The Finished Product: The Toppan Merrill Office & Warehouse Addition was a renovation and expansion of Toppan Merrill’s Sartell location. The project consisted of a new 56,519 Sq. ft. expansion to their warehouse and an 13,500 SF office addition. The addition includes conference rooms, office space for 100+ cubicles, and 6 loading docks. Donlar’s Role: Donlar Construction served as Construction Manager @ risk for Toppan Merrill’s renovation and expansion. We helped see the project through from design phase to completion…

The Finished Product: The Minneapolis Community and Technical College Student Affairs Renovation is a 43,000 sq. ft. remodel. Located in downtown Minneapolis, this multi-phase project includes offices, presentation spaces, student service counters and help center, accounting and onboarding services, and customer services. Donlar’s Role: As Construction Manager at Risk, Donlar Construction provided preconstruction and construction services for Minneapolis Community and Technical college on their renovation of their Student Affairs offices. We were Responsible for pre-construction and construction phase services, including…

We at Donlar Construction are saddened to announce the recent passing of Donald A. Kainz. Don was a co-founder of Donlar Construction; He is the “Don” in “Donlar”. He is the father of Jon Kainz who is now the Principal in Charge as well as second-generation owner of Donlar. Don’s daughter Beth serves as Donlar’s Marketing Manager. Those that had the pleasure of making Don’s acquaintance were always greeted with a firm handshake. A chance to visit with him left…

The Finished Product: Lakeside Elementary is a newly constructed elementary in Chisago Lakes that shares the name of the old facility. The new elementary features 45 classrooms, a district office, a gymnasium, cafeteria, and library. The K-5 facility is designed to hold 600 students for a growing district. Donlar’s Role: As General Contractor, it was Donlar Construction’s role to coordinate the construction of the Lakeside Elementary School. Donlar Construction worked with the Architect, Owner, and Construction Manager while coordinating the…