B&I Contractors – A Great Place to Work

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Fort Myers, FL — B&I Contractors, Inc. is proud to celebrate Certification Nation Day on May 17, along with the community of Great Place to Work-Certified™ companies across the country. Great Place to Work® has designated May 17, 2022, as Certification Nation Day to salute and recognize the companies working to create great places to […]

B&I Announces Key Promotions

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B&I Contractors, Inc. is pleased to announce key promotions in the Southwest Florida region. Dan Bolgiano has been promoted to Southwest Regional Manager. Bolgiano has been a key part of our success, and we are thrilled to promote him to this important position,” said Gary Griffin, President of B&I Contractors. Bolgiano joined the B&I Contractors […]

B&I Purchasing Department Promotions

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B&I Contractors, Inc. is glad to announce the promotion of Rafael Rubio to Construction Purchasing Manager. Rubio joined the B&I team of professionals in April 2012 and has been an integral part of the purchasing department. Rubio’s expanded position comes with increased responsibility during a time of significant supply-chain challenges. Rubio is has excelled in […]

B&I Contractors and WearTheFund – Partners in “Give Back Program”

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B&I Contractors and WearTheFund are long-time partners of The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools (FLCPS). Together they go above and beyond to ensure the students and educators in Lee County have the support they need to achieve success! As part of their social mission, WearTheFund gives back a percentage of every B&I order to […]

B&I Voted Best Commercial HVAC & Best Electrical Contractor

Gulfshore business - Best of Business 2021

This year marks the ninth annual Gulfshore Business Best of Business readers’ poll. Of the thousands of votes received, one winner and two finalists in each of the 35 categories were selected through online polling with SurveyMonkey.com, which required each participant to provide their name and email address so each could cast only one ballot. […]

HR Director Michael Biskie Appointed to State of Florida

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 Michael Biskie, Human Resource Director “Appointed to State of Florida Credentials Review Committee” Michael Biskie has been appointed to the State of Florida Credentials Review Committee. This brand-new committee will serve under the Reimagining Education and Career Help (REACH) Act––a Florida House Bill that was approved in the 2021 session.  Biskie joins a roster of […]

2022 Heart Ball to be led by longtime volunteer

Jason Grabowski

The 41st annual Southwest Florida Heart Ball gala plans to be back in the ballroom next Spring with B&I Contracts Executive Vice President and COO Jason Grabowski. Grabowski is a longtime volunteer with the American Heart Association and won the 2020 Southwest Florida American Heart Association Volunteer of the Year. His passion for the organization […]

B&I Contractors is recognized as “Business of the Year” in Breakthrough Awards

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Fort Myers, Fla. – B&I Contractors was selected and awarded as Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida’s “Business of the Year” for 2020. The honors were presented at the Breakthrough Award ceremony, held at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre on Tuesday, May 18. The annual event recognizes individuals and businesses who have advanced the Goodwill Mission […]

B&I awarded three Florida contracts valued at $10.6 million

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Rendering of the Emcompass Health project Florida Construction News staff writer B & I Contractors, a Florida-based mechanical, plumbing and electrical subcontracting and building services firm has reported three significant contract awards. In the first award, the Fort Myers-headquartered contractor says it was awarded the $2.5 million electrical scope for the new ground-up Encompass Health […]

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B&I awarded three Florida contracts valued at $10.6 million

Rendering of the Emcompass Health project

Florida Construction News staff writer

B & I Contractors, a Florida-based mechanical, plumbing and electrical subcontracting and building services firm has reported three significant contract awards.

In the first award, the Fort Myers-headquartered contractor says it was awarded the $2.5 million electrical scope for the new ground-up Encompass Health project in Naples. The hospital will offer inpatient physical therapy services to patients.

B & I’s scope of work for the 50-bed project will consist of providing Florida Power and Light (FPL) primary to the site and incoming electrical service with backup generators. B & I is also responsible for the interior and lighting controls, fire alarm system, pathways for all telecommunications and the nurse call systems.

Groundbreaking is slated for the beginning of June 2021 and the project will take approximately 12 months to complete. B & I will mobilize to the site in mid-June to begin the underground electrical scope.


The Hillsborough County Waterset PK-8 Magnet School

In the second project, B&I was awarded the $5.9 million HVAC and plumbing scope for the construction of the new Hillsborough County Waterset PK-8 Magnet School located in Apollo Beach,.

The new campus is composed of five buildings including 20,000 sq. ft. and 40,000 sq. ft. buildings for classrooms with a capacity for 1,800 students. The campus also includes a gymnasium building, a two-story administration building and a music and food service building as well as athletics fields and playing courts. The underground work began in April 2021, and the project completion is scheduled for June 2022.

“B & I is proud to contribute to this project and is excited for the future faculty and students,” the company said in a statement.


Lynn University Student Housing

In addition, B & I, was awarded the $2.2 million plumbing scope for the Lynn University Student Housing project in Boca Raton. The project consists of all new sanitary, waste, vent, storm, domestic hot and cold-water piping. B & I is also responsible for providing new plumbing fixtures such as bathtub and shower units.

The new student dormitory will be a three-story building with 342 beds. The dorm will consist of two- and four-bedroom suites with their own assigned bathrooms. Each floor of this dorm will hold its own common study area and the ground floor will have a student lounge, as well as an interior courtyard. The projected completion date for this project is July 2022.

B & I specializes in providing HVAC, electrical, plumbing, refrigeration and building maintenance services for commercial, institutional, and industrial facilities. To learn more, call (239) 332-4646 or contact us.

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