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General Contracting Services

We see the details before anyone else!

Contracting Capabilities

When a client chooses Richlen Construction, they receive our complete General Contracting service, with thorough attention. Covering all aspects of the project; pre-construction, value engineering, & post construction.

Closeout Begins
Day One

Richlen's mobilizes on-site in the first two (2) weeks following award of contract. We provide a comprehensive closeout matrix containing all the project's warranties, subcontractor's information to equipment & appliance manuals.

Design-Build Contractor

Richlen is the Owner's main contact, and we retain the architect. The budget is based on schematic design. Design-Build is steered to meet the project's budget. It can lower the potential for disputes and unnecessary change orders.

Built With
Love

"I established Richlen Construction in 1978. It remains our teams core to create long-lasting relationships, provide clients with value, and most important a General Contractor they can rely on!"
Rich Zavala, Founder CEO

Pre-Construction

It is Richlen's responsibility to verify constructability of a project.
  • Building By Full Disclosure
  • "Needs" Planning
  • Manage Communications
  • Preliminary Estimates
  • Value "in" Engineering
  • Constructability Investigation
  • Scheduling in Flexibility
  • Pre-qualify Subcontractors
  • Bid-out while working closely with Architect

    • Construction

    We collaborate with the client through the entire build process.
  • Permit Assistance
  • Schedule Control & Lead Time Tracking
  • Mandatory Project Meetings
  • Mandatory Safety Meetings
  • Cost Control
  • Implement Recycle Programs
  • Quality Assurance
  • Punch list
  • Comprehensive Closeout Matrix

    • Project Approach

    We kick-off each project by building a team environment. [The Richlen team our client starts with, is the project team from beginning to end.] Upon award of the contract, Richlen would request a meeting with the project team, including the architect, building management and engineering, construction management, and tenant. The objective of our meeting is to listen to the parties involved, determine the priorities and project goals.

    Self-Performed Work

    Richlen Construction's self-performed work crew "stays on the project until its completion!"
  • Drywall, Taping, Carpentry, Painting, & Demolition
  • Our self-performing crew allows our team to have more schedule control & flexibility
  • Our self-perform crew are veterans Commercial Builders
  • Richlen crews are known for solving build challenges early, resulting in eliminating subcontractor delays and bureaucracy
    • LEED
    • Safety
    • Diversity
    LEED Accredited Professionals. The President of Richlen Construction, David Zavala, plus more than half of our Project Managers & Engineers are LEED Accredited Professionals.
    The goal of Richlen's Safety Plan and Program is to complete each project without injury or loss of life to the work force, affiliated personnel or public, near or on the premise of the job site. An essential part of our safety program is recognizing when to outsource a neutral, “third-party” job-site safety consultant. Several components will mandate this job-specific decision: scopes-of- work, size of project, project risk, location/environment, pre-OSHA inspection (intervention), improve upon constructability of overall design, forensic assistance, and property management.
    Richlen Construction is proud of our contracting services which we provide as a certified Minority Owned Business Enterprise with the Northern California Minority Supplier Development Council. We promote an equal opportunity work environment! We support our MBE status certification with The Supplier Clearinghouse council. The Clearinghouse is a Commission-supervised entity whose primary purpose is to audit and verify the status of woman and minority owned businesses, and to establish and maintain a database of woman, minority, and service disabled veteran owned businesses that is accessible to the CPUC and to participating utilities. The Clearinghouse audit and verification program precludes the need for individual utilities to audit and verify woman and minority owned businesses with whom they do business.