Garland Construction

Garland Construction goes back further than almost any contractor in the Pioneer Valley. The company says Edward Orwat started it in 1979 after fifteen years at Joseph Orwat & Sons, the firm his grandfather Joseph incorporated in 1949; Edward retired in 2012 and handed control to his son Daniel J. Orwat, and Jilliane Orwat bought a majority share in 2019 and has been president since July 2020. What they build is commercial. The company describes itself as a general contractor specializing in government and municipal renovations, remodeling, and wood or steel construction across Western Massachusetts, Central Massachusetts and Connecticut. Its permits run the length of the valley and past it — 49 projects between 2012 and 2025 in Chicopee, West Springfield, Springfield, Northampton, Amherst and Boston. Its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration, 203645, is active on the state registry. The Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office certifies the corporation as both a Minority Business Enterprise and a Women Business Enterprise under certification 20215020, both carrying expiry dates in 2027. The company's own site adds a DCAM state certification and an unrestricted Massachusetts construction supervisor licence held by Jilliane Orwat. The right call for a municipal or commercial renovation in western Massachusetts, from a firm that has been through those permitting offices for more than a decade. If your job is a private house, ask up front whether they take residential work at all, and confirm which licence covers your scope before anything is signed.