Experience.
LGC Global has a proven and successful history in Construction, Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Development, Federal and Government Infrastructure Development, Integrated Facility Management, Project Management and Construction Management dating back to 1994.
Our journey to date has not been easy, but we have grown from a small business to the thriving and successful organization we are today. As a company, LGC has three decades of experience with a comprehensive Team of ~350 employees, who possess hundreds of years of experience collectively. Each and every LGC professional champions our company’s vision to continue to be a best-in-class General Contractor and Facility Manager.
How We Got Here –
A Great Come-Back Story.
Avinash Rachmale knows how to grow a successful business, as evidenced by his journey and numerous achievements over the years. He has now grown his current business, LGC Global, Inc., a multifaceted minority-owned general contracting company, which is headquartered in Detroit, to a multi-billion dollar business. But unfortunately, growth can sometimes come with a price and he carries his lessons-learned from growing too fast. Avinash saw firsthand what happens when a business owner no longer oversees day-to-day operations – and now, he is more experienced because of it – and subsequently, LGC Global, Inc. is thriving because of his experiences to get “here”.
Never losing focus of his dreams, Avinash relocated from India to Detroit in the late 80’s and put himself through college to earn a master’s degree in civil engineering from Wayne State University in 1988. Taking another big step towards realizing his dreams, he founded Lakeshore Engineering Services in 1994, where his one-man company assessed, cleaned and replaced underground fuel storage tanks at roughly 200 service stations across the area. “I didn’t have a lot of money in those earlier days, but I had a burning desire to own a business”, said Avinash. “I leased a truck, rented the equipment, and to grow, I went back to my roots at Wayne State University and hired students. From there, I was eventually certified as a minority business in 1998, and that opened up new opportunities.” Those new opportunities eventually led to prestigious performance awards and recognitions, in which he received the Michigan District Office Minority Small Business Person of the Year Award in 2005, as well as being inducted into the Engineering Hall of Fame at Wayne State University in 2006. He wrapped up 2009 with a shining tribute to his success when he was presented with the US Small Business Administrative Entrepreneur Success Award from President Barrack Obama. Lakeshore Engineering Services continued to grow rapidly, and in 2010, Avinash’s company reported $624M in annual revenue. In the same year, his company received several more local and national awards, to include:
1. Inc.com 5000’s Top Construction Companies
2. Inc.com 5000’s Fastest Growing Private Companies in America
3. Inc.com 5000’s Top 100 Companies
4. Crain’s Detroit Business Top 10 Defense Contractors
5. Government Executive’s Top 200 Federal Contractors
To further compliment his company’s growth, in 2010, Lakeshore Engineering Services acquired TolTest, Inc. and became Lakeshore TolTest, which would presumably open even more doors and further expand the company’s capabilities. In that same year, the company was awarded the prestigious Large Business Award from SAME (Society of American Military Engineers) for their outstanding subcontracting performance in support of the small business concerns program. This award was based on Lakeshore TolTest, Inc.’s commendable efforts to increase diversity, enhance and train their base of qualified and capable Small Business Vendors, Suppliers and Subcontractors. The company continued on its upward trajectory and received even more coveted awards in 2011, to include:
1. Federal Time’s Top Contractors Federal Government Top Providers
2. Crain’s Detroit Business Largest General Contractors
3. Federal Time’s Top Contractors for Federal Government Office Buildings
But then, the company began to move in the wrong direction and Avinash recognized this trend. Demonstrating his typical leadership, Avinash tried to stimulate positive movement and course-correct the situation by selling company stakes to private equity firms, which cleared a path for a new CEO to come on board. The company then moved their headquarters to Chicago, and Avinash became chairman emeritus while focusing his leadership primarily on the Detroit operations. The situation continued to decline the further Avinash was removed from the overall company’s operational control. Then the unthinkable occurred, “The new team performed poorly and they finally had to close the business.” Rachmale further said, “I’ve been through rags and riches, and what I’ve learned is that if you want to grow a company, you need to control it.”
