Business Details
39 Years
experience
Trusted Commercial Construction Services in San Jose, CA
Founded in 1987, RDL Construction has built a reputation for delivering high-quality commercial construction solutions while maintaining cost efficiency. With over 35 years of experience, our team specializes in managing complex projects across diverse sectors including technology, healthcare, and industrial facilities. We prioritize proactive planning, detailed scheduling, and meticulous budgeting to ensure client specifications are consistently met or exceeded.Our commitment to quality is demonstrated through successful completions of data centers, clean rooms, office spaces, and seismic retrofits. By fostering strong project teams and emphasizing client collaboration, we have cultivated a business driven by repeat and referral partnerships. Our leadership team brings decades of hands-on industry expertise, ensuring every project benefits from strategic oversight and technical precision.
Services
Design Build
General Contracting
Construction Management
Commercial Interiors
Industrial Facilities
Details
- Year established: 1987
Highlights and features
- We have 35+ years of experience managing complex commercial construction projects.
- Our proactive planning methodology ensures projects meet specifications and deadlines.
- Client satisfaction is guaranteed through detailed budgeting and schedule monitoring.
- We maintain strong in-house project teams with specialized industry expertise.
- Our Bay Area focus enables deep understanding of local construction requirements.
What people say
Proactive planning
Detailed budgeting
Strong project teams
Industry expertise
Client collaboration
Services
Design Build
Our design-build service provides single-source responsibility for complete project delivery. By coordinating architects, engineers, and contractors under one contract, we streamline processes while maintaining quality control. This approach accelerates timelines through overlapping design and construction phases while ensuring cost transparency throughout the project lifecycle.
General Contracting
We offer comprehensive general contracting services for commercial projects using competitive or negotiated bidding models. Our expertise spans tenant improvements, office spaces, and specialized facilities requiring fixed or cost-plus contracts. This service ensures strict adherence to architectural specifications while maintaining budget integrity.
Construction Management
Our construction management service provides client representation through all project phases. We coordinate scheduling, budget tracking, and on-site operations while maintaining weekly communication with stakeholders. This service ensures alignment between client objectives and construction execution through proactive issue resolution.
Commercial Interiors
We specialize in creating functional commercial interiors for office spaces, banks, and medical facilities. Our approach balances aesthetic requirements with operational needs while minimizing business disruption during construction. This service includes space planning, systems integration, and compliance with industry-specific regulations.
Industrial Facilities
Our industrial facility services address clean rooms, engineering labs, and production spaces requiring specialized environmental controls. We implement construction methodologies that maintain operational continuity while meeting strict technical specifications for manufacturing and technology environments.
People
Rick Leisinger
President
With 40+ years in construction, Rick founded RDL in 1987 after carpentry apprenticeship and military civil engineering experience. He oversees strategic direction and has managed landmark projects including Intel's clean rooms and Stanford Linear Accelerator.
Justin Leisinger
COO
Justin leads field operations with a carpentry background progressing through superintendent roles. He manages self-perform teams and operational execution while supporting youth shooting/hunting organizations through community involvement.
Michele Aldape
Director of Business Development
Michele brings organizational development expertise from Fortune 100 companies to RDL's business growth strategies. Her background in steel/electrical industries and executive coaching enhances client relationship development and market expansion efforts.
David Steeley
General Superintendent
David oversees construction operations with business administration credentials and extensive experience managing multi-million dollar projects. His client-focused approach emphasizes communication skills and field personnel development to ensure project success.
Questions
What construction services do you offer?
We provide design-build, general contracting, and construction management services for commercial, medical, industrial, and retail projects across the Bay Area.
How long have you been in business?
RDL Construction has operated continuously since 1987, completing over 35 years of successful commercial construction projects in California.
Which industries do you serve?
We specialize in medical facilities, clean rooms, office spaces, industrial manufacturing sites, retail banks, and tenant improvement projects across the Bay Area.
How do you manage project timelines?
Our proactive planning breaks projects into components with detailed scheduling, regular monitoring, and methodical execution to ensure timely completion.
What makes your approach unique?
We combine single-source design-build accountability with traditional contracting expertise, maintaining in-house teams for superior quality control and client communication.
