In 2014, Tom Ehlers followed his dream to be an independent business owner and entrepreneur by founding Columbia Builders of California, Inc. The dream is focused on working with other successful business owners to make their dreams and goals come true. Tom has over 25 years of experience in the industry, constructing millions of dollars worth of projects.  With a BS in Construction Management from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Tom worked to build other local general contractors, managing projects large and small.  Tom has worked on just about every type of construction project imaginable.  Here are a few highlights:

 

Universities

Schools

Caltrans projects

Airport terminals

Performing Arts facilities

OSHPD hospitals

Warehouses

Concrete Tilt-up construction

Pre-engineered buildings

Historical retrofits  (URM's)

Hotels

Churches

Helistop

Prisons

Police facilities

Offices

Movie Theaters   

Medical facilities    

RV parks

Restaurants and Kitchens

Residential  

Retail 

Tenant improvements

Locker rooms

Wineries

Nuclear storage facilities

Multi story steel buildings

Masonry buildings

Mixed-use

Chemical laboratories