The WBC Membership Services Committee would like to welcome the following new members:
COMPANY MEMBERS
ACECO, LLC
ACECO is the most experienced demolition-services company in the region. We specialize in difficult, complex, and multi-phased government and private-sector projects. Serving DC since 1936.
REPRESENTATIVES: Hayes Merket, Steve Smith
American Iron Works
AIW is the established leader for complex specialty metal manufacturing and installation services in its core market. AIW has leveraged a strong combination of a bundled service package, specialized production know-how, leading technological expertise, entrenched customer relationships and flexible production facilities into a leadership position in specialty metals and structural steel manufacturing. Marketing to owners and general contractors in commercial, government, education and healthcare segments, AIW occupies the #1 market position in all core product lines. As a one-stop shop for specialty metal components, AIW gives customers flexibility as they look to find solutions over the course of projects. On large, complicated assignments, owners and general contractors can work with a partner with multiple capabilities, rather than work with three separate parties for the various metalwork disciplines and spend significant time managing the communications between them. AIW’s multi-discipline approach adds value for customers by helping to manage the process of coordinating the metalwork and providing a single point of contact for metal-related issues.
REPRESENTATIVE: Raul Cancelado
Blueridge of DC
Blueridge Inc. which was founded in 2011, is a Hispanic owned and operated commercial contractor based out of Prince Georges County, Maryland. Our professional team has over 30+ years of experience in supporting Federal, State, and Local government agencies, as well as, General contractors and Developers. While working hand in hand with local Utility companies to assure our client’s needs and safety.
REPRESENTATIVES: Gabriel Santos, Alyssa Lopez
Bureau Veritas
Bureau Veritas is a strategic partner and a go-to resource for maximizing real estate performance and value across the life cycle of owner portfolios. We provide services to clients during acquisition, disposition & finance of a property, for on-going asset management and capital planning needs of the portfolio, and at times of development/construction with project management, and commissioning. Since 1986, our team of environmental consultants, architects, engineers, and project managers has provided thousands of highly satisfied clients with services around the life cycle of their facilities.
REPRESENTATIVE: Melissa Nelson
christopher consultants, ltd.
christopher consultants, ltd. (christopher) was founded in 1982 and is a full service civil engineering, surveying, planning and landscape architecture firm headquartered in Fairfax, VA. In their 38-year history, christopher has had the opportunity to work on many high-profile and awardwinning projects in the region and has completed projects throughout the Mid-Atlantic, across the United States and select international locations.
REPRESENTATIVES: Matthew Karim, David Sharon
Convergint Technologies
Convergint Technologies is a global, service-based systems integrator whose top priority is service in every way — service to customers, colleagues, and community. Delivering value through unparalleled customer service and operational excellence has been foundational at Convergint. Our promise, and our number one objective, is to be our customers’ best service provider.
REPRESENTATIVES: Ron Casado, James Colston, Ben Crabbs, Mike Crutchley, John Garruto, Brian Judd, Rick Lane, Stephen Palmer, Darin L. Parkison, Christopher D. Schultz, Parth Shukla, Archie Winesett, Jr.
Cozen O’Connor
With more than 40 attorneys practicing in 10 offices throughout the United States, Cozen O’Connor’s Construction Group has the depth and geographical reach to handle its clients’ most complex problems in the United States and abroad. The Construction Group’s lawyers provide the full spectrum of services – including project development, contract drafting and negotiation, project counseling and dispute avoidance, and litigation and alternative dispute resolution – necessary to serve owners, contractors, construction managers, architects, engineers, subcontractors, and suppliers. And, when construction matters intersect with other disciplines, the Construction Group draws on the resources of a full-service, international law firm. The firm’s construction clients benefit from experienced and integrated corporate, environmental, labor, white-collar and insurance practices, among others.
REPRESENTATIVES: Steve Seeger, Jesse Keene, Chad Kurtz, Christopher Sweeney, Alexandra Busch
CTLGroup
CTLGroup is an internationally recognized expert engineering, architectural, and materials science consulting and testing firm. Our engineering expertise is complemented by one of the largest and most comprehensive private material and structural testing laboratories in the world.
REPRESENTATIVE: Pamela O’Deen
Edison Energy
Edison Energy delivers specialized solutions in portfolio analytics, supply procurement, renewables and sustainability, and demand management, engineering and project implementation.
REPRESENTATIVES: Christopher Duffy, Douglas Millar
GB Shades LLC
GB Shades is a commercial contractor that provides window treatments, projection screens, window film and other specialty items to general contractors, owners, developers and high end residential owners.
REPRESENTATIVES: Mark Anchor, John Goodwin
Grounded Electrical Construction
Grounded Electrical Construction is a full-service electrical contractor serving commercial and institution clients in Maryland, DC and Virginia. We provide quality electrical construction to general contractors and developers that includes design-build, commercial construction, tenant build-outs and facility maintenance.
