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Tower cranes silhouetted against a dusk sky over a construction site

DESIGN-BUILD GENERAL CONTRACTOR — EST. 1994

We build what others draw.

Northfield delivers commercial and industrial projects across six states — preconstruction through handover, under one contract.

4 PROJECTS ON SITE · 12.4M SQ FT DELIVERED · 0 LOST-TIME INCIDENTS IN 2025

Thirty-two years, on the record.

Thirty-two years, on the record.

32

Years building

32

Years building

480

Projects delivered

12.4M

Sq ft completed

96%

Delivered on schedule

0.61

EMR safety rating

32

Years building

480

Projects delivered

12.4M

Sq ft completed

96%

Delivered on schedule

0.61

EMR safety rating

An EMR below 1.0 means a safety record better than the industry average. Ask any contractor for theirs.

An EMR below 1.0 means a safety record better than the industry average. Ask any contractor for theirs.

Owners we build for

  • Kishwaukee Food Group

  • Rockford Precision Components

  • Marquette Freight Systems

  • Sinnissippi Regional Health

  • Vermilion Valley Physicians

  • Oak Ridge Unit District 214

  • Beloit Collegiate Academy

  • Halverson Development Partners

Owners we build for

  • Kishwaukee Food Group

  • Rockford Precision Components

  • Marquette Freight Systems

  • Sinnissippi Regional Health

  • Vermilion Valley Physicians

  • Oak Ridge Unit District 214

  • Beloit Collegiate Academy

  • Halverson Development Partners

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Four sectors. One standard.

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Four sectors. One standard.

Industrial & manufacturing

Plants that have to keep running while we build.

186 projects

Healthcare

Infection control, phased occupancy, zero downtime.

94 projects

Education

Summer windows we have never missed.

121 projects

Commercial & mixed-use

Shell, core, and fit-out on one schedule.

79 projects

Industrial & manufacturing

Plants that have to keep running while we build.

186 projects

Healthcare

Infection control, phased occupancy, zero downtime.

94 projects

Education

Summer windows we have never missed.

121 projects

Commercial & mixed-use

Shell, core, and fit-out on one schedule.

79 projects

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Selected work

Every project below was delivered under a single design-build contract.

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Selected work

Every project below was delivered under a single design-build contract.

Kishwaukee Foods Cold Storage Expansion

Industrial & manufacturing

·

340,000 sq ft

·

19 months

DELIVERED 3 WEEKS EARLY

Rockford Precision Machining Campus

Industrial & manufacturing

·

210,000 sq ft

·

22 months

ZERO PRODUCTION DOWNTIME

Marquette Freight Regional Distribution Centre

Industrial & manufacturing

·

585,000 sq ft

·

14 months

DELIVERED ON SCHEDULE

Sinnissippi Regional Patient Tower

Healthcare

·

295,000 sq ft

·

31 months

NO UNIT CLOSURES

Vermilion Valley Surgical Pavilion

Healthcare

·

74,000 sq ft

·

16 months

GMP HELD TO CLOSEOUT

Oak Ridge Unit District STEM Wing

Education

·

62,000 sq ft

·

9 months

DELIVERED 3 WEEKS EARLY

Beloit Collegiate Athletics & Commons

Education

·

118,000 sq ft

·

18 months

NO OWNER CHANGE ORDERS

The Ironworks Shell, Core & Fit-Out

Commercial & mixed-use

·

266,000 sq ft

·

24 months

SINGLE CONTRACT DELIVERY

Kishwaukee Foods Cold Storage Expansion

Industrial & manufacturing

·

340,000 sq ft

·

19 months

DELIVERED 3 WEEKS EARLY

Rockford Precision Machining Campus

Industrial & manufacturing

·

210,000 sq ft

·

22 months

ZERO PRODUCTION DOWNTIME

Marquette Freight Regional Distribution Centre

Industrial & manufacturing

·

585,000 sq ft

·

14 months

DELIVERED ON SCHEDULE

Sinnissippi Regional Patient Tower

Healthcare

·

295,000 sq ft

·

31 months

NO UNIT CLOSURES

Vermilion Valley Surgical Pavilion

Healthcare

·

74,000 sq ft

·

16 months

GMP HELD TO CLOSEOUT

Oak Ridge Unit District STEM Wing

Education

·

62,000 sq ft

·

9 months

DELIVERED 3 WEEKS EARLY

Beloit Collegiate Athletics & Commons

Education

·

118,000 sq ft

·

18 months

NO OWNER CHANGE ORDERS

The Ironworks Shell, Core & Fit-Out

Commercial & mixed-use

·

266,000 sq ft

·

24 months

SINGLE CONTRACT DELIVERY

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How a project runs

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How a project runs

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Preconstruction

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Design

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Build

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Handover

Cleared construction site staked out for survey

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Budget, schedule, and constructability review before a single line is drawn.

Deliverable —

Guaranteed maximum price

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Budget, schedule, and constructability review before a single line is drawn.

Deliverable —

Guaranteed maximum price

Architectural drawings laid out on a table

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Our architects and your operations team in the same room.

Deliverable —

Permit set

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Our architects and your operations team in the same room.

Deliverable —

Permit set

Steel structure being erected on site

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One superintendent, one schedule, weekly owner walkthroughs.

