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In the early years of Chris-Tel
Construction, the business
grew steadily, both in their size
and the scope of their work. By
2000, the principals that guided
the business – integrity, dedi-
cation, vision, and unwavering
work ethic – were well known,
and the firm started to take on
new and larger buildings, as
well as continuing services con-
tracts with municipal agencies
and education institutions.
Today, Chris-Tel Construction
is known for delivering larger
scale commercial, industrial,
and transportation projects.
They have proven their capabil-
ity in that high-end arena on a
number of high profile jobs.
In particular, Chris-Tel has been
celebrated for their work at the
Edison and Ford Winter Estates,
a historical museum and botan-
ical garden that has been recog-
nized as a landmark of history
and chemistry. There, they com-
pleted a series of historic resto-
ration projects, which spanned
10 years, encompassed resto-
ration of all the buildings on the
estates, and won a plethora of
historic restoration awards, in-
cluding a national award.
In recent years, other significant
projects have included improve-
ments to Hammond Stadium
at Century Link Sports Com-
plex, the construction of the
award-winning North Fort My-
ers Recreation Centre and East-
APRIL 2019
“We’re talking
about an island
that has one way
on and one way
off, and that’s the
main road, and
that’s the road
we’re changing.”