Founded in 1926, W.E. Lyons Construction is one of the oldest family-owned and managed general contracting and design/build firms in the western United States. The firm specializes in commercial, multifamily, manufacturing and industrial management and construction projects. It serves private as well as public sectors, including commercial and retail, food processing and distribution, and public works and education industries. W.E. Lyons Construction provides a variety of services, including construction management, owner representation and consulting, value engineering, constructability analysis and conceptual estimating and budgeting. It constructs apartments, educational facilities, laboratories and office buildings. Additionally, it offers services for additions, renovations, upgrade, retrofit and rehabilitate existing systems and facilities. W.E. Lyons Construction is located in Oakland, Calif.