About Us
We Are a 4th Generation Family-Owned Design Build General Contractor
At Lichtefeld Inc., we develop and construct commercial and industrial facilities in Louisville, Kentucky. We are committed to delivering quality and integrity, meeting our customers’ needs with professional, turn-key services that provide the value they deserve. As the leading representative of Butler Manufacturing’s metal buildings in the Louisville regional market, we offer value engineering and alternatives through Butler’s pre-engineered building systems.
Comprehensive Design-Build Partner
Since 1918
We are general contractors in Louisville, Kentucky, specializing in quality commercial construction projects. Our diverse clientele includes automotive, retail, schools and churches, restaurants, storage, office warehouses, recreational facilities, public services, and trucking operations.
Lichtefeld Inc. has in-house building designers and electrical and mechanical designers on staff. With our design-build services, you engage with a single entity to manage all your design needs, including permitting, civil engineering, architectural and structural engineering, environmental engineering, electrical and mechanical design, and interior design and decorating.
Mission Statement
At Lichtefeld, Inc., we are dedicated to quality and honesty in understanding and meeting the needs of our customers’ aspirations. We design, build, and develop commercial and industrial facilities through professional turn-key services that deliver the value our customers deserve.
Customer service is our #1 priority. Lichtefeld, Inc. is built on personal relationships with our customers and their employees. We encourage professional growth in a positive work environment, leading to increased profitability and long-term stability for our employees and their families.
What Makes Us Different?
- Lichtefeld, Inc. handles the business of building while you handle the building of your business. Our construction firm alleviates the burdens and pressures of new project development, allowing you to focus on your business’s daily operations.
- Family-owned and operated for over 107 years, Lichtefeld Inc. currently has four family members in the office: Paul Sr., Paul Jr., Stanley, and Mark. With more than four generations of design-build construction management and estimating experience, you can trust that your project will be handled professionally and economically as if it were one of our own.
- With four family members actively involved, we guarantee that the company owner will personally manage your project.
- Our construction company selects subcontractors by invitation only. This ensures a quality job because the Lichtefelds work with a select group of subcontractors year after year, avoiding the low bid from disreputable contractors. Our subcontractors consistently provide economical pricing when bidding on our jobs because they know we will pay them on time, every time.
- Having been in business for many years, Lichtefeld Inc. has eliminated mediocre subcontractors, choosing only the industry’s most value-driven and quality-conscious tradespeople. Quality should be the only priority when constructing a facility of great importance, such as your new metal buildings.
- Lichtefeld, Inc. also holds Butler Manufacturing’s ‘Master Order Writer Designation.’ Among the three local Butler representatives, Lichtefeld’s building orders take precedence over the others in terms of order expediency. We guarantee quicker deliveries compared to conventional steel methods as well.
- Butler Manufacturing is the only systems building manufacturer with ISO 9001 certification and meets the National Hurricane Test Laboratory’s stringent soundness criteria. The National Hurricane Test Laboratory built a Butler building for its test center.
- Due to our confidence in qualified subcontractors and quality workmanship, Lichtefeld Inc. offers a two-year labor and material warranty against defects following material specifications, surpassing the typical one-year warranty from competitors.
- For emergencies, we maintain a 24-hour hotline. If a water pipe breaks or a window is damaged, we are available at (502) 643-4411.
- Lichtefeld Inc. operates as an open shop general contractor, meaning you pay no union fees, dues, or union wage scales. We have in-house building designers, as well as electrical and mechanical designers. With our design-build services, you deal with one entity to manage all your design needs: permitting, civil engineering, architectural, structural engineering, environmental engineering, electrical and mechanical design, and interior design and decorating.
- We provide a total turnkey package, from the early stages of design to the final stages of the Certificate of Occupancy. Let us build it for you without worries; you concentrate on your business, and we will focus on building your new facility.
- Lichtefeld Inc. has a real estate division, Lichtefeld Properties, managing over one million square feet of rental property. We share our knowledge and experience regarding project financing, rental income opportunities, leasing opportunities, build-to-suits, and pro forma development tailored to your individual needs. Let us show you how to achieve the most value for your investment.
Are you looking for real estate to build your new facility? Lichtefeld Properties has many affiliates in Louisville, Kentucky, and may know of properties that are available before they hit the open market. We have properties in our portfolio that may suit your needs. Give us a call for your free consultation today.
Seamless Integration
Our Process
While our history includes many successful ‘plan and spec’ projects—where we provide a bid based on a customer’s supplied set of plans—Lichtefeld Inc.’s true expertise lies in the design-build general contractor concept. Our design-build team comprises the owner, architect, engineer, and Lichtefeld’s professionals.
Initial Consultation
The project team collaborates with the client from the start, gathering information about the operational and functional needs of the building, expected exterior appearance, and budget parameters.
Preliminary Design
Lichtefeld Inc. develops a preliminary design and establishes the building cost early, preventing unnecessary expenses on detailed plans and specifications.
Streamlined Coordination
By centralizing all design functions and construction responsibilities within our experienced team, we eliminate time-consuming transactions with multiple uncoordinated professional service firms.
Ongoing Evaluation
Throughout the project, the team continuously evaluates alternatives to ensure that the client’s goals and budget are met, resulting in a seamless and efficient construction process.
Advantages of Partnering with us
- Limited Capital Outlay: Maintain a limited capital investment during the planning stages.
- Early Cost Information: Obtain required cost information as early as possible in the building process.
- Progressional Obligations: Your commitment to us and our responsibilities to you are progressive, not all-inclusive.
- Minimized Time Disruption: We minimize time away from your normal business operations.
- Expert Guidance: Our extensive design and construction experience allows us to guide the architect during the design phase and control construction costs.
- Economies of Planned Management: Benefit from the inherent economies of planned construction management and systems construction concepts.
Resources
Associated Builders and Contractors
Associated Builders & Contractors of Kentuckiana, Inc. is a full-service ‘merit shop’ construction trade association representing over 725 companies throughout the state of Kentucky and in 7 counties in southern Indiana.
Better Business Bureau
Based on BBB files, this business has a BBB rating of A+.
Butler Manufacturing
Established in 1901, Butler Manufacturing Company is the world’s leading producer of pre-engineered metal building systems and architectural products for the nonresidential construction market and the largest source of related development and construction.
Endless Building Options
Explore the versatility of our metal building systems. We have endless customization options for offices, retail spaces, and various commercial, industrial, and religious designs.