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Aerial view of a Forticon paving operation on a Bay Area commercial site.

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About Forticon

A Class A engineering contractor in Oakland, paving, repairing and maintaining commercial pavement across eight Bay Area counties, in the public and private sectors alike, since 2015.

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The company

Who we are and what we build

Forticon, Inc. is an asphalt and concrete contractor based in Oakland, licensed by the California Contractors State License Board as a Class A General Engineering contractor. We build and maintain the pavement commercial property runs on: parking lots, drive aisles, private roads and loading areas, along with the concrete, striping and ADA work that goes with them.

We work across eight Bay Area counties, from Sonoma down to Santa Clara, in the public and private sectors alike. Our project record runs from school districts and HOA boards to apartment owners, retail centers, industrial yards and general contractors' site packages, on work ranging from a one-day repair to a 112,800 SF grind and pave completed in eight days.

The company is built around a small estimating desk. The person who walks your site and prices the work is the project manager who runs it, so nothing is lost in a handover, and the work is placed by our own paving, concrete and equipment crews rather than passed down a chain of subcontractors. Estimating, scheduling, office and accounting all sit in the same Oakland office.

Forticon was founded on 1 August 2015 by Everardo A. Llanos, who came up through the industry from 2006 as an assistant to a chief estimator and then as a full estimator in his own right. The relationship and trust we build with our customers and our employees is what drives the business: a project experience that runs smoothly for the client, and a safe, decent place to work for the crews. Read Everardo's story and meet the team.

What we do

Eleven scopes, eight sectors

Most properties need more than one of these at once. We carry them all in house, so a lot can be repaired, resurfaced, striped and brought up to ADA standard under one contract.

Scopes of work

Who we serve

Our approach

How we work

What to expect from us, on a one-day repair or a three-week rebuild.

  • We diagnose before we price

    A worn surface and a failed base can look alike, but they cost very differently to fix. We find out which one you have before we quote, so you don't pay for work you don't need, or miss work you do.

  • We price the options, not just our preference

    Most properties have more than one reasonable option. We price the ones that make sense, such as repair and seal, overlay, or full replacement, and explain what each gets you, so you can decide.

  • We say so when the ground is wrong

    Sometimes the ground under old asphalt holds a surprise. At Longwood Elementary we found soft subgrade, treated it with cement and lime, and regraded it before any asphalt went down, so the school got pavement that will last.

  • We plan around the property, not the crew

    Occupied sites are the normal condition. Phasing, resident notice, tenant access and emergency routes are agreed before mobilization, not worked out on site after the equipment has arrived.

How a project runs

Site walk to closeout

The same six steps whether the job is a 3,000 SF repair or a 112,800 SF resurfacing.

  1. Site walk and condition assessment

    An estimator walks the property with you and looks at what the pavement is actually doing, not just where it looks tired. Alligatored areas, settled panels, ponding, failed trench lines and edge raveling each point to a different cause and a different fix.

    We separate surface-level distress from base failure, because the two carry very different costs.

  2. Options, not a single number

    Most properties have more than one reasonable scope. We price the realistic options, such as repair and sealcoat, overlay, or full-depth replacement, and explain what each one gets you, so you can decide on the numbers.

    You get the reasoning behind the recommendation, not just the recommendation.

  3. Proposal built to be approved

    Scope, quantities, depths, exclusions and assumptions are spelled out, so a board, an owner or an asset manager can follow the proposal and take it to a vote.

    Line-item quantities and depths, so bids can be compared like for like.

  4. Phasing and access planning

    Before anyone mobilizes we work out how the property keeps functioning. Which areas close, in what order, where residents and tenants park, how deliveries and emergency access are maintained, and what notice goes out and when.

    On the Lydian Apartments job in Oakland this meant a phasing plan built around City of Oakland DOT requirements while keeping public access open throughout.

  5. Execution

    Demolition, grade and base work, then paving to the specified lift thickness with compaction checked as the mat goes down. Where the subgrade turns out to be worse than the surface suggested, we say so immediately and price the correction rather than paving over it.

    At Longwood Elementary a soft subgrade discovered during demolition was treated with cement/lime and regraded before any asphalt was placed.

  6. Markings, signage and closeout

    Striping, stall identification, curb painting, signage and wheel stops go back in once the surface has cured. The site is cleaned, access is restored, and you get the documentation you need for your records.

    Layout is restored to the approved plan, including ADA stalls, access aisles and path of travel.

In their words

What clients say

Forticon has completed numerous asphalt paving projects for us over the last 7 years and they are the best paving crew we have ever worked with over the 45 plus years we have been in business here at R.V. Stich Construction. There are many factors that go into a successful finished asphalt paving job, sub-grade and base rock preparation. Making sure all the grades are correct so the elevations of the finished product drain properly. The correct asphalt batching of material at the plant, staging the trucks properly so the asphalt maintains the correct temperature before it is placed, the inspections during placement along with the weather all contribute to a fairly complicated process which Forticon has successfully completed for us over the years and we highly recommend them,

Rocky J. StichPresident, R.V. Stich Construction

Questions

License, ownership and coverage

Who owns Forticon?

Everardo A. Llanos, who founded the company on 1 August 2015 and serves as President. He has worked in Bay Area asphalt since 2006, first as an assistant to a chief estimator and then as an estimator.

Is Forticon a licensed contractor?

Yes. Forticon, Inc. holds CA License #1006053 A from the California Contractors State License Board, a Class A General Engineering license. The record can be checked on the CSLB website.

How long has Forticon been in business?

Since 1 August 2015, working continuously in the public and private sectors across the Bay Area.

Where is Forticon based, and how far does it travel?

Our office is at 1300 Clay Street, Suite 600, Oakland, CA 94612. We work across eight Bay Area counties, from Sonoma in the north to Santa Clara in the south.

Does Forticon do public works, or only private jobs?

Both. Public work includes school and municipal projects such as Longwood Elementary School in Hayward and the street work at Arbutus and Quercus Court; private work covers shopping centers, apartment communities, HOAs, industrial sites and general contractors' site packages.

Does Forticon take on residential work?

Our crews and equipment are set up for commercial and public pavement, so that is the bulk of what we do. We do take on residential work, most often private roads and shared driveways in HOA communities, and occasionally a single driveway where the scope suits the equipment. Send the address and what you are seeing and we will tell you plainly whether it is a job for us.

Does Forticon self-perform the work, or subcontract it?

We place the work with our own paving, concrete and equipment crews. The estimator who prices your project is also the project manager who runs it.

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