“We set the Standard that leads the industry in meeting customer requirements; enabling employees to thrive through improved safety and prosperity. Continuous improvement, essential processes, employee participation, and training equip resourced teams to get work done on budget, on schedule, with zero accidents and zero defects.”
At Lee Company, we’re building a reputation for construction excellence, consistently ranking in the top 30 of ENR’s industry giants nationwide. With core construction services of HVAC, plumbing, and electrical, our vast experience includes the successful completion of projects in over 30 states. Lee Company’s fully integrated delivery method employs the latest in construction technologies, means, and methods. Our design-build expertise leads to smart solutions that meet the specific needs of every customer.
MEP construction and commissioning
In-house professional engineering
Pre-construction services
Manufacturing/prefabrication
BIM/virtual construction
Building automation/HVAC controls
HVAC systems test and balance
Government Services
Government agencies are building infrastructure and support facilities to serve a growing and diverse population. Our experienced team has the knowledge needed to provide all Lee Company services in compliance with government protocols.
First responder facilities – Police, Fire, EMT
Administrative facilities
Healthcare – VA, public hospitals and clinics
Public works
Parks and sport venues
Lee Company’s Construction team offers: design services, including fully engineered and stamped documents; construction services, including installation of all MP&E systems; and prefabrication and modular services. To build the best, work with the pros: Call Lee Company today.
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville, AL
Owner: U.S. Army Garrison
Contractor: Lee Company
Contract Amount: $549,873
At the Army’s Redstone Arsenal the indoor pool was great, but humidity and temperature control made the poolside area incredibly uncomfortable. Lee Company developed a creative HVAC solution, improving the pool environment and saving energy costs. When a protective wall obstructed construction progress, Lee Company flew equipment in using a crane.
U.S. Space and Rocket Center
Huntsville, Alabama
Owner: U.S. Space and Rocket Center
Contractor: Lee Company
Contract Amount: $184,587
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama is the largest spaceflight museum in the world. When leaking pipes threatened a national landmark, the Center turned to Lee Company to engineer an out-of-this-world solution.
First Tennessee Park
Nashville, TN
Owner: Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County
Contractor: Bell and Associates
Contract Amount: $6,606,275
The LEED Silver Ballpark resides in the Historic location of the Sulphur Dell Ballpark on the north side of downtown Nashville. This state-of-the-art facility holds 10,000 people, with fixed seats and suites. Lee Company was selected for the HVAC and Plumbing portion of the project.
Healthcare Services
No one in our markets has as much experience or depth in the world of healthcare construction as Lee Company. Let our professionals take care of your complex building needs, minimizing risk and maximizing quality.
Design services: fully engineered and stamped documents
Construction services: installation of all M&P systems
Controls: building automation systems (BAS)
Test and balance services
Full design-build services for mechanical, plumbing, and medical gas
Lee Company works with hospitals, medical office buildings, specialty clinics, outpatient surgery centers, and skilled nursing/assisted living facilities. Talk to us today to find out how our well-trained professionals, healthcare construction experience, and prefabrication and modular capabilities can help you.
Centennial Medical Center:
Nashville, Tennessee
Owner: Hospital Corporation of America
Contractor: Brasfield & Gorrie
Contract Amount: $29,580,986
Talk about a tall order! Vertical expansion projects are always complex, especially when they’re at a fully functioning hospital. Lee Company successfully completed Centennial Medical Center’s five-story expansion and constructed a central energy plant, with minimal disruption to patient care.
EMJ Parkridge Chiller Tower
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Owner: Hospital Corporation of America
Contractor: EMJ Construction
Contract Amount: $1,293,512
Lee Company had to stop work to clear a path for a Life Flight helicopter; that doesn’t happen often! The chiller tower project for an HCA hospital in Chattanooga was far from typical, far from home, and a big success!
Horizon Medical Center
Dickson, TN
Owner: HCA-TriStar Horizon Medical
Contractor: Lee Company
Contract Amount: $712,512
As part of an upgrade of air handler units at the Horizon Medical Center, an outdoor air unit had to be replaced – a process that would normally take a week and disrupt activities. The hospital needed it done in one day, with no impact on patients. Thanks to extensive, detailed planning, Lee Company completed […]
Hospital Corporations of America HealthPark
Brentwood, TN
Owner: Hospital Corporation of America
Contractor: Harvest Construction
Contract Amount: $6,870,627
To install huge equipment in two HCA buildings, Lee Company renovation pros literally pulled together, creating an elaborate pulley system to lift the equipment into place. With a tight timeline, the team also built two parking garages – all on schedule!
West Valley Hospital
Goodyear, AZ
Owner: West Valley Hospital
Contractor: R.J. Griffin & Company
Contract Amount: $5,389,300
This 165,000 square foot new construction project consisted of eight large central station air handling units located in mechanical rooms and penthouses. The cooling plant was operated by two 300 ton chillers and associated cooling towers. There were two 250 BHP steam boilers with dual fuel burners to allow for alternate fuel sources. Domestic water […]
Summit Building
Brentwood, Tennessee
Owner: Advent Properties
Contractor: Lee Company
Contract Amount: $1,502,400
As a healthcare leader, the tenant has strict requirements for air quality and temperature – and requirements vary from each lab. Lee Company worked around the clock to renovate the HVAC system in an occupied Advent Properties facility, without disrupting operations.
