CSLB #1073740 · Public-Bid Ready
Public Works, Built to the Standard
Old Ironsides Construction delivers schools, municipal facilities, and aviation projects across Kern County and California's Central Valley — to public-bid and prevailing-wage standards, around live operations and fixed institutional calendars.
#1073740
CSLB License
Prevailing wage & certified payroll
Compliance
Schools · Municipal · Aviation
Sectors
Around live operations
Schedule
Scope
Built for Public Accountability
Public work runs on a different set of rules — public bidding, prevailing wage, certified payroll, DSA and agency oversight, and schedules that do not move because a campus reopens or a terminal stays open. Old Ironsides Construction was built for exactly that environment.
We deliver schools, municipal buildings, and aviation facilities across Kern County and the Central Valley, sequencing the work around occupants, operations, and inspectors so the building keeps running while we build. Summer-break windows, phased occupancy, after-hours work in active terminals — we plan for the constraint instead of fighting it.
Every project is run by the same owner-led team from bid through closeout, with the documentation public agencies require handled correctly the first time.
Our process
How a project runs
Same workflow whether the job takes a single afternoon or a full month.
- 01
Bid and qualify
We bid to the spec and bring the licensing, bonding, and payroll compliance public agencies require.
- 02
Plan around operations
We sequence the work around occupants, live operations, and the academic or institutional calendar.
- 03
Self-perform and supervise
Owner-led crews perform the core work and hold subcontractors to the same standard, with daily field accountability.
- 04
Document and close out
Certified payroll, inspections, and closeout documentation handled completely — on schedule, to agency standards.
How we deliver
One crew, start to finish.
The estimator who walks the property is the same person managing the install. No handoffs, no surprises mid-job.
Talk to the estimatorCommon questions
Frequently asked
Do you handle prevailing-wage and certified-payroll requirements?
Yes. We run prevailing-wage projects with full certified-payroll reporting and the compliance documentation public agencies require.
Can you work on an occupied school or campus?
Routinely. We sequence work around the academic calendar — often over summer break or in phased, fenced-off zones — so the school year is never disrupted.
Have you delivered DSA or public-agency projects?
Yes. We have completed education, municipal, and aviation projects coordinated with the relevant agencies and inspectors.
Can you build around live operations, like an active airport?
We do. We have modernized systems inside an operating terminal, coordinating closely with operations to protect schedules and safety.
What is your service area for public works?
Bakersfield and the surrounding Central Valley, roughly a 50-mile radius from our Bakersfield office.
Planning a public works project?
Send us the bid documents or scope — we will tell you straight whether we are the right crew for it.
Get in touch
Send us a message
Tell us about your project — we respond within one business day.