History

In 1986 Frank Dominguez of Chester, NJ along with Richard Briggs of Long Valley, NJ started Imperial as an electrical contractor with five employees. Today, Imperial Construction Group has evolved into one of the fastest-growing Hispanic owned firms in the country. Imperial initially worked on residential projects, but quickly transitioned into the commercial and institutional arena, working on office, industrial, pharmaceutical and school facility projects.

In 1991, the firm became a general contractor and continued to self-perform electrical work for the US Department of Defense, US Department of Transportation and other federal and state government agencies.

One of the company's turning points came in 1996 when it was hired to build several structures for the U.S. Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook in New Jersey. While performing the job, one of the firm's steel subcontractors defaulted. To make up for wasted time, Imperial decided to enclose the structure in plastic and work around the clock with heaters during the winter when construction typically slows down. With that push, Imperial was able to meet its deadline, which lead to additional projects from the same customer.

Imperial's growth has accelerated dramatically over the past four years. During this period the firm added construction management and design-build capabilities to its roster of services, and sales have increased 350 %. End of year 2002 projections have the company managing over 500 million in projects throughout the country.