Ideal Contracting’s structural steel erection capabilities allow us to deliver high-quality projects across a diverse range of market sectors. Our experience with premier companies merged with our loyal trade following ensures our aptness to support your project – no matter the intricacy.

We Build Impactful Projects
One Beam at a Time
Structural steel is an essential component in most commercial and industrial construction projects. Ideal Contracting’s steel team is a growing leader in structural steel erection. As we continue to expand our footprint across the country, we remain determined in delivering our current and future clients trusted steel solutions.
Reputable, Quality, + Safe
Structural Steel Capabilities
Design-Build
With strong, detailed collaboration between our team and the designers of a project, we employ the Design-Build method into our structural steel projects to save you money and streamline the delivery process.
Design-Assist
Ideal Contracting's experienced steel team collaborates with the project team to provide valuable input on a projects design influencers. This can include factors like installation methods, specific cost estimates, and construction techniques.
Reinforcing
Reinforcing steel is widely used to strengthen a concrete structure. This flexible use of steel is often utilized in bridges, commercial & residential building, warehouses, and foundations.
MEP Support
Our Steel Group is proficient in the use of MEP Supports to simplify the installation of structural components in the field. This simple yet adjustable method provides a lighter and more cost-effective solution than traditional structural steel.
Modular
Working with best-in-class fabricators across the United States, Ideal Contracting explores different ways to utilize modular construction in our steel projects. The benefits from prefabricated modular components include increased efficiency and the simplification of our field crew's work.
An AISC-certified erector that yields you results

AISC Certified Steel Erector
The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) has the most recognized national quality certification program in the structural steel industry. Certified companies are evaluated and audited regularly to ensure that a company’s day-to-day operations meet AISC standards and to promote continuous improvement over time.
Featured Structural Steel Projects

Pratt & Whitney New Manufacturing Facility
Pratt & Whitney built a new manufacturing center in Asheville, North Carolina to produce jet engines for commercial and military jets. Ideal Contracting self-performed the structural and miscellaneous steel erection for Dave Steel, a subcontractor...
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Fulfillment Center
This 5-level distribution facility consists of 20,000 tons of structural and miscellaneous steel.
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Ashley Capital Crossroads Building 6
Ideal Contracting performed the structural and miscellaneous steel erection for the Ashley Capital Crossroads Building 6 project in Van Buren Township, MI. Working alongside Oliver/Hatcher Construction, our team operated over a 13-week project duration to...
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New Innovative Facility
Working as a subcontractor to Barton Malow, Ideal Contracting performed the structural steel erection for a section of a new innovative facility located in Dearborn, Michigan. In total, Ideal erected over 6,800 tons of steel...
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Wayne State University Mike Ilitch School of Business
Ideal Contracting was awarded the structural steel package for the new Mike Ilitch School of Business, named for the late Red Wings and Tigers owner Mike Ilitch. The four-story building is located adjacent to the...
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