iSpec LLC is a state-certified Minority Business Enterprise delivering residential, commercial, and institutional construction in Columbus, Ohio since 2016.
Residential, commercial, and institutional construction — delivered by a Columbus-based team with direct state agency and healthcare project experience.
iSpec LLC has served Columbus, Ohio residential and commercial clients since 2016. We operate as a full-scope general contractor — general contracting, renovation and rehabilitation, commercial build-outs, design-build, and historic restoration and specialty work — and we hold an active MBE certification for public procurement and diversity-spend participation.
Our project record includes work for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Corrections, Franklin Township Administration, USPS, OSU Wexner Medical Center, Mount Carmel Health System, Impact Community Action, Access Ohio, and 303 CNR.
Owner Juhriah Smith brings 15+ years of field experience, including direct work on institutional and state projects — providing the cost estimation accuracy and field knowledge that comes only from hands-on construction experience.
His route into the trades was not the conventional one. He earned a CAD certification and worked as an architectural draftsman before he ever worked in the field, which meant he understood how buildings are designed before he saw how they actually get built. Closing the distance between those two views of the same building is still how he approaches a project — the drawings and the jobsite are one problem, not two.
He spent the following decade with an independently owned renovation company completing full-scope kitchen and bath remodels, from rough-in plumbing through finish carpentry — every leg of the job. That field record, paired with the drafting background and a self-taught foundation in web development and electronics, produced a problem-solver's approach to construction: a project is a set of conditions to be worked out correctly, not a scope to be pushed through.
He founded iSpec LLC to hold work to that standard. The company is a fully licensed general contractor in Columbus delivering residential remodeling, commercial renovation, design-build, new construction, and construction consultation. For public and institutional owners, the practical result is a contractor whose principal can read the drawings, run the job, and account for the conditions that never made it onto the plans.
iSpec LLC was founded in 2016 on fifteen years of prior industry experience. Its owner started as an apprentice with a residential remodeling company, learning the fundamentals of renovation work, and later joined a mid-size general contracting firm as an installer, carpenter, and jobsite foreman. The majority of that firm's contracts were institutional and State projects, where he worked directly with facility construction management, project managers, and subcontractors to keep work moving to schedule. That coordination experience is what iSpec LLC brings to public and institutional owners today — accurate cost estimates, and an accounting for the subtleties that get missed by anyone who has not come from the field.
Dream. Build. Inspire.
Ohio does not require state-level general contractor licensing — requirements are set by the local municipality. iSpec LLC holds the following certifications and registrations:
iSpec LLC specializes in the renovation and remodeling of commercial and residential structures, with capability running from new construction through the complete rehabilitation of a property — for owners ranging from large institutions to individual homeowners.
Key elements of the scope are handled in-house to keep control over quality, cost, and schedule, and iSpec LLC maintains a network of subcontractors who work seamlessly through every phase of construction. Personnel are assigned to a project on the strength of their experience with that specific type of work. The company uses local labor, vendors, and subcontractors as a deliberate investment in the community it serves, and it does not overextend its resources or commitments — every client's project receives the support it needs to succeed.
Three standards govern every iSpec LLC contract — the same three whether the owner is a state agency, a prime contractor, or a homeowner.
iSpec LLC works to exceed the owner's expectations on every contract. Small details are noted and remembered no matter how minor they appear, and the same quality standard is applied to every scope, every time.
Nothing holds value quite like time. iSpec LLC builds realistic project schedules and delivers on them, stays within the established budget, and holds to professionalism and work ethic from mobilization through closeout.
Constant, consistent communication between owner and contractor is what makes a project succeed. iSpec LLC keeps that line open throughout construction and holds it open after the work is complete.
That open line carries a commitment behind it: iSpec LLC extends support for one year on all labor and materials following project completion.
Based in Columbus, Ohio — serving Columbus-area residential, commercial, and institutional projects.
iSpec LLC is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio (P.O. Box 163605, Columbus, Ohio 43216) and performs work across the Columbus area, including municipal work for Franklin Township and projects at state and institutional facilities in the region.
iSpec LLC operates statewide across Ohio. Most of our work is concentrated in and around Columbus — the city itself, its large suburbs, and the neighboring counties — where crews and subcontractor relationships are strongest. For state agency and public institution contracts elsewhere in Ohio, contact us with the location and scope ahead of the bid date and we will confirm coverage in writing.
Engage iSpec LLC as the prime general contractor on projects with MBE participation requirements — full scope delivery that satisfies certification goals in a single contract.
Prime contractors seeking a certified MBE partner for Columbus-area bids can team with iSpec LLC for defined scopes, with all certification documentation provided.
Current MBE certificate, SAM/DUNS registration, licensing, and insurance certificates are available for bid submissions and compliance reporting.
Call 1-614-725-0489, email contactus@ispecllc.com, or write to iSpec LLC, P.O. Box 163605, Columbus, Ohio 43216. We respond to all inquiries within one business day.