Deliverable —

Weekly progress report

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One superintendent, one schedule, weekly owner walkthroughs.

Deliverable —

Weekly progress report

Finished building interior at handover

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Commissioning, training, and a warranty you can actually call.

Deliverable —

O&M manuals + 2-year warranty

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Commissioning, training, and a warranty you can actually call.

Deliverable —

O&M manuals + 2-year warranty

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The details owners actually check.

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The details owners actually check.

Bonding capacity

$250M

aggregate · $60M single

Licensed in

6

states

EMR

0.61

experience modification rate

General liability

$10M

per occurrence

Bonding capacity

$250M

aggregate · $60M single

Licensed in

6

states

EMR

0.61

experience modification rate

General liability

$10M

per occurrence

Accreditations & licences

Accreditations & licences

AGC

Associated General Contractors of America

Member #IL-4471

OSHA 30

U.S. Department of Labor

Cert. #30-118204

LEED AP BD+C

U.S. Green Building Council

Cred. #11029388

ABC

Associated Builders and Contractors

Member #GLR-2209

AGC

Associated General Contractors of America

Member #IL-4471

OSHA 30

U.S. Department of Labor

Cert. #30-118204

LEED AP BD+C

U.S. Green Building Council

Cred. #11029388

ABC

Associated Builders and Contractors

Member #GLR-2209

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Who runs your job

You will meet these people at the kickoff, and they will still be on the job at closeout.

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Who runs your job

You will meet these people at the kickoff, and they will still be on the job at closeout.

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Dean Whitcomb

President & Principal-in-Charge

DBIA, PE

22 years with the firm

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Marcus Ellery

Vice President, Preconstruction

CPE, LEED AP BD+C

17 years with the firm

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Ravi Raghunathan

Director of Field Operations

OSHA 30, CHST

14 years with the firm

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Terrence Vaughn

Director of Quality & Commissioning

CxA, LEED AP

19 years with the firm

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Dean Whitcomb

President & Principal-in-Charge

DBIA, PE

22 years with the firm

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Marcus Ellery

Vice President, Preconstruction

CPE, LEED AP BD+C

17 years with the firm

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Ravi Raghunathan

Director of Field Operations

OSHA 30, CHST

14 years with the firm

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Terrence Vaughn

Director of Quality & Commissioning

CxA, LEED AP

19 years with the firm

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What owners say afterwards.

What owners say afterwards.

“They gave us a GMP in eleven days and held it. The plant never stopped running.”

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Martin Fusaro

Facilities Director

Regional food manufacturer

“Our surgical floor stayed open every single day they were building above it. I still do not entirely understand how they did that.”

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Curtis Mbeki

Vice President of Facilities

Regional health system

“We had one summer and no fallback plan. They handed us the keys three weeks before the teachers came back.”

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Grant Alcott

Superintendent

Unit school district

“Twenty-two dock doors and live inventory the whole way through. Not one shipment missed its truck.”

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Dale Wozniak

Director of Operations

Regional freight carrier

“They caught the slab tolerance problem in preconstruction, not after the pour. That is the entire job.”

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Aaron Kestenbaum

Plant Engineering Manager

Precision manufacturer

“The number we approved in March is the number we paid in November. Ask any contractor to do that.”

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Miguel Ortega

Director of Athletics

Independent academy

“They gave us a GMP in eleven days and held it. The plant never stopped running.”

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Martin Fusaro

Facilities Director

Regional food manufacturer

“Our surgical floor stayed open every single day they were building above it. I still do not entirely understand how they did that.”

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Curtis Mbeki

Vice President of Facilities

Regional health system

“We had one summer and no fallback plan. They handed us the keys three weeks before the teachers came back.”

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Grant Alcott

Superintendent

Unit school district

“Twenty-two dock doors and live inventory the whole way through. Not one shipment missed its truck.”

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Dale Wozniak

Director of Operations

Regional freight carrier

“They caught the slab tolerance problem in preconstruction, not after the pour. That is the entire job.”

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Aaron Kestenbaum

Plant Engineering Manager

Precision manufacturer

“The number we approved in March is the number we paid in November. Ask any contractor to do that.”

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Miguel Ortega

Director of Athletics

Independent academy

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We’re hiring trades.

Journeyman and apprentice positions across all six states. Scale pay, full benefits, and a superintendent who knows your name.

Journeyman Electrician

Rockford, IL

$42–52 / hr

Commercial Carpenter — Formwork

Madison, WI

$34–44 / hr

Apprentice Pipefitter

Fort Wayne, IN

$22–28 / hr

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We’re hiring trades.

Journeyman and apprentice positions across all six states. Scale pay, full benefits, and a superintendent who knows your name.

Journeyman Electrician

Rockford, IL

$42–52 / hr

Commercial Carpenter — Formwork

Madison, WI

$34–44 / hr

Apprentice Pipefitter

Fort Wayne, IN

$22–28 / hr

Construction crew walking a site in hard hats
Construction crew walking a site in hard hats

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Tell us about your project

We respond to every enquiry within one business day. If your project isn’t a fit for us, we’ll tell you who is.

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Tell us about your project

We respond to every enquiry within one business day. If your project isn’t a fit for us, we’ll tell you who is.

Drawings — optional

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