General Contractor in West Lafayette, IN

MBE-certified commercial construction for West Lafayette and the Greater Lafayette area — serving Tippecanoe County's institutions, public agencies, and businesses from our base in Indianapolis.

Built for a University Town


West Lafayette is defined by Purdue University and the institutional, research, and commercial activity that surrounds it. That environment rewards a contractor who can work on or near occupied campuses, respect tight academic schedules, and coordinate cleanly with design teams — exactly the work R. Chavez Construction is built for.

About an hour northwest of our Indianapolis office, the Greater Lafayette area is firmly within our service range. We bring general contracting, construction management, design-build, and self-performed concrete to higher-education, K–12, municipal, and commercial projects here.

What We Deliver Locally

  • Higher-education and campus-adjacent construction
  • K–12 work for area school corporations
  • Municipal and public-works facilities
  • Commercial construction and tenant build-outs
  • Self-performed structural and flatwork concrete
  • MBE prime certification for public participation goals

Markets We Serve Here


West Lafayette FAQs


Do you work in West Lafayette?
Yes. West Lafayette and the Greater Lafayette area are within our Indiana service area. We deliver commercial, institutional, higher-education, and municipal construction in Tippecanoe County.
What kinds of projects do you build in the Lafayette area?
K–12 school work, higher-education campus projects, municipal facilities, commercial construction, tenant build-outs, and self-performed concrete.
Are you an MBE contractor for public projects here?
Yes. As a certified MBE prime with the State of Indiana, your MBE participation requirement is met at the contract level on qualifying public projects.

Planning a Project in West Lafayette?

From campus-adjacent work to commercial build-outs, we'd like to talk about how we can deliver it.