REPRESENTATIVES: Chris Teeter, Bill Britt, Zach Rothfus, Ben Hartke, Richard Plitt
JB Kline Landscaping
It all started with just one lawnmower and a Volkswagen Bug; J.B. Kline started his very own lawn maintenance and landscaping company. Over the next few years J.B. Kline Landscaping developed a large customer base along with an impeccable reputation for quality work, projects completed on time and at a reasonable price – principles that the company is still run by today. ​ The company continued to grow and in doing so began to acquire larger equipment and hired knowledgeable landscape designers, construction professionals, horticulturists, and customer service representatives along the way.
REPRESENTATIVES: Nathan Iager, Brian Kline
Kane Innovations
Kane Innovations, Inc. has been fabricating architectural metal building products since 1890. Kane’s offering includes security products, and aluminum, glass & stainless steel railing systems.
REPRESENTATIVES: Mac Hines, Seth Blizzard
Mobile Video Guard
Mobile Video Guard combines technology with experienced surveillance agents to provide a site security option that is more effective and significantly less costly than traditional guard services.
REPRESENTATIVE: Shawn Scarlata
Preservation and Protection Systems, Inc.
PPSI is an independent rep agency that has serviced the commerical construction industry in the Mid-Atlantic since 1985. We proudly represent leading manufacturers of architectural products for building envelope, interior finish and restoration applications.
REPRESENTATIVES: Marty Fischer, Paul T. Hinton
Redbrick LMD
Redbrick LMD is a diversified real estate investment management and development firm. It specializes in opportunistic and value-added residential and mixed-use projects with a focus on the Washington, DC metro market and selectively invests in other markets. Redbrick LMD’s leadership team has significant experience in the acquisition and repositioning of existing projects, the entitlement and ground-up development of new projects, and the financial and legal structuring of transactions to maximize returns while mitigating risks for investors. Since 2000, the principals have closed on more than $2 billion in real estate transactions. Redbrick LMD has a current development pipeline of approximately four million square feet.
REPRESENTATIVES: Paul P. Elias, Mei Li, Stephan Rodiger, Brendan Sorem, Hannah Untereiner
Sparkle Painting Co., Inc.
Sparkle Painting is one of the largest commercial painting contractors in the Mid-Atlantic region. Sparkle Painting is a family owned and ran business that strives for excellence for their customers.
REPRESENTATIVES: Lee Armstrong, Tyler Miller
Therrien Waddell, Inc.
Therrien Waddell, Inc is a commercial General Contractor and Construction Manager at Risk with aver 30 years contracting experience. We manage new building, renovation, and interior construction projects throughout the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan region. Our core business is focused on developing client, design team and contractor relationships. Along with our clients, we believe our subcontractors, consultants, and design teams should be our lifelong partners in success.
REPRESENTATIVES: Matt Maynard, Gerald Therrien
Universal Engineering Sciences, Inc.
Universal Engineering Sciences is a family-owned team in the business of providing top-tier geotechnical, environmental, building envelope consulting, and construction material testing and inspection services.
REPRESENTATIVES: Jimmy A. Arevalo, Joanna Kirby
Wagner Roofing Company
Wagner Roofing Company has been preserving and restoring the Washington, DC and surrounding Mid Atlantic area’s most beloved buildings and homes since 1914. With award-winning craftsmanship, Wagner specializes in slate and custom sheet metal projects with an in-house state-of-the-art sheet metal fabrication facility and warehouse headquartered in Hyattsville, MD. With experience working directly with building owners as well as in partnership with general contractors Wagner excels on projects that range from small specialty residential work to larger, more complex, governmental and institutional projects.
REPRESENTATIVES: Tommy Bullough, Dean Jagusch
Walsh Construction
The Walsh Group is recognized as one of the nation’s largest contractors by Engineering News-Record. Through our subsidiaries – Walsh Construction, Archer Western and Walsh Canada – we offer seamlessly integrated services to plan, finance, build, outfit, operate, and maintain the full life-cycle of a project. We’re a fourth-generation, family-owned business headquartered in Chicago, with regional offices strategically located across North America. Our market focus spans a vast range of project types in diverse industry sectors such as Building, Transportation, Hydro/Power, Water and Industrial.
REPRESENTATIVES: Carter Stitt, Megan Smith, Steve Skinner
William Kendrick Company / PromoSource.com
William Kendrick Company is a 98-year old, Washington, DC-based, third generation promotional products and apparel company, and a CBE Certified provider.
REPRESENTATIVE: Scott Lester
Wohlsen Construction
Wohlsen Construction is an award-winning Mid-Atlantic construction company. With over 125 years of experience under our hard hat, we partner with owners and design professionals to build high-quality, functional projects. Our customized services run the gamut, from preconstruction and construction project management, to design/build construction and post-construction services. Our core markets include senior living, healthcare and higher education, but our experience spans far beyond that into many other industries.
