Northern Illinois Building Contractors Association

Northern Illinois Building Contractors Association Welcome to Northern Illinois Building Contractors Association (NIBCA), the voice of Construction

The Northern Illinois Building Contractors Association (NIBCA) was formed in 1918 in response to an industry crisis. World War I had just come to an end and certain businesses were causing instability locally and nationwide by hoarding scarce building materials and selling them at outrageous profits. A small group of Rockford building contractors met and with a handshake agreed to not allow hoardi

ng and to meet regularly on other issues. They called themselves Associated Building Contractors of Rockford. From this principled beginning, the association has broadened its scope and dimension consistently. In the 1930's it became a regional network of contractors covering most of northwestern Illinois. In the early 50's this regionalization was formalized by the association becoming an autonomous chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America. With that alliance, our chapter was re-named the Northern Illinois Building Contractors Association and assigned responsibility for the nine northwestern counties of Illinois. With this heightened role NIBCA hired staff, created health and welfare and retirement programs for union employees, bargained contracts, hired legislative consultants, provided full time safety services, developed educational and award programs and settled on a social events calendar. Today NIBCA represents over 200 contractors and industry affiliates, provides a full time staff of four professionals, engages the services of a public relations consultant, an attorney for member use and a legislative liaison in Illinois and Washington.

05/25/2026
05/22/2026

Class action lawsuit asserts contractor's right to repair its own skid steers, compact loaders and excavators without going through Deere or its dealer network.

The NIBCA Safety Excellence Award was presented to Dustin Tongue with Schmeling Construction Company this month! A job ...
05/19/2026

The NIBCA Safety Excellence Award was presented to Dustin Tongue with Schmeling Construction Company this month! A job well done Dustin!

05/14/2026
Congrats to Joe Dean from Stenstrom Construction Group on winning the NIBCA Safety Excellence Award this past week!
05/12/2026

Congrats to Joe Dean from Stenstrom Construction Group on winning the NIBCA Safety Excellence Award this past week!

05/12/2026

2026 NIBCA SPORTING CLAYS CHALLENGE

NIBCA held its Annual Sporting Clay Challenge last Thursday. The weather was perfect, and it was another great day for NIBCA members and guests to enjoy the BSA Camp Lowden course.
Thank you to all the shooters, to our wonderful sponsors for your support, BSA Camp Lowden for their great camp and staff, and to Hoffman House for the wonderful food and service!

Top Shot this year was Justin Lindemann, shooting 94 of 100 shots!

First Place Team with a score of 364
Ringland-Johnson Construction
Dave Carey
Ed Dykstra
Rich Hartman
Justin Lindemann

Second Place Team with a score of 319
Professional Steel Systems
Ben Eyster
Jarrod Lichty
John Lichty
Tim Smith

SPONSORS:
CART SPONSORS: AMERICAN GLOBAL & AMUNDSEN DAVIS
DRINK SPONSOR: ARC DESIGN RESOURCES
PRIZE SPONSOR: PROJECT FIRST RATE
SAFETY SPONSOR: NATIONAL SAFETY CONSULTING

AND STATION SIGN SPONSORS:
AREA MECHANICAL
GILLEY’S HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING
L&L BUILDERS
M3 INSURANCE
RINGLAND-JOHNSON CONSTRUCTION CO.
SCANDROLI CONSTRUCTION CO.
STERLING COMMERCIAL ROOFING
SWENSON-MARZEC & ASSOC.

2026 NIBCA SPORTING CLAYS CHALLENGE
05/12/2026

2026 NIBCA SPORTING CLAYS CHALLENGE

05/08/2026

Safety Isn't Just For One Week A Year

NIBCA Members are dedicated to elevating the impact their safe choices have on their team members, their families, and the communities in which we live and work. All members are commitment to continuously improving our safety culture.

Together, NIBCA and our member companies and their employees are building a stronger, safer industry - not just during Safety Week but every day on every job site.

NIBCA 2026 Safety Awards:
Chad Farris, Cord Construction
Gary Feldkirchner, Ringland-Johnson Construction
Dustin Tounge, Schmeling Construction Co.
Jimmy Stimpert, Sjostrom & Sons, Inc.
Joe Dean, Stenstrom Construction Group
Jimmi Patterson, Winter Construction, Inc.

Another NIBCA Safety Excellence Award recipient, Jimmy Stimpert (middle) from Sjostrom & Sons, Inc. Congratulations.
05/07/2026

Another NIBCA Safety Excellence Award recipient, Jimmy Stimpert (middle) from Sjostrom & Sons, Inc. Congratulations.

Chad Farris, Cord Construction Company, was awarded the NIBCA Safety Excellence Award in conjunction with Construction S...
05/06/2026

Chad Farris, Cord Construction Company, was awarded the NIBCA Safety Excellence Award in conjunction with Construction Safety Week 2026.

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1111 S Alpine Road
Rockford, IL
61108

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+18152295636

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