Like a phoenix rising up from the ashes, in 2012, Avinash did just that – he started over and built his new company LGC Global, Inc. to become the successful and sustainable business it is today. “And now, we’re almost back to where we were (in terms of 2010 annual revenue), and the way we came back was by focusing on our core values, hiring great talent, fostering our subcontractor and vendor relationships, implementing innovation and supporting our clients,” said Avinash.
Even with his company’s current success and strong national presence, Avinash still remembers his roots and is always looking for opportunities to give back to Detroit. For example, Avinash said, “there’s a need for thousands of apartments in Detroit, so we’re developing residential and commercial projects and we’re rebuilding infrastructure here locally.” Recently, Mr. Rachmale demonstrated additional community leadership by creating a $1M endowment to Wayne State University to support the education of disadvantaged students and also announced plans to build a new $4M (5,500 SF) Engineering Lab at the University as well.
With the realism of an aging infrastructure across America, coupled with the growing need for facility management, LGC Global Inc. has focused its business around these markets to support clients with value-added solutions. Possessing decades of experience and knowledge, LGC delivers world-class infrastructure construction and maintenance and facility management projects with ensuing client-satisfaction. LGC concentrates on building sustainable and clean, while empowering and nurturing its employees to excel to become a best-in-class service provider in these markets.
In conclusion, Mr. Rachmale said, “we’re now focused on a future that’s under our control. It has been a long road back, but we are successful again.”
Key Events In Our History
1988
Avinash Completed his Civil Engineering Degree from Wayne State University
1994
Avinash Founded Lakeshore Engineering Services (LES)
1998
Certified as a 8(a) Minority Owned Business
2005
Received the Michigan District Office Minority Small Business Person of the Year Award
2006
Avinash is Listed in the Engineering Hall of Fame at Wayne State University
2009
Received the US Small Business Administrative Entrepreneur Success Award presented by Barrack Obama
2010
Received award for Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America from Inc.com 5000
Received the Large Business Award from SAME (Society of American Military Engineers)
Received award for Top 100 Companies from Inc. 5000
Received award for Top 200 Federal Contractors from Government Executive
Grew Our Business Revenue to $624M
Received award for Top 10 Defense Contractors from Crain’s Detroit Business
LES acquired TolTest, Inc. and became Lakeshore TolTest
Received award for Top Construction Companies from Inc.com 5000
2011
Received award for Top Contractors Federal Government Top Providers from Federal Times
Received award for Top Contractors for Federal Government Office Buildings from Federal Times
Received award for Largest General Contractors from Crain’s Detroit Business
2012
Avinash sold Lakeshore TolTest to private equity and became the Chairman Emeritus
Avinash exited Lakeshore Toltest and closed the business
Avinash formed Lakeshore Global, Inc. (LGC)
2018
LGC provided a $1M endowment to Wayne State University in support of STEM
2019
LGC announced plans to build a new $4M (5,500 SF) Engineering Lab at Wayne State University
Meet Our Executive Team
“…Embracing Diversity At Every Level.”
Avinash Rachmale knows how to grow a successful business, as evidenced by his journey and numerous achievements over the years. He has now grown his current business, LGC Global, Inc., a multifaceted minority-owned general contracting company headquartered in Detroit, to a multi-billion dollar business. But unfortunately, growth can sometimes come with a price and he carries his lessons-learned from growing too fast. Avinash saw firsthand what happens when a business owner no longer oversees day-to-day operations – and now, he is more experienced because of it – and subsequently, LGC Global, Inc. is thriving because of his experiences to get “here”.