St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital
Murfreesboro, TN
Owner: St. Thomas Rutherford
Contractor: St. Thomas Rutherford
Contract Amount: $136,543
Small jobs make a big difference. Lee Company recently completed a special project for Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, Tenn., updating a critical element of the HVAC system, a computer room air conditioning (CRAC) unit, demonstrating how exceptional teamwork leads to truly special results.
TriStar Skyline Medical Center
Nashville, TN
Owner: Hospital Corporation of America
Contractor: Batten Shaw
Contract Amount: $9,299,863.17
To complete a two-floor vertical expansion of Nashville’s bustling TriStar Skyline Medical Center – without shutting the facility down – required a healthy respect for communication. Working around the clock, Lee Company kept the project on track, and the hospital in operation.
Medical Center at Bowling Green
Bowling Green, KY
Owner: Bowling Green Medical Center
Contractor: Wehr Constructors
Contract Amount: $1,292,880
Building a second story on top of an active hospital creates interesting logistical challenges in the best of times. Building that addition during a pandemic? That takes careful planning and dedicated professionals. Lee Company took on the challenge and succeeded.
Industrial Services
Industrial customers have specific needs for everything from safety to sustainability. Lee Company’s construction professionals work with you to understand your processes and building goals. We put our engineering and construction talents to work, so you can focus on your core business.
Process heating and cooling
Dust collection, industrial ventilation
Piping systems fabrication
HVAC and plumbing
Over the past 75 years, Lee Company has designed, fabricated, installed, and maintained HVAC, plumbing, and process systems in almost every sector of the industrial market. When you’re ready to build, we’re ready for you.
Maplehurst Frozen Dough
Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Owner: Maplehurst Bakery/Western Foods
Contractor: Stellar Group
Contract Amount: $1,256,150
Like donuts? Lee Company provided design/build services to the industrial Maplehurst bakery for a frozen dough line, enabling them to ship throughout the country. The team also replaced the bakery’s hot water system – from piping to start-up – for FDA compliance.
J.M. Smucker Co.
Scottsville, KY
Owner: J.M. Smucker Co.
Contractor: Lee Company
Contract Amount: $854,623
It was a sticky situation when a J.M. Smucker Co. plant — responsible for Uncrustables® sandwiches — needed to replace failing air handling units. Lee Company leveraged state-of-the-art capabilities to design and install a solution in just five days — minimizing production downtime.
BG1
Bowling Green, KY
Owner: BG1
Contractor: Lee Company
Contract Amount: $342,000
For the first time, a BG1 water processing plant is running at maximum potential, thanks to Lee Company’s design-build of a five-story tower in an existing facility. According to site visitors: “It’s the best piping job we’ve ever seen.”
CoLinx, LLC
Crossville, TN
Owner: CoLinx, LLC
Contractor: CoLinx, LLC
Contract Amount: $675,160
In a small town, big jobs take on special importance. Working for CoLinx in Crossville, Tenn., Lee Company overcame numerous challenges to design and build an impressive temperature and humidity-control system for one of the largest buildings in town.
Claborn South Limestone Industrial Park Phase 1 and 2
Tanner, AL
Owner: Limestone Building Group
Contractor: Limestone Building Group
Contract Amount: $4,847,159
In 2019, Lee Company’s North Alabama office scored a huge win – a nearly $4.9 million design-build project for Claborn Manufacturing. To do the job right, Lee Company relied on innovative technology, diverse talent, and unstoppable teamwork.
Commercial Services
To paraphrase the old saying, “If we build it, they will come.” Commercial success hinges on the environment you create, from the ground up. Lee Company’s construction pros work with you to build a facility that appeals to customers, visitors, and employees.
Full design-build services
HVAC and plumbing
Piping systems fabrication
Controls: building automation systems (BAS)
Test and balance services
For commercial construction, it pays to work with the experts. Lee Company has been helping commercial customers for decades, with experience in everything from retail malls to restaurants and historic renovations. What can we do for you?
505 Nashville
Nashville, TN
Owner: Giarratana Development, LLC
Contractor: Archer Western – The Walsh Group
Contract Amount: $19,991,781
With construction complete and residents moving in, Lee Company can look up with pride at 505, a 46-story skyscraper in downtown Nashville. Lee Company handled all the HVAC and plumbing in 505, and provided cost-saving, time-saving design assistance.
Char
Nashville, Tennessee
Owner: J.H.S. Holdings LLC
Contractor: Powell Architecture and Building Studio
Contract Amount: $766,762
Lee Company went beyond tickling the ivories as part of a tenant buildout for a piano bar restaurant. Working in a tight space of a multi-story building in a busy part of Nashville with multiple contractors, required perfect harmony.
WeWork
Nashville, Tennessee
Owner: WeWork Companies Inc.
