SERVING OTHERS SINCE 2007. PIONEERING IDEAS AND RAISING THE BAR.
Truebeck is a top 10 general contractor defined by safety, quality, partnership, and values. Founded by Sean Truesdale and David Becker in 2007, Truebeck quickly established a reputation for excellence through a commitment to best-in-class service, innovation, and high performance. With annual revenue totaling $1 billion, Truebeck specializes in building award-winning projects within the commercial office, education, healthcare, life science, mission critical, mixed-use, multi-family, and interiors market sectors.
Born in the Bay Area, Truebeck has grown to 500+ employees and four offices dedicated to serving clients throughout the West Coast. We remain steadfast and committed to improving construction practices and elevating industry standards while contributing to the community. Truebeck’s foundational values continue to guide our people and business.
OFFICE LOCATIONS
Portland Sacramento
San Francisco
San Mateo
$1 billion
ABOUT US
Truebeck Construction is an industry-leading full-service general contractor specializing in technical building, complex projects, and interiors. Clients come to us when they have ambitious goals, and when they want certainty, predictable costs, and high-performance buildings. We build it right the first time and deliver the best value
A FULL-SERVICE GC
Truebeck’s work environment foregoes department silos, and instead encourages deep collaboration—with disciplines sitting side-byside. Working in nimble, autonomous teams, each project squad develops their own strategies and efficiencies to achieve the best outcome for your vision. When you work with Truebeck, you engage all our integrated disciplines.
Construction Technology + Innovation
Design-Build
Integrated Project Delivery
MEP Expertise
Preconstruction
Progressive Delivery Methods
Quality Assurance/Quality Control
Safety Management
Self-Perform Work
MARKET SECTORS
These are the values that guide our people and business. They’re what we look for in every employee across the company. Recognizing that our success is founded upon these beliefs, they embody our culture and promise to our employees and business partners. This is our DNA.
WE WIN AS A TEAM AND HIGH-FIVE A LOT.
DON’T DO WHAT’S EASY. DO WHAT’S RIGHT. AND HUSTLE.
PROJECT SUCCESS. EVERY TIME. NO EXCUSES. IF IT’S NOT THE BEST, IT SIMPLY WON’T DO.
COURAGEOUSLY, MAKE IDEAS REALITY. BUSINESS AND LIFE ARE ALL ABOUT PEOPLE.
PROJECT AWARDS
AIA Merit Award for Energy and Sustainability
DBIA, Regional Award for Educational Category
Go Beyond Award for a New Construction Project
USGBC-Northern California, Green Building Super Hero
UC Davis Winery, Brewery & Food Science Bldg, Davis, CA (8)
Coworky Award for Best Space Design
ENR Best Project
Bespoke Co-working, San Francisco, CA (4)
DJC Oregon Top Projects, 1st Place, Industrial, Manufacturing, or Logistics
The Factor Building, Portland, OR
ENR Best Project
Twitter Headquarters/1Tenth, San Francisco, CA (9, 10)
ENR Best Project
Gilead Wellbeing Center, Foster City, CA
ENR Best Project
SmartLabs North Tower Lab & Office, So. San Francisco, CA
ENR Best Project
Mozilla Headquarters, Mountain View, CA (3)
ENR Best Project IIDA Award
GitHub Headquarters, San Francisco, CA (2)
ENR, Best Project, California Merit Award
SF-Marin Food Bank, San Francisco, CA
ENR California, Best Project, Excellence in Sustainability County of San Mateo, County Office Building (COB3), Redwood City, CA
ENR California, Best Project, Government/ Public Building County of San Mateo, County Office Building (COB3), Redwood City, CA
SAFETY AWARDS
President’s Safety Award
Construction Employers’ Association (2016–Present) CA Voluntary Protection Program (Cal/VPP) Designation Cal/OSHA (2016–Present) Excellence in Safety
Construction Employers’ Association (2007–Present) 1st Place, National Construction Safety Excellence Award AGC (2013)
ENR California, Best Project, Interior/ Tenant Improvement Arc Institute, Palo Alto, CA
IIDA Design Excellence Award, Best in Education TEL HI Childcare Center, San Francisco, CA
Interior Design Magazine, Best Tech Office of the Year, Largest San Francisco Construction Project Uber Headquarters, Mission Bay, San Francisco, CA (1)
Metal Construction Association, Best Overall, Best Solar, and Best Custom project Thirty75 Tech Office Development, Santa Clara, CA
NAIOP Best of the Bay Award Tribune Tower, Oakland, CA
Real Estate Deal of the Year Uptown Station, Oakland, CA
Silicon Valley Business Journal Structures Awards, Milestone Project of the Year Apple Park, Cupertino, CA (5, 6)
Silicon Valley Business Journal Structures Awards, Project of the Year