Never losing focus of his dreams, Avinash relocated from India to Detroit in the late 80’s and put himself through college to earn a master’s degree in civil engineering from Wayne State University in 1988. Taking another big step towards realizing his dreams, he founded Lakeshore Engineering Services in 1994, where his one-man company assessed, cleaned and replaced underground fuel storage tanks at roughly 200 service stations across the area. “I didn’t have a lot of money in those earlier days, but I had a burning desire to own a business”, said Avinash. “I leased a truck, rented the equipment, and to grow, I went back to my roots at Wayne State University and hired students. From there, I was eventually certified as a minority business in 1998, and that opened up new opportunities.” Those new opportunities eventually led to prestigious performance awards and recognitions, in which he received the Michigan District Office Minority Small Business Person of the Year Award in 2005, as well as being inducted into the Engineering Hall of Fame at Wayne State University in 2006. He wrapped up 2009 with a shining tribute to his success when he was presented with the US Small Business Administrative Entrepreneur Success Award from President Barrack Obama. Lakeshore Engineering Services continued to grow rapidly, and in 2010, Avinash’s company reported $624M in annual revenue. In the same year, his company received several more local and national awards, to include:
1. Inc.com 5000’s Top Construction Companies
2. Inc.com 5000’s Fastest Growing Private Companies in America
3. Inc.com 5000’s Top 100 Companies
4. Crain’s Detroit Business Top 10 Defense Contractors
5. Government Executive’s Top 200 Federal Contractors
To further compliment his company’s growth, in 2010, Lakeshore Engineering Services acquired TolTest, Inc. and became Lakeshore TolTest, which would presumably open even more doors and further expand the company’s capabilities. The company continued on its upward trajectory and received even more coveted awards in 2011, to include:
1. Federal Time’s Top Contractors Federal Government Top Providers
2. Crain’s Detroit Business Largest General Contractors
3. Federal Time’s Top Contractors for Federal Government Office Buildings
But then, the company began to move in the wrong direction and Avinash recognized this trend. Demonstrating his typical leadership, Avinash tried to stimulate positive movement and course-correct the situation by selling company stakes to private equity firms, which cleared a path for a new CEO to come on board. The company then moved their headquarters to Chicago, and Avinash became chairman emeritus while focusing his leadership primarily on the Detroit operations. The situation continued to decline the further Avinash was removed from the overall company’s control. Then the unthinkable occurred, “The new team performed poorly and they finally had to close the business.” Rachmale further said, “I’ve been through rags and riches, and what I’ve learned is that if you want to grow a company, you need to control it.”
Like a phoenix rising up from the ashes, in 2012, Avinash did just that – he started over and built his new company LGC Global, Inc. to become the successful and sustainable business it is today. “And now, we’re almost back to where we were (in terms of 2010 annual revenue), and the way we came back was by focusing on our core values, hiring great talent, fostering our subcontractor and vendor relationships, implementing innovation and supporting our clients,” said Avinash.
Even with his company’s current success and strong national presence, Avinash still remembers his roots and is always looking for opportunities to give back to Detroit. For example, Avinash said, “there’s a need for thousands of apartments in Detroit, so we’re developing residential and commercial projects and we’re rebuilding infrastructure locally.” Recently, Mr. Rachmale demonstrated additional community leadership by creating a $1M endowment to Wayne State University to support the education of disadvantaged students and also announced plans to build a new $4M (5,500 SF) Engineering Lab at the University as well.
With the realism of an aging infrastructure across America, coupled with the growing need for facility management, LGC Global Inc. has focused its business around these markets to support clients with value-added solutions. Possessing decades of experience and knowledge, LGC delivers world-class infrastructure and facility management projects with ensuing client-satisfaction. LGC concentrates on building sustainable and clean, while empowering and nurturing its employees to excel to become a best-in-class service provider in these markets.
In conclusion, Mr. Rachmale said, “we’re now focused on a future that’s under our control. It’s been a long road back, but we’re successful again.”
Mr. Anderson adds tremendous leadership value to LGC Global, Inc. as the Vice President of Field Operations, a role he assumed after acquiring over 50 years of experience in the construction industry. His projects have included a broad range of scopes surrounding underground for shopping centers, freshwater and wastewater, residential construction, excavation and utilities for subdivisions, as well as aboveground and underground storage tank repairs.
Ken’s comprehensive list of certifications and accreditations include OSHA 40, HAZWOPER, OSHA 30, Construction Safety Supervisor’s Training and American Red Cross First Aid/CPR Training. Thus, Mr. Anderson is highly educated in safety regulations and maintains safe work environments at every project site under his leadership.
