IPhase
Listen first
We begin with the people who will use the building. Stakeholders, end users, operators — their constraints become the project brief.
Est. 1948 · National general contractor
Building the next phase of American infrastructure.
An institutional general contractor delivering healthcare, education, corporate, industrial, and civic projects — on time, on budget, and without compromise.
01Markets we serve
Six sectors. One operational standard.
We build for clients whose stakeholders cannot tolerate cost overruns, schedule slippage, or quality compromise. Every market we serve is a long-term commitment, not a portfolio entry.
02Selected work
Projects delivered without compromise.
A sample of recent work across healthcare, education, corporate, and industrial markets. Every project is delivered by a team whose names appear on the buildings they complete.
03 · The firm
Three generations of building the projects that matter.
Founded in 1948, NextPhase has grown from a single Chicago job-site to a national contractor operating across nine states. We've stayed privately held and employee-owned so that the people who build our projects make the decisions on them.
Today our portfolio is anchored by institutional clients — health systems, public universities, transit authorities, and the operating companies behind some of the most recognizable buildings in the Midwest.
04How we deliver
A method earned across 1,240+ completed projects.
We don't sell a process — we run one. Four phases, the same on a $4M tenant fit-out and a $400M hospital expansion.
IIPhase
Plan honestly
Preconstruction estimates that hold. Logistics studied at the curb line. Every assumption captured, costed, and risk-rated before a shovel turns.
IIIPhase
Build accountably
Self-perform crews, named superintendents, and weekly client walks. The team that bids the work is the team that delivers it.
IVPhase
Hand over cleanly
A closeout package operators can actually use, training for facilities staff, and a one-year warranty walk we lead — not the owner.
05 · By the numbers
Seven decades of building, measured.
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06 · Safety & quality
Everyone goes home. Every day. No exceptions.
Our EMR has run below 0.55 for nine consecutive years — less than half the national average. Safety is an operating discipline, not a department: every superintendent is a safety leader, and every project begins with a written hazard-mitigation plan.
07 · Careers
The best builders in the country choose NextPhase. Then they stay.
Employee-owned, field-led, and built for builders. Average tenure: 14 years.
08Insights
Notes from the field.
Reflections from our project teams, preconstruction practice, and innovation group.
Field Notes
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What we learned delivering ten lean projects in 2025
Pull planning, last-planner commitments, and trade-led design assists shortened average schedules by seventeen percent across our healthcare portfolio.
Jun 18, 20266 min read
Sustainability
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Hitting embodied-carbon targets without compromising the budget
A field guide to specifying low-carbon concrete and structural steel on schedule-sensitive projects, with vendors who can deliver at scale.
May 27, 20269 min read
Workforce
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Building the skilled-labor pipeline our clients will need in 2030
Apprenticeship partnerships, women-in-construction programs, and a new $4M training investment across our three regional offices.
May 04, 20265 min read
09 · Start a project