Stanford Research Park at 3223 Hanover, Palo Alto, CA (7)
Silicon Valley Business Journal Structures Awards, Honoree for Office Project, Medium Thirty75 Tech Office Development, Santa Clara, CA
Silicon Valley Business Journal Structures Awards, Public/Civic Project County of San Mateo, County Office Building (COB3), Redwood City, CA
Silicon Valley Business Journal Structures Awards, Honoree for Interiors, Small Arc Institute, Palo Alto, CA
NOTABLE COMPANY AWARDS
Best Places to Work
San Francisco Business Times (2013–2014, 2017-2024) Top 100 Bay Area Corporate Philanthropist San Francisco Business Times (2017–2024)
University of California, Santa Cruz Kresge College Campus Renewal
SANTA CRUZ, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Kresge College is a dynamic, academic student community organized along a ridge in a redwood forest. Kresge students study liberal arts through creative community spaces, interdisciplinary and experimental teachings, and conscientious approaches to living and learning. The Truebeck/ EHDD design-build team will address the University’s urgent need for more student housing and also focus on critical campus repairs and renovation, imminent seismic upgrade requirements, and site accessibility.
The redevelopment includes eight new dormitories with 585 beds, new Town Hall building, the renovation and refresh of five academic buildings, and demolition of 10 structures. The eight new residential halls consist of mass timber and steel structures, with Kresge L being the tallest at six stories. The advantages of mass timber prefabrication are leveraged to provide schedule and cost savings and improved carbon impacts. The project also includes extensive sitework.
SIZE
156,000sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$250 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
EHDD Architecture
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
Design-build; Mass timber; LEED Silver
County of San Mateo
County Office Building 3 (COB3), Parking Structure, & Promenade
REDWOOD CITY, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The new San Mateo County Government Center headquarters will stand as a testament to environmental stewardship and provide benefits for generations. The iconic structure will be the first Net Zero Energy, LEED Platinum, mass timber civic building in the nation. Configured in an H-shape, the five-story structure consists of a mass timber, glulam, and CLT deck structure. The building incorporates two generous public plazas, flexible office space, a gym, café, multi-purpose rooms, and board chambers for the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors.
The interior features exposed wood, while the facade complements with copper anodized aluminum panels alongside sizable glass segments, inviting natural light throughout the building. COB3 will utilize the power produced by solar arrays on the seven-story parking structure. The parking structure includes 1,200 stalls, 124 EV chargers, and will meet the needs of COB3 and other facilities in the County Government Center.
SIZE
208,000sf COB3; 368,000sf Parking Structure
CONSTRUCTION COST
$235 million COB3; $43 million Parking Structure
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Skidmore Owings & Merrill - COB3; Watry Design - Parking Structure
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
LEED Platinum; Net Zero Energy; Cross-laminated timber; Design-build MEP; Silicon Valley Business Journal 2024 Structures Award for Public/Civic Project; ENR California 2024 Regional Best Projects for Best Government/Public Building; ENR California Best Projects for Excellence in Sustainability
County of San Mateo Health Campus
SAN MATEO, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Health System campus project encompasses a full city block and includes 200,000sf of sitework and 289,000sf of construction comprising multiple buildings, including the “1954 Building” (Administration Building), Nursing Wing, Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Clinics, Central Plant, North Addition, and Health Services Building.
The OSHPD 1 and 3 project consists of the following: demolition of a 109,000sf 1954 Building that may contain hazardous materials and a 69,000sf Health Services Building; 27,000sf nursing wing ground floor renovation including outpatient rehabilitation clinic and dietary kitchen, café and, server; new 70,000sf three-story Administration Office Building; 5,000sf North Addition Building Rehab Department renovation; new 20,000sf Link Building connecting the new Administration Office Building to the hospital; 3,000sf Health Services Building remodel; and 6,000sf central plant renovation.
