D.A. Bentley Construction is a family oriented business, raising the bar on construction project
teamwork, elevating your results good to world class.
Since 2001, our team has grown from a staff of three based in Cleveland, Ohio to a team of over 25 employees with headquarters in Vancouver, Washington. Our work continues to be focused in the commercial sector with primary focus being on restaurants, breweries, and retail build-outs. We have evolved from completing high end residential projects on a Design/Build basis to one of the best restaurant and retail builders in the country. We are passionate about building high quality buildings on time, every time, while improving the lives of our employees, clients, and vendor partners.
Our History
OUR STORY
D. A. Bentley Construction, LLC (fka DLA Construction Services, LLC) is the result of a vision conceived in 1975 when Dan Allen, Founding Member and President, was 5 years old. Dan always dreamt of being an architect and involved in the construction industry. After years of property maintenance on family rental property and summers of working for a family owned concrete construction company, he attended Kent State University’s School of Architecture and Environmental Design, the premier program in the Fine & Professional Arts program.
After graduation in 1993 and several summers of interning with local architectural firms, Dan opted to take a job offer working for a large commercial general contractor located in the Greater Cleveland area as Assistant Field Superintendent. After the first 8 months of building restaurants in New Jersey, Indiana, and Michigan, he was promoted to Assistant Project Manager and moved into the local Cleveland headquarters. Over the following 8+ years, the company grew exponentially from an annual volume of $22M/year to $85M/year in 2001. Over this period, Dan too grew from Assistant Project Manager to Senior Project Manager handling approx. 25% of annual sales volume.
It was at this time that DLA Construction Services, LLC was born as Dan left the comfort and stability of a “job” to embark upon his journey to fulfill his dream of owning his own business. Since inception in 2001, DLA Construction Services, LLC has completed more than a 1000 projects and in 2011 expanded operations to the west coast and Pacific Northwest. This was achieved by adding successful entrepreneurial partners providing the financial strength and network of opportunities necessary to catapult DLA Construction Services, LLC to the next level of success. In 2013, the company brought on additional operating partners and changed the name to D.A. Bentley Construction, LLC. That endeavor came to an end from the organization in 2021 as they parted ways.
D.A. Bentley Construction, LLC is licensed in multiple states and with an effort to expand the areas of operation where our long standing clients continue to request our services. While experiencing strong and continued growth, D.A. Bentley Construction, LLC provides personal, responsive, and professional care to their clients.