Commercial Steel Buildings
Commercial
Steel buildings for businesses
GDL Steel erects pre-engineered steel buildings for commercial projects in Colorado Springs and along the Front Range, working as a subcontractor to general contractors. Recent jobs have also taken the crew out of state.
Tell us whether you already have a building package and what you need from the erection crew.
To start, tell us the building’s size, the town, your schedule and whether erection drawings are available, and we’ll get back to you about next steps. For larger industrial jobs, see industrial steel buildings.
- Pre-engineered steel building erection
- Work with general contractors
- Colorado Springs and the Front Range
Let’s Talk
Call (719) 820-5298
Recent projects
Recent jobs and what they show
Each card is a real GDL Steel commercial job, with what it shows you about the crew you’d be hiring.
Commercial building
Delta, Utah
A two-tone steel building with a tall shed roof stepping down to a lower wing, a row of clerestory windows and a recessed entry.
Why it matters: Every window here is a framed opening with its own trim. A building with this many openings takes more layout and detail work than a plain box.
See the Delta job
Building frame
Pahrump, Nevada
A large pre-engineered frame on its slab, with rafters, purlins and girts set, and a crane and lifts on site.
Why it matters: Every roof and wall panel fastens to the purlins and girts, so the frame is complete before the panels start. This one has its rafters, purlins and girts in.
See the Pahrump job
Lodge-style buildings
Mullen, Nebraska
Lodge-style steel buildings with brown standing-seam roofs, dark walls and stone wainscot in the Nebraska Sandhills.
Why it matters: This job is near Mullen, Nebraska, hundreds of miles from Colorado Springs. The building has overhead doors, a walk door and stone wainscot along its base.
Steel building
Glade Park, Colorado
A white steel building with black wainscot, a covered porch on its own columns, two open bays and an insulated interior.
Why it matters: A porch roof on its own columns adds covered space outside the walls without making the building bigger. This one runs along one side.
Steel buildings
Littleton, Colorado
White steel buildings on an equipment yard: a plain building with a double walk door and two open bays, and frames going up.
Why it matters: Wall panels fasten to the girts, so the girts go on first. This frame is at that point, with the first panels on the far wall.
On the job
Steel going up on GDL jobs
The photos show the buildings; these short clips, from a GDL job near Mullen, Nebraska, show the work. They play without sound.
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Frames and purlins up, near Mullen, Nebraska. Roof and wall panels fasten to this steel, so it’s hard to fix once they’re on.
https://gdlsteelllc.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/standing-seam-metal-roof-seaming-mullen-nebraska.mp4
Seaming a standing-seam roof, near Mullen, Nebraska. A skipped seam can let in water or lift in wind, so every seam has to be closed.
https://gdlsteelllc.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/lodge-style-steel-buildings-mullen-nebraska.mp4
Roofs and walls on, near Mullen, Nebraska. Where the frame and roof clips lead: stone wainscot and timber-style gables.
Before erection
What has to be ready before steel goes up
Erection runs more smoothly when the site is ready for it. On a commercial job, that usually means four things. The services page explains what erection itself covers.
- Foundation and anchor bolts. The foundation is designed by the project engineer and poured, with the anchor bolts set to the manufacturer’s anchor bolt plan.
- A checked layout. Bolt locations and foundation dimensions are checked before any steel is set, because a misplaced bolt means rework.
- Site access. Delivery trucks and lifts can reach the building, with room to lay out the steel near where it goes up.
- Lifting equipment. Boom lifts, a forklift or telehandler, and a crane for heavier frames, with the contract saying who supplies each.
Job photos
Commercial job photos
What to look for in each photo, from GDL Steel’s commercial jobs near Delta, Utah; in Pahrump, Nevada; near Mullen, Nebraska; and in Glade Park and Littleton, Colorado.
More photos from GDL job sites
Questions
Commercial erection questions
What’s needed to price a commercial steel building erection?
The erection drawings or the manufacturer’s building drawings, the building’s size, the site location and access, and the schedule. It also helps to settle who unloads the steel, who supplies the lifting equipment, and whether doors, insulation and liner panels are part of the erection. The more that’s decided, the fewer assumptions go into a price.
Who pulls the building permit?
In Colorado Springs, unincorporated El Paso County and several nearby towns, the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department reviews plans, issues permits and inspects. Who applies depends on the contract; on a job run by a general contractor, it’s usually the general contractor.
How long does erection take?
It depends on the building’s size and complexity, the weather and wind, whether the foundation and materials are ready, and the crew and equipment on site. A simple building goes up much faster than one with mezzanines, cranes or insulated panels.
Who unloads and checks the steel when it arrives?
Whoever the contract names: the erector, the general contractor or the owner. The pieces are checked against the manufacturer’s shipping list, so shortages or damage get reported to the supplier quickly.
Has GDL done commercial jobs outside Colorado?
Yes. Recent ones were in Pahrump, Nevada; near Delta, Utah; and near Mullen, Nebraska. See the service areas page.
Services
Other steel building services
- Residential Steel Buildings
- Industrial Steel Buildings
- Agricultural Steel Buildings
- Steel Building Repairs
- Roof Repairs
GDL Steel
Planning a steel building?
Tell us what you’re building and where, and we’ll get back to you about next steps.
GDL Steel erects pre-engineered steel buildings for commercial and residential projects in Colorado Springs and along the Front Range, and travels farther for larger jobs. Licensed and insured.
Quick links
Contact us
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(719) 820-5298
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sales@gdlsteelllc.com
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Mon–Fri, 9 am–7 pm -
Colorado Springs and the Front Range, and we travel for larger jobs (service areas).
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General contractors: send a bid invitation.
Recent jobs: Byers, Glade Park, Golden, Hotchkiss, Littleton, Longmont and Westcliffe, CO; Delta, UT; Pahrump, NV; Mullen, NE
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