SIZE
289,000sf (Buildings); 200,000sf (Sitework)
CONSTRUCTION COST
$176 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Taylor Design
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
Design-build; OSHPD 1 & 3; LEED certified
Sonoma State University
Stevenson Hall Renovation
ROHNERT PARK, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Utilizing a design-build delivery method designed to increase collaboration, the project includes 32,000sf of new construction for the colleges of Education, Social Sciences, Business and Economics. The project was a complete renovation and expansion including an atrium addition with significant seismic retrofitting throughout. Truebeck provided all new MEPF systems, 60% exterior skin replacement designed to provide more natural light, and site improvements. The project accommodates classrooms, offices, an urban design studio, conference rooms, computer and bioscience labs, and a psychology observation room. Sustainability is a critical component, with improving environmental quality and reducing resource utilization primary focuses for this LEED Gold project.
Truebeck performed extensive preconstruction services as well as phasing, scheduling, and site logistics. Core objectives aim to improve campus educational spaces to better meet the needs of the associated disciplines.
SIZE
140,000sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$72 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
EHDD Architecture
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
Design-build; LEED Gold; Fitwel Star; Extensive sitework; BIM coordination; LEED Gold; Design-Build Institute of America Innovation Award; Design-Build Institute of America Design Excellence Award
General Services Administration (GSA)
911 Federal Building
PORTLAND, OR
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Built in 1953, the eight-story steel-framed structure is home to the GSA, U.S. Congress, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Energy, among other national security entities. This major design-build transformation within a fully occupied and functional federal office building included major seismic and non-seismic structural systems upgrades to ensure the facility’s long-term operational status. This project also included office relocation and build-out for a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Earl Blumenauer.
SIZE
312,447sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$38 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Soderstrom Architects
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
Design-build; Government agency
University of California, Santa Cruz
Merrill College Renovation
SANTA CRUZ, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The LEED Silver project included a complete renovation of the interior and exterior of five dormitories and surrounding sitework at the University of California Santa Cruz. Two, five-story poured-in-place concrete buildings had new windows installed, new access bridges constructed along with new elevators for ADA access, remodeled student dormitory rooms, and new roof and mechanical systems installed. Two three-story wood framed with plaster exterior buildings had new windows installed, new interior finishes, and new fire sprinkler systems installed and one two-story apartment building with 4 units had all new windows and doors installed, new interior finishes, and new fire protection systems added.
SIZE
84,000sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$25.5 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Cody Anderson Wasney Architects
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
LEED Silver
University of California, Davis
Winery, Brewery, and Food Science Building
DAVIS, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This design-build project for the University of California Davis consists of three main components; the winery for the Department of Viticulture and Enology; the brewery small scale fermentation and classroom; and food pilot plant for the Department of Food Science and Technology. The facilities are a part of the UC Davis Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science and house a working smallscale winery brewery and food processing pilot plant in addition to a dairy processing room. The winery includes large experimental fermentation areas, controlled temperature rooms barrel, and bottle cellars and a testing lab. The entire project provides a world-class research and teaching facility. Support spaces for each department include laboratories classrooms offices controlled temperature rooms and storage facilities.
SIZE
34,000sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$17.25 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Flad Architects
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
Design-build; LEED Platinum, USGBC-Northern California, Green Building Superhero; AIA Merit Award for Energy and Sustainability; California Construction Best Award; Award of Merit for Green Building
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Building 41 Research Support Building (RSB)
MENLO PARK, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science laboratory operated by Stanford University. This comprehensive two-story renovation of their 1964era Research Support Building (RSB) had to be functionally efficient and flexible, while meeting a variety of individual and programmatic needs.
The new building provides a modern and attractive environment for staff, upgraded building systems, and meets current accessibility standards. The design-build team delivered the construction documents in multiple, phased packages to meet an aggressive construction schedule.
SIZE
42,000sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$15.5 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Taylor Design
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
Design-build; LEED Gold; DOE funded
University of California, San Francisco
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) Clinic
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Academic medical center tenant improvement in a premier OSHPD 3 REI research facility, including clinic, procedure, and lab spaces in an occupied building. Project scope for this phased construction, concurrent with multiple campus tenant improvements, included 16 exam rooms, 16 consult rooms, six pre-op and six post-op areas, one operating room, four procedure rooms, and support and staff areas. The project was built to LEED Silver standards and, at the time, was the only REI division with an IVF program in the UC system.