Ken’s specialty disciplines include Civil work, with a strong emphasis in the construction management field. While at LGC, Mr. Anderson has successfully overseen and executed numerous multi-million-dollar construction works for a variety of clients, including the City of Detroit Water and Sewerage Department and Great Lakes Water Authority to name a few.
Due to his extensive career, Mr. Anderson possesses a myriad of industry-best construction practices and standards, in-depth knowledge of execution techniques and oversight services, schedule control and performance reporting. His experience extends to include the ability to scout, procure, and effectively engage with subcontractors, public utility organizations, regulatory agencies and third parties at all levels. Furthermore, LGC leverages Kens Anderson’s lengthy career and expertise in the areas of value engineering, effective construction planning and administration, critical path scheduling, problem solving and quality control to provide desirable solutions to our clients.
Mr. Anderson’s vast experience has seasoned him to be an effective, adaptable and highly knowledgeable leader within our company and the construction community.
Mr. Hardiman is a pillar of LGC Global’s history and current leadership, where he is currently Executive Vice President of Business Development & Community Outreach. For over two decades, Thomas Hardiman has served as a fundamental leader in our company’s development and is inherent to our success. In fact, it was Mr. Hardiman, a business consultant at the time, who assisted Avinash Rachmale (LGC Global’s CEO) in forming his first engineering company, Lakeshore Engineering Services (LES) in 1994. As an African American with deep roots in Detroit, Thomas was able to assist Avinash with navigating Detroit politics and introduce him to potential business associates. Thomas worked with Avinash at his first company, LES for 8 years before leaving to establish his own firm, A&H Contractors, which is now owned and operated by his family members.
In the early stages of LGC Global’s development, Avinash Rachmale and Mr. Hardiman, a retired Detroit firefighter and Wayne State University Business School Graduate, proved to be a formidable and highly effective team. And since their first introduction, their relationship has never wavered.
In addition to his graduate degree in business, Mr. Hardiman possesses nearly three decades of construction and business development experience with clients, such as the Detroit Housing Commission, Army Corps of Engineers, General Services Administration and the Department of the Navy.
Mr. Hardiman’s presence at LGC has afforded our company the opportunity to pursue and effectively execute several multi-million-dollar federal contracts, due to his exceptional interpersonal skills, business acumen, keen mind for negotiating, highly-motivated disposition and his dedication to a results-oriented environment. His further commitment to socio-economic justice and reform, has led Thomas to secure contracts for LGC that have led to job opportunities in areas with diverse socio-economic backgrounds, therefore mitigating gaps in systemic employment disadvantages.
Mr. Hardiman has grown with LGC through its many phases and has remained devoted to upholding its core commitment to client satisfaction, while uplifting the community.
Tushar Patel is a highly regarded and essential pillar of leadership within our executive team. He currently serves as Executive Vice President of LGC Global & Chief Operating Officer of LGC Global FM, a facility maintenance and management division of the company. Mr. Patel assumed his current position in 2017, where he provides complete oversight of the company’s Facility Management Division’s operations. Due to Mr. Patel’s leadership and guidance, our Facility Management Division is thriving and offers a full range of integrated services to lend tremendous value to our clients.
Setting himself apart, Mr. Patel is a certified PMP and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Mysore, India. He also holds a master’s degree from the University of Detroit-Mercy. Over the course of his career, Mr. Patel has managed a variety of global projects in the areas of Construction, Transportation, Automation, Airport, Healthcare, Professional and Educational facilities. As a result, Mr. Patel brings a comprehensive, multi-faceted knowledge base of the construction and facility management industries, which adds increased value to our clients who are seeking an integrated approach to facility maintenance and management.
Jignesh brings over 27 years of experience in the underground infrastructure improvement and rehabilitation sector. He holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from The University of Pune, India, and has a proven track record of success.
