A general contracting partner you can trust, every step of the way.
rooted in our values and driven by our processes
At The Douglas Company, we build places where people live, where they go to heal, and where they sleep -- where their lives unfold around them. We work collaboratively alongside owners and architects to design and build high-quality Multifamily and Senior Living communities across the Midwest and Southeast. Combined with early involvement and our industry-leading expertise, this team-approach has allowed us to deliver the best-price solution for our clients, time and time again. We work with owners that want to spend their time thinking about running their communities, while we bring their vision to life – on-time and on-budget. We provide highly-involved preconstruction and construction management services, guiding our clients from concept to completion. As a 100% employee-owned company, every single member of our team is fully-invested in every project's success. We aren’t just another commercial general contractor, we're your building-partner that’s in it for the long haul.
building peace of mind for nearly 50 years.
Best Price Solution – Our clients must have the right amenities, features, and systems included in their projects. However, when design occurs in a vacuum, overdesign tends to happen, particularly in the engineered systems. Following our process and working closely with both the owner and the architect, The Douglas Company can provide everything the client wants, for the best value possible.
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Peace of Mind – Our clients invest a lot of money in their projects and they take on huge risks, signing multi-million dollar loans. The Douglas Company provides our clients peace of mind in knowing they have a trusted partner controlling every aspect of their risk; delivering a quality project, on-time, and within budget.
with every client we promise these three things:
our commitments to our clients
Development Planning and Leadership – This is important because our clients don’t do physical development on a daily basis; we do. The systems and processes we've developed over years of experience are what make our client's projects a success.
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Bruce Douglas
President
Education: Bachelor of Science, Business Management from Case Western Reserve University
- FMI Project Manager Academy, 2012
- FMI Constructive Executive Institute, 2016
Licenses / Certifications: PMI Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI Schedule Professional (PMI-SP), LEED Accredited Professional in Building Design and Construction (LEED AP BD+C)
Bruce began his career with The Douglas Company in 2011 as a Project Coordinator. He led teams to put in place over $100 million in various types of construction and earned promotions up to the role of President. Prior to serving as President, he was the Executive Vice President, leading our Construction, Estimating, and Business Development teams for all Midwest Operations.
As President, Bruce assumes an active role with each estimate prepared and closely monitors the progression of every project, ensuring a collaborative approach to leading projects from the design phase through the construction phase. He sets projects on a path for success by providing expertise on cost, schedule, logistics, constructability, and other key factors. He is also an integral part of The Douglas Company's extensive Process Training and Quality Assurance programs and is responsible for establishing company goals and policies, maintaining relationships with clients, and overseeing all corporate administrative functions.
Bruce currently serves as a member of The Douglas Company’s Executive Committee, establishing company policies and participating in the development of company strategies and objectives.
Jeremy Bartolovitch
Vice President, Southeast Region
Education: Bachelor of Arts, Business Management from Stetson University
Licenses / Certifications: LEED Green Associate
Jeremy began his career with The Douglas Company in 2008 as a Project Coordinator progressing to Project Estimator, then Senior Estimator, was later promoted to Chief Estimator, and has since earned the position to Vice President of the Southeast Region.
As Vice President, Jeremy is directly responsible for all operations in the Southeast Region. He is a fully engaged leader who has proven his capabilities in leadership, project management, purchasing, supervision, scheduling, project cost estimating, and effectively communicating with owners, architects, and subcontractors. Also, as the Vice President of our Southeast Office, Jeremy is responsible for maintaining positive client relationships, as well as the successful completion of projects on schedule and within budget.
Jeremy currently serves as a member of The Douglas Company’s Executive Committee, establishing company policies and participates in the development of company strategies and objectives.
Andrew Rahrig
Vice President, Construction
Education: Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering from University of Toledo
Licenses / Certifications: LEED AP
Drew began his career with The Douglas Company in 2008 as a co-op intern and has since earned the position of Vice President of Construction.
Drew has completed a variety of different projects including, skilled nursing, assisted and independent living, memory care, and renovations. As Vice President, he has proven his capabilities in leadership, project management, purchasing, supervision, scheduling, project cost estimating, effectively communicating with owner’s, architect’s, and subcontractor’s, maintaining client relationships, and the ability to complete projects successfully on schedule and within budget.
Pete Zimmerman
Vice President
Education: Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering from University of Toledo
Licenses / Certifications: LEED AP, P.E.
Pete joined The Douglas Company in December 2003 and through hard work and dedication has since earned promotions to his position as Vice President of Estimating. He provides both experience and a full understanding of construction, cost control, the bid process, project documentation, project management, and time management. He also oversees the preconstruction department for the Toledo office and two operations teams. With subcontractors and suppliers, he has proven his ability to tactfully and effectively communicate, negotiate, and resolve concerns.
Pete is responsible for many key repeat clients and has completed approximately $70 million in projects for those clients. In addition to specializing in residential projects, his talents also include an extensive background in retail/ commercial construction and has proven his ability to work closely with real estate developers.
Pete works closely with clients, architects, and subcontractors, during the estimating stage overseeing all budget and final estimates controlling cost, and maintaining relationships to ensure accurate and competitive pricing. His extensive understanding and skill in the construction and estimating process provides him with the knowledge to provide highly competitive pricing in a wide variety of construction projects and the ability to offer reliable valve engineering options.
