About Newstrom-Davis Construction Company

A Time to Build

When Paul M. Newstrom and H. G. Davis founded Newstrom-Davis Construction Company in 1931, they believed the depression years were “a time to build”.  Prices were down and a growing Colorado would need to build new structures for its promising future.  Today, 71 years later, Newstrom-Davis is a thriving institution with a Denver metro office and a western slope office in Carbondale.  Its niche specialty is the four to nine million-dollar project with specialization in public and non-profit construction.  

Mr. Paul Newstrom and Harold Davis started their home-based business with $500.00 borrowed on a life insurance policy.  Early projects were the concrete ash pits common in Denver’s backyards in the 1930’s.  The first commercial projects were the renovation of Fire Station No. 1 for Denver and an additional story and penthouse to the Federal Building in Cheyenne.

During World War II, Newstrom-Davis, was part of a combined award for 96 buildings and utilities at the new Buckley Air National Guard base.  Following the war, Newstrom-Davis embarked on a $1-million dollar improvement program for the Route of the Rockets, and began building railroad depots throughout Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming.

Ownership Changes

Upon the retirement of H. G. Davis in 1945, Mrs. Virginia (Bobbie) Razee, secretary/treasurer at the time purchased shares in the company. Upon retirement of  Paul Newstrom  Mrs. Razee bought controlling interest.

In 1984 Robert Poland, who had worked for Newstrom-Davis since 1956, bought the company, and Rodney Poland, his son, who had started with the company in 1969, purchased the company in 1993.  

Major Projects

In 1963, Newstrom-Davis began work on one of the most complex projects in its history, the David Johnston Steam Electric Plant in Glenrock, Wyoming.  Concrete was placed 60 ft. below and  250 ft. above the running water which would eventually power much of Eastern Wyoming.  Another major concrete project was the 5.4 million-gallon underground Green Mountain Reservoir completed in 1976.

In 1979 the Company embarked upon the five-year renovation and restoration of several buildings comprising Larimer Square. the following year,  Newstrom-Davis started construction on the $12 million dollar Ranch at Steamboat Springs.  This condominium project grew into 148 living units and a convention/recreation center.  Altogether, Newstrom-Davis performed $20 million dollars in construction in Steamboat Springs in a 3-year period from 1980 to 1983. 

Throughout the 1990’s Newstrom-Davis built numerous jails, municipal centers, schools, and maintenance facilitates.  One of the featured projects, the Gilpin County Justice Center and Jail, was completed in 1995 at a cost of $12,000,000.

Building for the Future

Newstrom-Davis prides itself in the unique ability to provide “complete services for complex project”.  We believe in responsiveness to our Clients. With this concept we emphasize four principals.