Before joining LGC Global, Jignesh worked with a Detroit-based underground infrastructure improvement and rehabilitation company. During his tenure, he oversaw several water and wastewater projects for the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, Great Lakes Water Authority, Oakland County, Macomb County, Wayne County, and neighboring communities. Jignesh is a master of his craft and brings strengths in financial accountability, operations, strategic planning, growth, and meeting customer expectations.
At LGC Global, Jignesh leads the organization's mission to serve Metro Detroit communities and strengthen alliances with their core customer base. His expertise and leadership are critical in helping LGC Global achieve its goals of accountability, transparency, and quality while delivering exceptional service to their clients.
When he's not working hard to make a difference, Jignesh enjoys music, outdoor activities, running, and traveling.
Our Directors
Ajay Attawala
Director, Estimation
Matthew Burghardt
Director, Water Operations
Joel Oszust
Director, Sewer Operations
Our Value Proposition.
At LGC Global, we help our Client’s achieve their innovative visions of growth by building and maintaining world-class critical infrastructure in Federal, Government, Municipal and Commercial markets. We leverage 3 decades of company experience, supported by professionals who collectively bring hundreds of years of expertise, skill and value to every engagement. We execute each project with quality and client satisfaction at the forefront, while consistently implementing new technologies and approaches for improved efficiencies and safer work environments.
LGC Global is a best-in-class Federal, Government, Municipal and Facility Management contracting company with operations across the US. With the ability and resources to operate and self-perform work across most contract vehicles, we have delivered well over $1B in successful solutions spanning more than 2,000 general infrastructure construction, facility management and freshwater and wastewater infrastructure development and maintenance projects. Our experience and integrated businesses help our clients achieve their goals, which in-turn contribute to overall growth, safety and welfare of the country.
Practicing Safety First, Last and Always
We implement innovative technology, tools and practices to ensure a safe, productive and collaborative work environment. Safeguarding our employees, partners and clients through industry-best safety practices is our top priority.
Delivering Innovation and Excellence
We deliver innovation and excellence by leveraging our world-class leadership’s broad experience. We come up with new solutions to address new challenges.
Leading By Example
We have a true passion and love for our community, so we share our prosperity to help build a better tomorrow. We lead by example through our extensive community involvement, our company mentorships and give-back programs.
Embracing Diversity and Inclusion
We embrace and deeply value a culture of diversity, collaboration and inclusion, which in turn harnesses and delivers the best in everything we do.
Our Commitment to Safety, First, Last and Always.
LGC Global implements a zero-incident safety goal, based on the belief that all incidents and accidents are preventable. We have a very mature and well-established Health and Safety program, containing comprehensive and detailed Health and Safety and Accident Prevention Plans. Our entire program is structured around the following principles:
- A strong Health and Safety culture “starts at the top” – driven by our senior management, project management, supervisors and site management to each employee and subcontractor
- Health and Safety is the first priority and responsibility of every employee and subcontractor – accountability, along with a collective commitment, continuously resonate throughout our organization to every project site
- Consistent implementation, monitoring and execution – governed by proven Health and Safety plans, processes, procedures and industry-best practices
LGC is structured in a way that the safety responsibility and authority is assigned at every level – from our Corporate Health and Safety Manager to each Employee and Subcontractor. Throughout our organization, and at all levels of work, all personnel have the individual authority and responsibility to ensure work is performed safely. All personnel, to include all subcontractors, have the granted authority to stop-work, should they feel a safety issue is present. Furthermore, our Health and Safety program operates independently across our organization, which removes any potential conflicts and also fosters a consistent and sustainable approach to all work performed.
Our project personnel receive OSHA Safety and Competent Person training at a minimum and our project site management typically exceeds safety training and certification requirements. Prior to contracting, all potential subcontractors are thoroughly evaluated and pre-qualified according to their past safety performance metrics. Our subcontractor evaluation and qualification process includes an in-depth review of their documented Health and Safety program, to include their OSHA 300 Logs, insurance and safety training documentation and certifications.
