Center Parkway, Bradenton 34202 PHONE: (941) 907-8788 • FAX: (941) 907-8789 WEB: stellargc.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $5 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $6 million % CHANGE: 20 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 7 YEAR FOUNDED: 1999 PRINCIPALS: Maurice Opstal, president and Brian Ellis, director of operations SPECIALTY: general contractor, owner’s representative and construction manager LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Norwegian Seaman’s Church and Scandinavian Community Center, a 12,000-square-foot rectory, 3,200-square-foot church addition, chapel and a 5,650-square-foot community center, Davie, $3.6 million

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • Avion Park, 18-acre commercial development with retail and office space, restaurant outparcels, a parking garage and hotels, Tampa, $85 million • Manatee School for the Arts, 8,470-square-foot office/administration addition and a new 11,150-square-foot music building, Palmetto, $3.2 million • Countryside Christian Center New Sanctuary, 100,000-square-foot, two-story church facility, Clearwater, $23.5 million • Manatee County Rural Health Services, 11,834-square-foot, two-story medical office building, Bradenton, $1.97 million

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NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • Naval Facilities Engineering Command, interior work for a 22,000-squarefoot child care center, Norfolk Naval Station, Va., $255,000 • Fort Bragg Barracks Renewal Project, site fixtures and more for two four-story and one six-story residential building, Fort Bragg, N.C., $2.45 million • Fort Pierce Federal Courthouse Project, exterior framing and more for a courthouse project, Fort Pierce, $846,000 • James A Haley Veterans’ Hospital Polytrauma Addition, architectural pre-cast wall panels for a 170,000-square-foot hospital addition, Tampa, $2.43 million

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Heatherwood Construction Co.

Veteran Contractors

8433 Enterprise Circle, Suite 140, Lakewood Ranch 34202 PHONE: (877) 361-2620 • FAX: (941) 552-0350 WEB: veteranconstructors.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $0.1 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $5.65 million % CHANGE: 5550 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 10 YEAR FOUNDED: 2009 PRINCIPALS: Andreas Knispel, president and CEO SPECIALTY: design/build, construction management and general contracting LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Thrun Hall Barrack and Galley, construction management for a 164-room barracks with an 11,000-square-foot dining facility and associated infrastructure, Elizabeth City, $16.83 million

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Crawford

8880 Terrene Court, Bonita Springs 34135 PHONE: (239) 949-6855 • FAX: (239) 949-6856 WEB: heatherwoodconstruction.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $3.1 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $4.3 million % CHANGE: 38.7 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 10 YEAR FOUNDED: 1980 PRINCIPALS: Walter M. Crawford IV, president and CEO SPECIALTY: renovations and LEED certifications LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Conservancy of Southwest Florida Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, 8,500-square-foot rehabilitation center building, Naples, $1.7 million

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • Conservancy of Southwest Florida, campus renovations, Naples $12 million • Townhouses of Deep Creek, 52-unit townhome development, Port Charlotte, $8 million • Olde Naples North Self Storage, 170,000-square-foot self-storage facility, Naples, $6.5 million • Two Rivers Business Park, office, warehouse and storage facility, Bradenton, $4.5 million • CNL Bank headquarters, office building, Bonita Springs, $1.7 million

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Charlotte

1500 E. Venice Ave., Suite 101, Venice 34292 PHONE: (941) 445-4045 • FAX: (941) 445-4031 WEB: jecharlotte.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $6.5 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $3.5 million % CHANGE: -46.2 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 5 YEAR FOUNDED: 2007 PRINCIPALS: Jeff Charlotte, president SPECIALTY: construction management services, general contractor and design/builder LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Iberia Bank, two new branches, Sarasota and Boynton Beach, $795,000

Bennett Contracting Inc.

J. Bennett

6029 33rd St. E., Bradenton 34203 PHONE: (941) 756-8200 • FAX: (941) 756-0087 WEB: bennettcontractinginc.com 2009 GROSS REVENUE: $3.3 million 2010 GROSS REVENUE: $3 million % CHANGE: -9.1 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 21 YEAR FOUNDED: 2000 PRINCIPALS: Jason Bennett, president; and Alisa S. Bennett, vice president SPECIALTY: site work and underground utilities LARGEST PROJECT STARTED IN 2010: Robert L. Taylor Community Center, community center, Sarasota, $1.359 million

A. Bennett

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • Pennsylvania Station, three warehouse/manufacturing buildings with 61,500 square feet, Sarasota, $6 million • 1250 Medical Plaza, three-story, 40,000-square-foot medical official building, Sarasota, $8.5 million • Tervis Tumbler Corp. headquarters and warehouse facility, 60,000-squarefoot corporate offices and manufacturing plant, Venice, $3.9 million • Gulf Coast Digestive Heath Center, 13,000-square-foot medical office building, Venice, $2.6 million • Galleria on Venice Avenue Phase 1, 32,468-square-foot retail and commercial project, Venice, $5 million

NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS • Peachland Avenue Sidewalks, four miles of connector sidewalks, Port Charlotte, $1.55 million • The Ritz-Carlton Members Golf Club phases 1 & 2, entry road and utilities, Bradenton, $1.79 million • North Sarasota Neighborhood Enhancement Project, sidewalks, roadway and utility improvements, Sarasota $2.2 million • Atwater and Toledo Blade Elementary School Sidewalk Project, sidewalk construction for two schools, North Port, $940,000 • City of Sarasota Police Headquarters, site work, infrastructure and utilities for a police building, Sarasota, $672,000

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