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General Contracting

Full-scope delivery of industrial, commercial, and institutional projects with our own crews, our own equipment, and one line of accountability from groundbreak to turnover.

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What's included

General contracting is where our self-perform model matters most. Most GCs broker the majority of the work out and manage it from a trailer. We put our own union tradespeople, our own crane and equipment fleet, and our own field supervision on site, which means fewer handoffs, fewer subs to chase for schedule updates, and one phone number to call when something needs to change.

  • Ground-up construction and major renovations
  • Plant expansions, maintenance, and turnaround work
  • Commercial and institutional buildings
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How It Works

Our process for this scope

Step 1

Pre-Construction & Buyout

Final scope, schedule, and subcontractor buyout locked in before mobilization.

Step 2

Mobilization

Crews, equipment, and site logistics staged and ready on day one.

Step 3

Self-Performed & Subcontracted Execution

Our crews handle the critical-path trades; specialty subs are managed under the same quality standard.

Step 4

Closeout & Warranty

As-builts, documentation, and a warranty backed by the same company that built it.

Why Lakehead

What backs this service up

50-Plus Documented Projects

Across seven markets, from taconite plants to municipal airports.

Our Own Crane & Equipment Fleet

No waiting on rental availability while your schedule burns.

ISO 9001:2015 Certified

A documented quality system audited annually, on every project we run.

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Proof, Not Promises

Duluth International Airport Jetways

Duluth Airport AuthorityDuluth, Minnesota

A public transportation facility project delivered under airport-security constraints and public-stakeholder scrutiny, with our crews self-performing the structural and civil scopes end to end.

Common Questions

General Contracting, answered

From single-building commercial work to multi-million-dollar plant expansions staffed with hundreds of personnel. Call and describe your scope.

We self-perform the critical-path trades (civil, structural, mechanical, piping) and manage specialty subcontractors under our own quality standard.

Yes, we regularly phase construction around active operations in commercial, institutional, and industrial settings.

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