Why CLA
One Contractor, Start To Finish
Most "metal building" companies are kit dealers — they drop-ship a stack of steel to your lot and the rest is your problem. CLA is different. We self-perform the whole job in-house, so you have one accountable team from the first drawing to the final walkthrough.
A drop-ship kit dealer hands you a bill of materials and a phone number. After that, lining up a dirt contractor, a concrete crew, an erector, a utility sub, and chasing your own permits is on you — and if something doesn't line up, every one of them points at the other guy.
We're a full-service general contractor that does the work itself. CLA self-performs sitework, foundation, steel erection, utilities, and permitting, and we coordinate the engineered drawings that tie it all together. That means one point of contact, one schedule, and one team standing behind the finished building.
On engineering: we don't claim to engineer or stamp anything in-house, and you shouldn't trust a builder who does on a kit-style project. Here's how it really works — your engineered drawings come from the building manufacturer for your review and sign-off, then they get stamped. You build from approved, code-compliant plans, and CLA handles the construction and coordination around them. It's an honest division of labor that protects you.
Sitework
Grading, pad, and site prep — even on large acreage — to get your lot build-ready.
Foundation
Slabs and foundations poured to spec for your building and how you'll use it.
Steel Erection
Our own crews raise the structure to engineered tolerances, safely and on schedule.
Utilities
Water, power, and drainage run and connected so the building is ready to use.
Permitting
We can pull just about any permit your project needs — so you don't have to.
Drawing Coordination
We coordinate the manufacturer's engineered, stamped drawings you sign off on.
We focus on the structure, sitework, and shell. When a project specifically calls for interior finish-out, we'll handle it — just ask and we'll tell you what makes sense for your build.