LGC ensures a zero-incident goal by tracking leading indicators that point to unsafe behaviors and near misses in an effort to correct negative potentials before they surface. To complement our approach, we implement safe work practices through Health and Safety meetings and regular training programs to pro-actively prevent incidents, protect employees and our subcontractors. We also implement regular maintenance plans to safeguard equipment performance and provide a working environment free of hazards for our clients, employees, subcontractors, the public and the environment alike. Our safety results speak volumes – LGC Global’s approach to safety, coupled with our Health and Safety program is a proven and successful model spanning more than 2,000 projects.
Our Commitment to Safety, First, Last and Always.
LGC Global implements a zero-incident safety goal, based on the belief that all incidents and accidents are preventable. We have a very mature and well-established Health and Safety program, containing comprehensive and detailed Health and Safety and Accident Prevention Plans. Our entire program is structured around the following principles:
- A strong Health and Safety culture “starts at the top” – driven by our senior management, project management, supervisors and site management to each employee and subcontractor
- Health and Safety is the first priority and responsibility of every employee and subcontractor – accountability, along with a collective commitment, continuously resonate throughout our organization to every project site
- Consistent implementation, monitoring and execution – governed by proven Health and Safety plans, processes, procedures and industry-best practices
LGC is structured in a way that the safety responsibility and authority is assigned at every level – from our Corporate Health and Safety Manager to each Employee and Subcontractor. Throughout our organization, and at all levels of work, all personnel have the individual authority and responsibility to ensure work is performed safely. All personnel, to include all subcontractors, have the granted authority to stop-work, should they feel a safety issue is present. Furthermore, our Health and Safety program operates independently across our organization, which removes any potential conflicts and also fosters a consistent and sustainable approach to all work performed.
Our project personnel receive OSHA Safety and Competent Person training at a minimum and our project site management typically exceeds safety training and certification requirements. Prior to contracting, all potential subcontractors are thoroughly evaluated and pre-qualified according to their past safety performance metrics. Our subcontractor evaluation and qualification process includes an in-depth review of their documented Health and Safety program, to include their OSHA 300 Logs, insurance and safety training documentation and certifications.
LGC ensures a zero-incident goal by tracking leading indicators that point to unsafe behaviors and near misses in an effort to correct negative potentials before they surface. To complement our approach, we implement safe work practices through Health and Safety meetings and regular training programs to pro-actively prevent incidents, protect employees and our subcontractors. We also implement regular maintenance plans to safeguard equipment performance and provide a working environment free of hazards for our clients, employees, subcontractors, the public and the environment alike. Our safety results speak volumes – LGC Global’s approach to safety, coupled with our Health and Safety program is a proven and successful model spanning more than 2,000 projects.
Our Sound Ethical and Compliant Culture.
LGC Global is fully committed to providing a non-discriminatory work environment (Diversity Infographic), which is complemented by strong ethical values and compliance at every level. At LGC, we uphold all federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations surrounding employment, our contracts and everything we do. To further strengthen our commitment to ethics and compliance, LGC has an established culture that emphasizes Accountability, Integrity, Stewardship and Respect at our core.
Organization-wide, LGC preserves a traditional code of conduct that shapes our practices and governs our relationships and interactions – it encompasses our entire company and professional behavior. We also implement controls throughout our work to ensure that everyone practices and adheres to policy. Furthermore, our managers and supervisors responsible for achieving business goals, impartially and consistently promote our ethics, compliance and equal opportunity objectives.
We continually support and foster our strong ethical and compliant culture by encouraging all professionals to report any known or suspected violations of policies, practices or instructions, as well as any irregular or suspicious activities. Our designated EEO Officer provides a confidential means for anyone to report suspected violations and to ask questions when potentially conflicting situations are encountered. Failure to report violations, or retaliating against an individual for reporting a violation, represents a breach to our code of conduct.
In all aspects of our business, LGC Global operates in an ethical and compliant manner that follows all regulations, policies, procedures and the law in all transactions with our clients, stakeholders, professionals, business partners and governing agencies.
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