Contractor: DPR Construction
Contract Amount: $1,399,885
The logistical challenges were through the roof when WeWork renovated office space in a 24-story building located in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Through project management and field expertise, Lee Company overcame those challenges to finish on time and on budget.
Harry’s Fresh Foods
Nashville, TN
Owner: Harry’s Fresh Foods
Contractor: Carter Group LLC
Contract Amount: $4,769,071
When Harry’s Fresh Foods expanded operations, the leading food producer chose Lee Company as its design-build partner to develop the complex mechanical infrastructure required to support 19 kettle production lines. To meet FDA regulations this project included a hot ingredient water system for each kettle, 4 steam pressure reducing stations, and a new exhaust system.
CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc.
Franklin, TN
Owner: CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc.
Contractor: DF Chase
Contract Amount: $731,876
Working on a tight schedule, Lee Company helped CKE Restaurants Holdings move its HQ from California to Franklin. The build-out included a test kitchen on the 10th floor of a new high rise which required several windows had to be removed and the equipment was flown in using a crane.
Harpeth on the Green
Brentwood, TN
Owner: Cassidy Turley
Contractor: Lee Company
Contract Amount: $385,000
Lee Company acted as General Contractor for the renovation of the penthouse at Harpeth on the Green. Lee Company demoed and installed various dampers in the penthouse ductwork.
Gulch Crossing Office Building
Nashville, TN
Owner: Market Street Enterprises
Contractor: Lee Company
Contract Amount: $4,005,000
Lee Company installed the Mechanical, Plumbing and HVAC systems in the Gulch Crossing Building. This facility offers seven levels of Class A office space for a combined square footage of roughly 200,000 SF in addition to one level of retail and five levels of parking.
Westin Hotel
Nashville, TN
Owner: Castlerock Asset Management
Contractor: D.F. Chase
Contract Amount: $11,466,989
Westin had high expectations for its new high-rise hotel in downtown Nashville. Lee Company delivered, overcoming challenges with logistics, weather, space and time to help create a landmark that’s delighting local residents, business travelers and tourists. With 453 guest rooms and suites, this 27-story luxury hotel offers a new vista of the exciting metropolitan area.
Amazon RAD - 1
Antioch, TN
Owner: Amazon
Contractor: Layton Construction
Contract Amount: $2,817,224
When Lee Company scored a prime job for Amazon, they got it done right – despite a nearly impossible timeline and challenges that were, literally, sky high. Lee Company’s buildout of Amazon’s huge warehouse marks a triumph of technology and teamwork.
Institutional Services
On new construction or renovation of any institutional facility, completing on time and within budget is critical. Lee Company has the engineering and construction resources to execute these time-sensitive projects, and our prefabrication and modular capabilities provide clear benefits.
Design services: fully engineered and stamped documents
Construction services: installation of all M&P systems
Controls: building automation systems (BAS)
Lighting upgrades
Security and camera systems
Test and balance services
With full design-build services and proven success with K-12 schools, universities, dorms, and cafeterias, Lee Company helps you keep typically high-profile projects on schedule, and avoid unnecessary disruptions to the school environment and activities.
Belmont University – Dining and Academic Complex
Owner: Belmont University
Contractor: R.C. Matthews Contractors
Contract Amount: $4,400,000
In August of 2013 Lee Company was chosen to be the mechanical contractor for this project and was involved throughout the design phase. The design portion of this project was completed in May 2014. Lee Company facilitated the coordination of the Mechanical, Plumbing, Controls, Test and Balance, and Insulation subcontractors.
Ensworth Tennis Facility
Nashville, TN
Owner: Ensworth School
Contractor: Phipps Construction
Contract Amount: $1,226,773
Students at Ensworth High School can play tennis no matter what the weather, with completion of a four-story, indoor tennis center. Work on this 154,000 square-foot facility benefited from time-tested and innovative technology; our team used 3D design and smart glasses to save time, enhance safety on site, and improve communications with everyone involved.
Lee University
Cleveland, TN
Owner: Lee University
Contractor: Ryezec Building Group
Contract Amount: $526,901
Lee University is ranked in the “Top Tier” in the South. The growth highlighted the University’s need to renovate its dining hall, housed in a century-old building. The university needed the construction done in 50 days, while the kitchen remained in operation. Even with unexpected delays, Lee Company completed the job safely and on time.
Vanderbilt University Barnard Kitchen
Nashville, Tennessee
Owner: Vanderbilt University
Contractor: Dykes Foodservice
Contract Amount: $121,791
Lee Company’s roots are in refrigeration – an area few tradesmen specialize in today. Drawing on our professional expertise, the Lee Company team engineered and installed a “cool” kitchen for the new Vanderbilt Barnard residential college at Vanderbilt University in Nashville.
Locations
With an expansive and growing service area, Lee Company is ready to help where and when you need us, 24/7.
Your facility. Our solutions.
It takes a team to keep a facility running smoothly. Lee Company works with you to analyze operations, provide actionable data, and handle repairs and maintenance.
