Lee Building Industry Association honors Stevens Construction as Contractor of the Year for 10th year

Stevens Construction Inc. earned five awards at the Lee Building Industry Association Industry Awards event on Nov. 17.

Stevens Construction earned the highest honor of the evening, winning the Contractor of the Year. A panel of nationwide judges named Stevens Construction Contractor of the Year based on criteria such as the company’s achievement of goals, client relations, professional certifications and community responsibilities. This is the 10th year Stevens Construction has received this honor, the company won in 2020, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012, 2011 and 2007.

The company won a Summit Award for the best healthcare project in the $5-8 million and up category for Frantz EyeCare. Designed to promote staff efficiency and overall patient experience, the 60,000-square-foot Frantz EyeCare offers 44 exam lanes, diagnostic center, retail, LASIK suite, cosmetic treatment center and AHCA-licensed surgery center. The second-floor houses Frantz EyeCare’s corporate offices, employee training, a conference room and space available for lease.

The company also won best healthcare in the $2-4.9 million category for Fountain Life in Naples. Stevens Construction transformed a 9,234-square-foot vacant retail space into Fountain Life, which includes diagnostic testing such as MRI and CT scan.

Stevens Construction also won a Summit Award for best public works project for the city of Fort Myers’ Fire Station 17. Situated on 2.76 acres, Fire Station 17 is a 12,597-square-foot building with a 2,585-square-foot storage facility. The new station houses accommodations for on-duty firefighters, a physical fitness facility, community room and administration. Fire Station 17 also includes a kitchen, classrooms, decontamination room, onsite diesel and gasoline fuel distribution and a second-story fire training room.

In the best build-out category, the company won a Summit Award for Trilogy Laboratories. Located at 10060 Amberwood Road, suites 5-8, Stevens Construction provided a 7,800-square-foot interior renovation, which serves as the expanded Trilogy Laboratories, a manufacturer of skincare products founded by Dr. Kristen Flaharty.

Stevens Construction has earned 65 Summit Awards since the program began in 2006.