About the team

Austin Commercial, LP (Austin) is a subsidiary of 100% employee-owned Austin Industries, founded in 1918 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Austin has maintained continuing business operations for 105 years as one of our nation’s largest and most diversified building construction, bridge/road, and industrial maintenance firms. Our 7,000 employee-owners consistently deliver a wide range of construction, design build, self-perform, and maintenance services throughout the United States.

Austin has been involved in the specialized construction of airports since 1975 and successfully delivered aviation programs with a capital value of $12.9 billion at 25 airports across the country, including notable projects at IAH Mickey Leland International D, ORD Terminal 5, SFO Terminal 1 Boarding Area B, PHX Terminal 3 Modernization, LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal 5, SMF Terminal B and DFW Airport Terminal D, while advancing our delivery techniques to address the evolving requirements of the aviation industry. Austin offers complete design, preconstruction, construction, and closeout as a full-service aviation solutions provider delivering projects through design-build, CMAR, general contracting, and P3.

Aviation programs have included renovations, expansions, new terminals, concourses, apron utility/paving, roadway infrastructure, central energy, parking garage, and rental car facility projects in active operating environments. As fast-track builders, our culture is to be innovative, inclusive, fair, and transparent in all we do.

Power Construction is a 98 year-old, management-owned firm with a long history of successfully managing complex projects across multiple market sectors. Our unique business model and values-based approach means that our leaders are directly involved, our employees build long-term careers and we build trade relationships that drive customer value. It drives our unyielding commitment to safety and an exemplary EMR that is continually better than the industry average.

In the world of aviation, everything is a little bit more intense. With mixed-use structures that operate around the clock, interruptions are not an option. Projects must be intelligently phased to ensure safety, compliance and normal aircraft operations.

Our hyper collaborative mindset is key to success for both airside and landside projects. From the high-end interiors of an airline club expansion to large-scale terminal Power Construction does it all. Most importantly, it’s what allows us to fulfill our fundamental promise: to exceed expectations every time.

As global leaders in airport terminal design and design lead for this project, Fentress’ approach to design is rooted in bringing the passenger back to the heart of the travel experience. Fentress embraces the notion that every project grows from its own culture, place, and people. This simple canon guides our designers in creating specific and extraordinary solutions to the building challenges of today. The Fentress Design Team’s goal for each project is to collaborate with our client to create an innovative and sustainable facility that is ambitious in design, but universal in use. Our designs celebrate location, purpose, and humanity.

Since 750 million people use buildings designed by Fentress each year, our team feels a profound sense of responsibility to create architecture that is uplifting to the human spirit. We also focus on creating functional and user-friendly facilities that are durable and provide long-term commitment to their communities.

A culture is defined by its people, its traditions, and its place. Over time some structures establish their own cultural identity and require protection to maintain their identity for future generations.

Unparalleled Airport Terminal Design Experience: As the world’s leading airport terminal designer, Fentress has delivered over 86.6 million square feet of terminal design at some of the most recognized airports in the world, including Los Angeles, Orlando, Denver, Sacramento, Nashville, and Raleigh International Airports. To date, we have designed ten international terminals in the U.S.—more than any other architect. Fentress’ hallmark is cutting-edge Airport Terminal design that will ensure cost-effective procurement, constructability, and long-term building performance.

Innovation-Centered, Flexible Design: Fentress’ knowledge includes the most recent and relevant experience on ever-changing aviation trends, passenger experience, and technological advances. Thom Walsh, AIA, Principal, is a regular presenter on terminal design trends for FAA, Passenger Terminal World, American Association of Airport Executives, and Airports Council International. Dedicated to the advancement of aviation, Principal in Charge of Design Curtis Fentress, FAIA, co-founded Aerial Futures, a non-profit that advances innovation of the airport typology through interdisciplinary conferences and think tanks. Leveraging this knowledge, our team designs flexibility and resiliency into Airport Terminals, resulting in facilities that can easily acclimate to change.

Fentress has the talent and experience to bring innovation to all aviation projects. Most of our work in airports has been in active, operational environments, and we have adjusted our designs to minimize disruption and provide the most flexibility possible for the contractors. Our team has completed dozens of aviation projects across the US and internationally that are comparable to this project.

R.L. Hill Management, Inc. is a minority-owned firm based in Solon, Ohio, established in 1998. Throughout the last 27 years, we have formed strong connections to local contractors and suppliers, both large and small. Signatory to the local Carpenter’s union, we have established a reputation of quality work as a general contractor, specializing in drywall, acoustical ceilings, door and hardware installation and millwork. In addition to its general contracting services, R.L. Hill has acted as a construction manager and design-build contractor for hundreds of projects in the Greater Cleveland area.

The mission of R.L. Hill Management, Inc. is to provide quality service that reflects honesty and integrity to all clients. Understanding our client’s needs and requirements, our goal is to deliver a memorable project through good communication, collaboration, and client advocacy. Excellent relationships with the local trades, a strong subcontractor pre-qualification process, qualified staff, timely response times, and sustainability efforts allow us to ensure high-quality projects and satisfied clients.

Since our founding 30 years ago, Regency has completed over a thousand projects for public and private clients across Ohio. With our headquarters in Brook Park and a branch office in Columbus, the company continues its focus on quality and trust. We pride ourselves on the positive relationships we have with our clients and project partners as well as those within our communities.

We are knowledgeable and collaborative, working together to deliver the best possible solutions for our clients. We value diversity of thought — as well as background — to enhance our problem-solving abilities. As a female-founded and certified Woman-Owned Business, we invest time, talent, and treasure in programs that work to expand the construction talent pipeline, so that our industry will attract even more diverse perspectives. We live and work in the communities we serve. Our goal is to create environments that provide opportunity while ensuring quality, building trust, and fostering relationships — for both our clients and our team.

Regency first performed work for Cleveland Hopkins International Airport in a joint venture in 2000 for the construction of Concourse D. Since then Regency has continued to perform various projects for the airport as a Cost Estimating and Scheduling consultant, making us well suited to the needs of the CLEvolution transformation.

In 1954, Robert P. Madison established the first black-owned architectural firm in the Midwestern United States, Robert P. Madison International Inc (RPMI), in Cleveland. With 70+ years in business, the firm gained recognition through award-winning designs, including the Mount Pleasant Medical Center in 1958 and the U.S. Embassy Office Building in Dakar, Senegal, in 1965.

In 2016, Sandra Madison, AIA took ownership. Under Sandra’s leadership, the firm has achieved significant growth, winning Interior Design Awards and being recognized for its contributions to the community. Sandra’s dedication to Cleveland earned her various accolades, and the firm actively engages in mentoring youth and providing pro-bono services to aligned organizations, embodying a commitment beyond architecture. Sandra Madison, AIA revised the firm mission statement to align with the company’s values: Improving lives through award winning design, mentorship and service to community. This philosophy is reflected by their community-based design process that produces innovative and inclusive spaces.

RPMI is a full-service design firm committed to providing the highest quality architectural, interior, and planning services. RPMI provides professional services for small to large projects requiring a comprehensive range of professional planning and design, technical assistance, program and construction administration services.

As an EDGE certified firm, RPMI maintains a robust presence in the State of Ohio, providing consulting services to public and private sector clients. The firm is intimately familiar with many Northeast Ohio communities, state and local agencies, their diverse stakeholders, economic conditions, buildings, and infrastructure systems which allows them to bring clarity to the needs of the community and people they serve.