Gainesville, Florida
Commercial Contractor in Gainesville, Florida
Commercial construction and construction management for owners in Gainesville and Alachua County, from an office 30 miles away rather than a branch office three hours away.
Gray Construction Services is a licensed Florida commercial general contractor based in Trenton, about 30 miles west of Gainesville. Alachua County sits inside the core of our service area, and we have been building across this region since 2001.
In Gainesville we completed the Meridian Administration Building for Meridian Behavioral Healthcare, a 24,000 square foot facility delivered under construction management at-risk for approximately $2.9 million.
Most of our work is public and institutional: school districts, county administrations, a state college, municipal fire and public safety facilities, and general aviation terminals. That is the kind of building Alachua County owners most often need, and it is the kind we have the most of.
Completed in Alachua County
Meridian Administration Building
$2.9 Million · 24,000 SF · Construction Management at-Risk
Tower Center Retail Space
$1.2 Million · 8,000 SF
Roberts Stadium Club Apartments
$1.5 Million · 8,600 SF
Florida Baptist Children's Home
$849K · 9,500 SF
Why proximity matters on a construction project
Contractors bid work far outside their home market all the time, and there is nothing wrong with it. But distance shows up in ways that owners feel: how quickly a superintendent can get back to a site, how well a contractor knows which local subcontractors actually show up, how familiar they are with the local building department, and how much of the contingency is quietly funded by travel and per-diem.
Being 30 miles out means our project staff are on site rather than in transit, and our subcontractor relationships are with firms that work in this market every week. When a package has to be re-bid or a trade has to be replaced mid-project, that matters more than any line in a proposal.
Services available in Gainesville
Gainesville and Alachua County owners engage us across all five delivery and advisory services. Construction management at-risk is the most common on public work, because it gives a board a firm number before design is finished.
Pre-Construction Planning
The decisions that determine whether a project lands on budget are made long before anyone breaks ground.
Construction Management
Two delivery models, one obligation: act in the owner's interest from conceptualization through final turnover.
Design-Build
One contract. One accountable party. No gap between what was designed and what gets built.
General Contracting
The traditional route, done properly: clear phases, competitive pricing, and one contractor answerable for the build.
Construction Consulting
Strategic guidance for owners who need a builder's read on a decision before they commit to it.
Recent work in neighbouring counties
Gainesville sits inside a service area we work across continuously. These projects were delivered in adjacent counties.
- Drummond Community Bank, Trenton, FL, $1.1 Million, Construction Management at-Risk
- Sheltair Aviation Hangar, Williston, FL, $1.6 Million, Construction Management at-Risk
- Suwannee River Fair Livestock Building, Fanning Springs, FL, General Contracting
- Columbia High School Food Services, Lake City, FL
- Fort White Elementary School, Ft. White, FL, $8.8 Million, Construction Management at-Risk
- Ft. White High School Auditorium, Ft. White, FL, $6.5 Million, Construction Management at-Risk
Talk to us about a Gainesville project
Our office is at 222 W Wade Street, Trenton, FL 32693, about 30 miles east of our Trenton office. Call (352) 463-3939 or send a message and a member of the team will get back to you.
Gray Construction Services holds Florida certified general contractor licence CGC #062854.