REPRESENTATIVES: Rich Evans, Travis Heath, Taylor Kwiek, Paul Lavanish, Tom Oakes, Mike Zudic
SMALL BUSINESS MEMBERS
A & E Plumbing HVAC
A&E plumbing was founded in 2008 with the goal and determination to provide high quality and reliable work with the highest level of professionalism, efficiency and dedication to the craft. In 2016 we introduced HVAC as a new division and we are excited for the growth and the opportunity.
REPRESENTATIVE: Martin Press
Columbia Green Technologies, Inc.
Columbia Green Technologies offers innovative green roof solutions for extensive, semi-intensive and intensive roof gardens. Cities across North America are using vegetative roofs to manage environmental issues related to stormwater, urban heat island and loss of habitat. Our products were engineered to maximize stormwater retention and create an environment for optimal plant health. We partner with leading manufacturers of waterproofing materials to offer a complete, single-source warrantied solution for every type of roof construction. We are committed to improving our environment and economy; our products are made in the United States and support low impact development, LEED building.
REPRESENTATIVES: Janelle Cameron, Kelly Mcguire
Davis Infrastructure, LLC
Davis Infrastructure, LLC is a provider of Mission Critical Electrical Power Distribution Components, UPS, PDU, RPP, XFMR, Busway, Containment and Structured Ceiling.
REPRESENTATIVES: Terry James Davis, Andrew Murray
G.E. Frisco Co.
GE Frisco is an award-winning and family-owned construction materials supplier, specializing in lumber. For the past 60 years, the company has equally prioritized its customers, vendors and employees, and has become one of the largest and most trusted suppliers in the D.C. and Baltimore areas. The Company has supplied the top contractors on some of the largest and most notable projects in the area. A new generation is now leading and growing the company, investing in the future, and building a strong and sustainable culture.
REPRESENTATIVE: Neil Agarwal
J.D. Belfield Enterprises, LLC
J.D. Belfield is a Small Business and Minority Contractor in the Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia region. We specialize in providing and installing the following services: system and suspended scaffold, hoists, reshoring and bracing, overhead protection, decking and dance floors, façade retention, temporary stair towers and trash chutes. J.D. Belfield also carries the following certifications: MDOT MBE, HUB Zone, SWAM Virginia, WMATA DBE, MWAA (LDBE) and City of Baltimore (MWBOO).
REPRESENTATIVES: Jeffrey D. Belfield, Tara Minner
Kim Engineering, Inc.
Kim Engineering, Inc. (KEI), founded in 1993 by Sunny Kim, is a multi-disciplinary engineering firm who provides clients with the full range of services, including, but not limited to, geotechnical engineering, civil engineering, surveying, construction materials testing and inspections, contract administration, and landscape architecture services.
REPRESENTATIVES: Matthew Wager, Paul Kiem
Konstructure LLC
Konstructure LLC focuses on new and renovation commercial construction projects. Depending on the solicitation, we can either be a General Contractor or a Subcontractor. Some clients are DGS, DCRA, DCPL, OCFCO, Bowie State University, University of Maryland, WCS Construction, Rich Moe Enterprises and Broughton Construction.
REPRESENTATIVE: Kevin Mohammed
Lyon Construction
Lyon Construction is a Small Business specializing in steel erection, concrete, miscellaneous metals and glass guardrail, particularly in building construction and stadium construction.
REPRESENTATIVE: AJ Lyon
Office Environments International
Office Environments International is among the leaders in contract furniture for the Washington, DC, commercial office marketplace.
REPRESENTATIVE: Bill Malone
Samek, Werther & Mills, LLC
Samek, Werther, & Mills, LLC is a law firm specializing in Construction Contract Drafting, Negotiation and Litigation. We offer a variety of legal services including Business/Corporate, Litigation/Dispute Resolution Services, Entity Choice and Formation, Federal and State Tax Planning, Commercial Leasing, Employment Law, Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning, White Collar Criminal Defense and Government Investigations.
REPRESENTATIVES: Barbara G. Werther, Meredith R. Philipp
Shapiro, Lifschitz & Schram P.C.
Shapiro, Lifschitz & Schram, P.C. is a Washington, DC-based law firm with a unique flair. We apply our experience, infuse our passion and deliver solutions for our clients in the areas of business, construction, real estate and commercial litigation. We maintain a national construction practice and are serious about construction law, but it is our enthusiasm for it, combined with our extensive experience in private sector and government contracting, dispute resolution and trial work, and construction transactions and disputes, that elevates us to one of the top law firms in the field.
REPRESENTATIVE: Dan Kapner
Shickel Corporation
Custom Metal Fabrication and Installation.
REPRESENTATIVE: Ryan Collier
WesMart, Inc.
Established in 1981, WesMart, Inc., has provided our customers with quality service and work ethics that are unparalleled to our competition. As a family owned and operated business, the family values and business principles upon which the company was founded are still practiced today by its owners and employees.
REPRESENTATIVE: Robert Canizalez
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