Construction Division
Gorman General Contractors, LLC was established in 2009. We believe the best way to ensure high quality and timely construction is to build our own projects. This level of accountability leads to greater attention to detail and the ability to support each construction phase. Gorman continually improves its construction practices with each successive development because everything is done in-house.
Gorman General Contractors, LLC has often led the way with communities and state housing authorities in establishing a strong preference to Section 3, minority owned, women owned, and emerging subcontractors. Building superior relationships with strong subcontractors allows us to achieve top quality results and often finish projects ahead of schedule. Gorman’s construction team consists of project managers, on-site field superintendents, and a Director of Construction, all of whom oversee work in progress daily. When challenges arise on the job site, Gorman General Contractors is positioned to quickly resolve issues through close collaboration with its in-house architectural team.
Wintergreen Village in Keystone, Colorado
Wintergreen Village
Total Development Cost: $58,744,786
The Village at Wintergreen neighborhood, in Keystone (Summit County), Colorado, is a mixed income community of 196 units, offering a spectrum of rental housing options. Gorman partnered with Vail Resorts to craft seasonal housing for their operational needs while also including additional apartment homes targeting both 30-60% AMI and 100% AMI. The site offers connectivity to the resort bus shuttle, mountain hiking trails, and the County wide bus system.
Stella Hotel & Ballroom in Milwaukee, WI
Stella Hotel & Ballroom
Total Development Cost: $26,043,950
The historic Heritage House in Kenosha, Wisconsin, now called the Stella Hotel & Ballroom, is the site of the former Elks Club, which opened in 1919. After decades of use, the Kenosha Elks Club Lodge No. 750 closed in 1990. Throughout the years, the building changed hands, and many owners neglected the building, allowing it to deteriorate. The city took control of the property and worked with Gorman & Company to bring new life to this historic building.
The plan included an adaptive reuse approach to the existing building, as well as a newly constructed adjacent building. The new boutique hotel features 80 hotel suites, a ballroom and meeting space, restaurant and rooftop bar, exercise facility, and business center. The historic ballroom has been restored to its original condition and is utilized for weddings and special events. The renovation of this historic property preserved an important community landmark, contributed to the revitalization of Kenosha’s downtown, and addressed a need for a hotel and event space in an area that has seen a growth in new businesses and tourism.
Choice Neighborhoods: Soluna I & II in Phoenix, Arizona
Choice Neighborhoods: Soluna I & II
Total Development Cost: $41,558,765
In partnership with the Phoenix Housing Department Corporation (PHDC), Gorman & Company created Soluna, a 177 affordable and market-rate unit Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (CNI) project designed to improve the Edison-Eastlake Community (EEC) in Phoenix, Arizona. The intent of Soluna is to reshape and revitalize the EEC and encourage a new sense of community pride. The redevelopment has capitalized on transit-oriented development opportunities, deconcentrating poverty, and ensuring long-term housing affordability.
Choice Neighborhoods: Soluna I & II in Phoenix, Arizona
Choice Neighborhoods: Soluna I & II
Total Development Cost: $41,558,765
The project consists of two four-story buildings containing one, two, and three-bedroom units and one two-story building containing four and five-bedroom units. Soluna I and Soluna II represent the first phase of the EEC One-Vision Housing Phasing Master Plan. Both phases of Soluna share design elements as were designed in proximity to, and built on, parallel timeframes. Soluna I is financed using 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credits and Soluna II is financed using 4% Low Income Housing Tax Credits.
Embassy Suites Rockford Hotel & Conference Center in Rockford, IL
Embassy Suites Rockford Hotel & Conference Center
Total Development Cost: $67,330,763
Embassy Suites Rockford Hotel and Conference center is a $87.5 million public-private partnership project that transformed the dilapidated former Amerock factory into a four-star, 160-room Hilton Embassy Suites and Rockford Conference Center. This 13-story historic building renovation development is located in the downtown area of the city of Rockford, Illinois. Demand for the project was influenced by regional demographic and economic characteristics including commuting patterns, neighborhood revitalization, expansion of employers, retail linkage, and the strength of the Rockford Metropolitan area and Illinois economy.
The hotel and conference center complex contains 233,000 square feet of retail space and offers multiple restaurants, lounges, a game room, and indoor pool. The complex also includes a patio lounge on the 12th floor with private meeting rooms and a spectacular city view. Next to the property is an adjacent park that provides space for outdoor events.
The Construction Division in Detail
Strategic plans used to attract diverse subcontractors include on the job training, subcontracting provisions, advertising, specific informational meetings, coordination with state and local hiring agencies and Youthbuild to name a few. Gorman General Contractors, LLC has a strong history in employing Emerging Business Enterprise (EBE), Minority Business Enterprise (MBE, and Women owned Business Enterprise (WBE) firms.
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Ron Swiggum
Director of Construction
Meet Ron
Ron has 18+ years of experience in all aspects of construction management: price/cost management, budgetary & competitive estimating, coordination of design professionals, space planning, life cycle costing, contract administration, personnel training & development, strategic business planning, risk management, proformas, staff leadership, P&L oversight, and customer relations.
Bill Cauthen
General Field Superintendent
Bill has 20+ years of experience overseeing all phases of multimillion dollar construction. His experience includes multi-family, senior-living, low-income, section 3, Davis Bacon, and office tenant improvements.
Ultimately responsible for field management of on-site trades, he is the liaison and primary coordinator between the Subcontractor, in house workforce, and material suppliers.
Tom Jones
Director of Preconstruction
Project Manager
Stacy Kronebusch
Director Of Construction Compliance
Stacy brings 25+ years of experience in project, office, and compliance management, as well as customer relations. Her project experience includes single family homes, multi-family, senior-living, hotels, and waterparks.
Stacy provides training, compliance management, and management of policies and procedures for the construction field and office teams for all our markets.
Bruce Ramos
General Field Superintendent
Bruce has over 45 years of construction experience, nearly half his time has been with Gorman. He began as Director of Construction and has since been the General Field Superintendent and Safety Director.
Bruce is one of the original executive committee members that was formed when Gorman began, and has managed construction and renovation of over 30,000 units.
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