GH Phipps Construction Inspire.Lead.Deliver. Experience Services About Careers Contact Building for People, with People At GH Phipps, we are focused on people – our relationships with clients, professional development of our personnel, and the communities we interact with. We are 100% employee-owned, which means all our employees are working hard to create successful partnerships and deliver an exceptional building experience. In 2022, we will celebrate 70 years of work along the front range. We continue as one of the largest construction companies in the Colorado region. GH Phipps is known for our work in the healthcare, higher education, K-12, civic and commercial arenas – with a reputation as a trusted partner time and again. Today, more than three-fourths of our business comes from repeat clients who know that our employee-owners are responsible for upholding our mission to Inspire. Lead. Deliver. The Construction of GH Phipps The history of GH Phipps Construction Companies dates back to the 1950s. Gerald H. Phipps was the son of a representative to the United States Senate, 1919 to 1931. Gerald inherited his father’s interest in philanthropic and civic involvement. The Phipps family had traditionally supported Children’s Hospital Colorado in the early days, making generous financial donations to help the cause. The Phipps family also took ownership of the Denver Broncos from 1961 to 1981. Gerald began his career in construction, managing the Denver office of Platt Rogers Construction, the firm founded by his uncle. Eventually, Gerald bought the Denver office and began what is now known as GH Phipps Construction Companies. The firm grew and prospered that first decade, and GH Phipps opened a Colorado Springs office in 1960. Gerald’s interest in his employees’ success was consistently evident. In 1967, he established a profit-sharing plan allowing employees to share in the success of the company. Before Gerald’s passing in 1993, he created a legacy, transferring the company’s assets to a profit-sharing trust. This trust is now held as an ESOP and shared by more than 200 of the company’s employees. We realize that even the best organizations need careful and constant nurturing—our word must be as good as our work. It is our company mission to live up to the reputation of our predecessors, prioritizing our clients, employees, and community. Ultimately, we hope to leave things better than we found them. GH Phipps Leadership Team When you hire GH Phipps to construct a building, or campus of buildings, you get more than a construction company – you have a team of employee-owners. As such, our leadership supports our people, clients, and community through our company mission: Inspire. Lead. Deliver. Expect an Exceptional Building Experience. Kurt Klanderud President / CEO Rich Allison Executive Vice President Jim Clawson Chief Financial Officer Gary Constant Vice President, Design-Build Services Chris Pedersen Vice President, Concrete Services Roger Treichler Vice President of Operations – Denver Todd Ruff Vice President of Preconstruction Awards Our employee-owners hold an unparalleled commitment to our clients, our deliverables, and one another. We strive for excellence in everything we do. Together, we achieve great things. 2020 AGC ACE Bronze Award for Best Building Project (Over $70M – General Contractor) Lakehouse 2020 NAIOP Award, Innovative Development of the Year, Lakehouse 2020 NAIOP Award, Retail Development of the Year, Junction Food & Drink 2019 AIA / ALA Library Building Awards, Colorado College Tutt Library Expansion and Transformation 2019 1st Place, Western States ESOP, CAWS Chapter, Most Effective Committee 2019 AGC ACE 1st Place Best Building Project (under 10M), Rio Grande Hospital and Clinic Expansion and Renovation 2019 ACI 2nd Place (International Competition) Excellence in Concrete Construction Award for Decorative Concrete, Metro State University of Denver – Aerospace & Engineering Sciences Building 2019 Best General Contractor Finalist, Colorado Springs Business Journal 2019 Best Places to Work, Listed 14th, Denver Business Journal 2018 ENR Mountain States, General Contractor of the Year 2018 ENR Mountain States Top Contracting Firms by revenue, ranked #8 2018 AGC in the Community Award for 1-60-1952 Program 2018 AGC ACE Award for Banner Health North Colorado Medical Center OR#15 2018 AGC ACE Bronze Award, Best Build Project ($40-$70M – General Contractor), University of Colorado Center for Academic Success and Engagement (CASE) Building 2017 ENR National Top 20 Under 40 list, Project Superintendent 2017 ENR Mountain States Best Projects, Merit Award in Higher Education / Research, University of Denver Engineering and Computer Sciences Building 2017 Independent Electrical Contractors Rocky Mountain (IECRM) Summit Awards, Contractor of the Year 2017 Denver Business Journal Top Regional Contractors, Ranked #11 As a general contractor who self-performs work, we are proud of our excellent track record for safety performance. We give applause to our employees executing our training program, encouraging and educating one another, and our outstanding safety performance in the field. It’s not by one individual that we succeed in this, but a culture of care for others resulting in greatness. Building a Sustainable Future LEED & NET-ZERO Practices GH Phipps has committed to sustainable building since 1992. The momentum began to build in 2003, when Boulder Community Hospitals’ Foothills Campus, a GH Phipps project, was certified LEED Silver by the U.S. Green Building Council. It was the first hospital in the country to be certified under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. As of 2021, GH Phipps has constructed 30 projects meeting or on track to be LEED-certified, and several others designed and built to meet LEED certification standards. Approximately 26 members of the GH Phipps team are LEED certified, demonstrating a thorough understanding of sustainable building practices and principles and the LEED Rating Systems. Green construction methods can be integrated into buildings at any stage, from design and construction to renovation and deconstruction. We prefer early participation with the project’s design team to determine which sustainability solutions make the most sense — from setting LEED credit category goals to identifying innovative practices that can make a building easier on the planet. Learn more about the U.S. Green Building Council, or USGBC, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit coalition of building industry leaders. This program has become the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high-performance green buildings. We have been honored with three national Association of General Contractors (AGC) Construction Safety Excellence Awards (CSEA) since 2008, and are a participant in OSHA’s and AGC Colorado’s Construction Health and Safety Excellence (CHASE) program, which seeks continuous improvements in safety. Safety is a Priority Safety is our culture. The safety of our employees, of our subcontractors, our partners and clients is our absolute top priority. For a general contractor who self-performs work, our track record for safety performance is excellent. Safety is about our families, our co-workers, and our communities, it encompasses so much more than the project sites we work at daily. Safety is the health of our employees, as well as the correct approach to the environment in which we work. Our formal safety program is managed by a dedicated staff that oversees implementation of safety initiatives and continually works with field personnel to educate and enforce safety policies. Every employee receives regular safety training, in addition to ongoing training related to our unique project sites. All field supervisors are CPR and First-Aid Certified. Safety instructions and rules of conduct are written into each subcontract, and our safety requirements are reviewed with each subcontractor prior to awarding contracts. Visit our Builder's Blog to Learn More About the Commercial Construction Market Corporate Offices, GH Phipps Construction Companies 5995 Greenwood Plaza Blvd, Suite 100 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Email us 1-877-5PHIPPS (1-877-574-4777) p: 303.571.5377 f: 303.629.7467 GH Phipps Wyoming 1482 Commerce Dr. Unit Y, Laramie, WY 82070 307.745.4866 Facebook LinkedIn Instagram Colorado Springs, CO 496 Nevada Mesa View Colorado Springs, CO 80907 719.633.4673 Fort Collins, CO 4800 Innovation Drive Fort Collins, CO 80525 970.776.5500 Collaboration Vendor Registration Terms of Use Privacy Statement © Copyright 2021 GH Phipps Construction Companies. 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