Pete currently serves as a member of The Douglas Company’s Executive Committee, establishing company policies and participates in the development of company strategies and objectives.
Dave Bockbrader
Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration
Education: Bachelor of Science, Business Administration Specializing in Accounting from Bowling Green State University
Dave's career in accounting and finance spans over thirty-five years, including thirty-one years with The Douglas Company. Before joining The Douglas Company in 1993, he was a senior audit manager for EY.
As Executive Vice President of Administration and Finance, Dave supervises all the company’s financial, legal, human resources, and technology departments. This includes preparing all financial reports, reviewing contracts and other legal documentation, talent acquisition, and development and technology activities.
Dave Kelbley
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Education: Bachelor of Science, Business Administration (BBA) - Accounting from University of Toledo
Licenses / Certifications: CPA in the State of Ohio, and Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional (CCIFP®)
Dave's career in accounting and finance spans over thirty-five years, including thirty years with The Douglas Company. Before joining The Douglas Company in 1994, Dave was a senior auditor for EY.
As CFO, Dave supervises the company’s financial affairs, including establishing and maintaining banking relationships, collecting receivables, reviewing and approving all disbursements, subcontracts, purchase orders, maintaining corporate records, and all aspects of taxes and insurance.
Dave is heavily involved each month with an in-depth review of each project. Billings and costs are scrutinized monthly for each project individually by the project team and Dave himself, a critical step ensuring cost and billing accuracy.
At The Douglas Company, we believe a core purpose is not who you aspire to be, but rather who you are at your foundation. It's the strength that every other aspect of the build relies on. As construction professionals, we know a thing or two about strong foundations. At our foundation, The Douglas Company's core purpose is to contribute to the success of our clients and associates. Everything that we do comes down to being a resource and a collaborative partner for both our clients and our employee-owners.
a strong foundation starts with a strong core purpose & values that stand the test of time.
our strong foundation
Our values are the guiding set of principles that keep us on the course of fulfilling our core purpose. They're what you can expect from us when selecting The Douglas Company as your building partner. In short, they include integrity, honesty, professionalism, respect, and teamwork. The extended version, however, is included on our business cards, on our plaques, published in every company newsletter, and displayed proudly in our conference rooms. They are that important to us. They are as follows:
» Great client relationships with high customer loyalty.
» Integrity and professionalism in all we do.
» Keeping our commitments through proactive attention to detail and execution.
» Growth of our Associates and Business through learning, teamwork, and leadership.
core purpose
core values
Director of Construction Services
Primrose Retirement Communities
"The communication, trust, and consistency that define this team--from the ownership level to the field personnel, in our perspective, is a true differentiator in the marketplace."
"a true differentiator in the marketplace"
Joe Hawkins
President
The Wellbridge Group
"The preconstruction process always runs smoothly and completion is on-time, on-budget and with a high level of quality. The team, as always, displayed the uppermost level of professionalism, experience, dedication and commitment to quality"
"the uppermost level of professionalism, experience, dedication and commitment to quality"
Jim Branscum
Construction Manager
Confluent Development
"Working with The Douglas Company was a great experience from start to finish. The preconstruction process always runs smoothly and completion is on-time, on-budget and with a high level of quality. The team, as always, displayed the uppermost level of professionalism, experience, dedication and commitment to quality"
"Working with the douglas company was a great experience from
start to finish."
Ted Lodigensky
President
Dillin Corp
"I am proud to continue our association in the planning of our future projects. Utilizing The Douglas Company as my “go-to” planning and construction partner allows me to sleep better, knowing that we solve challenges together. Always."
"Utilizing the douglas company as my go-to planning and construction partner allows me to sleep better."
Larry dillin
client testimonials
So what exactly does it mean to be a “100% Employee-Owned" company? Just what it says. Our employees are the owners of The Douglas Company, not Wall Street or any single person. When the company succeeds, it's our employees that benefit.
This employee ownership creates a different way of doing business, where all partners’ interests are directly aligned with the company. We are all 100% accountable and 100% invested, creating a powerful dynamic that benefits everyone.
what it means to be 100% Employee-owned -- Everyone is 100% ACCOUNTABLE & 100% INVESTED.
a culture of ownership
featured projects
Southpointe at Westminster St. Augustine
Active Adult
Maumee, OH
Coming First Quarter of 2025
HarborChase of Shaker Heights
Assisted Living & Memory Care
Shaker Heights, OH
Completed April 2023
Hearthstone at Wildwood
Assisted Living & Memory Care
Oxford, FL
Completed August 2023
Thatcher Flats Family Housing
Affordable Multifamily Apartments Cincinnati, OH
Phase 1 Completed May 2024
Blue Heron
Senior Living
Skilled Nursing, Memory Care, Assisted Living
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Completed March 2021
Multifamily Residential
Jacksonville, FL
Completed May 2022
Affordable Senior Apartments
Cincinnati, OH
Completed November 2022
John Arthur Flats
The Sagefield
Harper's Station of Gainesville
Assisted Living & Memory Care
Gainesville, VA
Completed January 2022