SIZE
30,600sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
Confidential Per Client
PROJECT ARCHITECT HOK
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
OSHPD 3
Sonoma State University
Wine Spectator Learning Center
ROHNERT PARK, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This project was a renovation and seismic upgrade of a 1960s-era university commons building into a modern educational facility with three focal areas: an education core, a student commons with areas for collaboration and student-run businesses; and an industry center with space for professional and academic faculty and program leadership. Sonoma State’s Wine Spectator Learning Center is a state-ofthe-art facility with classrooms and outdoor space to teach 300+, venues for public seminars and events, and technology to reach the world. The design utilizes modern learning and working practices to inspire collaboration for students and visitors. The Student Commons encompass a student hub, a wine entrepreneurship laboratory, an outdoor study terrace and a wine business research library.
SIZE
18,000sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$8.3 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
TLCD Architecture
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
North Bay Business Journal Top Project Award (2017); AIA Redwood Empire Chapter Merit Award (2018).
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Building 28 Renovation
MENLO PARK, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science laboratory operated by Stanford University. Home to a two-mile linear accelerator, the longest in the world, SLAC received a new 30,000sf office tenant improvement in Building 28. The five-month project included office space renovations, sitework, and exterior skin system modifications.
SIZE 30,000sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$5.7 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
HDR Architects
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
DOE Funded
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Building 52 Data Center
MENLO PARK, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science laboratory operated by Stanford University. This mission critical tenant improvement project included a control room build-out and electrical raceways connecting buildings 52 and 005. The new control room is the monitoring center for all accelerator and site infrastructure, providing a central location in the heart of the campus. MEP infrastructure was updated to include roof mounted condensing units, an air handler, and electrical work. The entire project was delivered using a design-build, and all work was performed within an operating campus environment.
SIZE 3,300sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$3.2 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Taylor Design
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
DOE Funded / High-security; Design-build ; Design-build MEP
University of California, San Francisco
China Basin Dental Clinic
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This interiors tenant improvement consists of a 4,327sf dental clinic within a shell space on the 2nd floor of China Basin Landing. The MEP trades will be design-build and raised access flooring will be utilized to avoid dental chair utility conflicts with the post-tensioned deck. The new space is designed to support a satellite location of the UCSF School of Dentistry’s faculty practice. It is intended tobe a self-contained operation that will set the standard for growth of future distribution clinical practice spaces.
SIZE
4,327sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$3 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Smith Group
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
Design-build MEP
University of California, San Francisco Cardiology Clinic
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
People from across the United States come to UCSF to receive expert healthcare services. The UCSF Cardiology Clinic is a new state-of-the-art and purpose-built clinic, utilizing the most sophisticated tools to diagnose life-threatening illnesses. Located within an occupied multi-story building, the OSHPD 3 project was completed on a fast-track schedule and under design-build delivery.
SIZE
5,737sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$2.7 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Taylor Design
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
Design-build; OSHPD 3
University of California, San Francisco China Basin Primary Care Clinic
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This medical tenant improvement included a buildout of primary care examination facilities for UCSF.
The OSHPD 3 project took place in an occupied building in an active downtown area, so special attention was paid to logistics and disruption avoidance.
SIZE 6,800sf
CONSTRUCTION COST $2.5 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT Nacht & Lewis
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
OSHPD 3
Sonoma State University Gym Bleachers Replacement
ROHNERT
PARK, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The gym at Sonoma State was long overdue for an upgrade to maintain a competitive balance with their university peers. The old 47-year-old wooden bleachers were removed and replaced with new, state-of-the-art motorized bleachers, providing approximately 2,000 seats. The new plastic bleachers are complete with steel frames and aluminum railings, with a notable enhancement being the addition of 449 chairs with backs to them. Additional improvements include new fire alarm system, assisted-listening system, ADA compliance upgrades, bathroom renovations, and tile floor replacement.
SIZE
12,000sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
Confidential Per Client
PROJECT ARCHITECT
TLCD Architecture
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