Ceiling contractors to write to first: Cipriani USA, Midwest
For Jennifer Pride, Cipriani USA. Records re-opened 2026-10-24.
Why now, for every contractor below: Armstrong's pricing bulletin 2026-32DDC (June 24, 2026) raised all suspension systems 10 percent from August 3, put acoustical grid orders under a "controlled distribution program due to industry supply chain constraints", and suggested another 5 percent in February 2027 and again in August 2027. Contractors pricing ceilings now need a grid quote they can count on.
Each contractor installs acoustical ceilings itself, according to its own website or job posting. Each record below shows an event: an award, a bid, a plan pull or a hire. None of them shows that the contractor is unhappy with its grid or is changing suppliers.
| # | Contractor | Where | The record that flagged it | Date | What it means for grid | Who to reach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand River Interiors & Plaster | Lansing, MI | Lansing School District awarded it Walls & Ceilings (metal studs, drywall, acoustical ceilings) on the new Sheridan Rd. school, up to $1,392,700; board vote 7-0 | Sep 3, 2026 | The school is still at site work, so the grid for this job is still to be bought | Leo Trumble III, Mike Doerr (partners) |
| 2 | Innovative Construction Services | Greenwood (Indianapolis), IN | Open estimator seat that does the acoustical ceiling takeoffs and places the first material order on won jobs; second posting says it self-performs ACT (Oct 23) | Sep 1, 2026 (still open) | The person who prices and orders their ceiling material is being hired now | Owner or estimating lead |
| 3 | General Interiors | Bloomington, IN | Pulled the drawings for the Metal Studs, Drywall & Ceilings package, Linton Stockton Jr/Sr High School additions; bids open Nov 5 | Oct 19, 2026 | Pricing ceiling grid for a bid that opens in under two weeks | Estimator (plan-room contact: Dalton Vest) |
| 4 | Schepers Brothers | Byron Center (Grand Rapids), MI | Ionia Public Schools: low bidder and recommended award, Lath, Plaster, Drywall & Acoustical package, secure entries at five schools, $120,302 | Oct 19, 2026 | A five-day-old school award that includes acoustical work | Owner |
| 5 | Perry Acoustics | Mooresville (Indianapolis), IN | Registered as a ceilings contractor on two Indianapolis-area school bids: Franklin Central HS (bids Nov 4) and Perry Township Innovation Center (bids Nov 18) | Oct 19, 2026 | The only ceilings-only installer on these plan rooms, pricing two November bids | Plan-room contact: Gerry Gibson |
| 6 | Quality Walls and Ceiling | Indianapolis, IN | Pricing three school packages: Franklin Central HS (bids Nov 4), New Albany Fairmont ES (bids Oct 29), Perry Township Innovation Center (bids Nov 18) | Oct 23, 2026 | A union drywall-and-acoustical shop with three bids landing in the next four weeks | Plan-room contact: Michael Gurske |
| 7 | Kleckner Interior Systems | Chesterton (northwest Indiana), IN | Bid $633,789 on the Metal Studs/Drywall/Ceilings package, Portage High School renovations; also bid Porter Township's administration building (Oct 1) | Sep 16, 2026 | A union interiors firm bidding ceilings work, with its own purchasing company that works with the main manufacturers | Owner or purchasing lead |
| 8 | Gibson-Lewis of Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN | Pricing four school packages that include ceilings, including Franklin Central HS (bids Nov 4) and Linton Stockton (bids Nov 5) | Oct 5 to 19, 2026 | Weaker: part of National Construction Enterprises, a top-20 national group | Estimator |
| 9 | Gibson-Lewis, LLC | Mishawaka, IN | Low bid, $544,400, on the Metal Studs/Drywall/Ceilings package, Portage High School renovations | Sep 16, 2026 | Weaker: same national group; a low bid, award not yet posted | Estimator |
| 10 | Acoustic Ceiling & Partition (Double L) | Westerville (Columbus), OH | Estimator posting, open; the group lists acoustical ceilings among its trades | Sep 28, 2026 | Weaker: over 400 staff by its own site | Owner or estimating lead |
| 11 | Cleveland Construction | Mentor, OH | Construction Estimator posting, open; installs acoustical and specialty ceilings | Oct 13, 2026 | Weaker: a large national interiors contractor | Estimating lead |
| 12 | Western Partitions | Columbus, OH | Material Planner posting, open; specializes in drywall, metal studs and acoustical systems | about Oct 17, 2026 | Weaker: calls itself one of the largest interior contractors in the US | Material planner, once hired |
| 13 | Bouma Corporation | Grand Rapids, MI | Assistant Project Manager posting, open, including soliciting vendor proposals | Sep 28, 2026 | Weaker: its site says it buys ceilings direct from USG | Owner or project manager |
| 14 | Walker Commercial Interiors | Lansing, MI | Low bid, $235,100, on Waverly Community Schools' Ceilings & Drywall package; also bid $1,658,600 on the Lansing Sheridan Rd. package | Jul 20, 2026 (Waverly board packet) | Weaker: lost the Lansing bid; the Waverly bids were in May | Owner |
| 15 | Acoustic Ceiling & Partition Co. | Ann Arbor, MI | Second-lowest, $1,615,400, on the Lansing Sheridan Rd. Walls & Ceilings package | Aug 21, 2026 | Weaker: lost the bid; may belong to the same national group as rows 8 and 9 | Estimator |
| 16 | William C. Reichenbach Co. | Okemos (Lansing), MI | Bid $1,744,000 on the same Lansing Walls & Ceilings package | Aug 21, 2026 | Weaker: lost the bid | Estimator |
| 17 | Turner Brooks, Inc. | Madison Heights (Detroit), MI | Bid $1,745,500 on the same Lansing Walls & Ceilings package | Aug 21, 2026 | Weaker: lost the bid | Estimator |
| 18 | Ritsema Associates | Grandville (Grand Rapids), MI | Bid $131,532 on Ionia Public Schools' Lath, Plaster, Drywall & Acoustical package (second of two) | Sep 23, 2026 | Weaker: lost the bid; its site was unreadable, so ceiling work is not confirmed | Estimator |
| 19 | Metal Arts Construction | Mount Pleasant, MI | Apparent low bid, $39,160, on Beal City schools' Drywall, Insulation & Acoustical package for summer 2027 work | Jul 1, 2026 | Weaker: small job, and the record is about four months old | Owner |
| 20 | Just Rite Acoustics | Elk Grove Village (Chicago), IL | Awarded Acoustical Ceiling Tile & Ceiling Systems, $996,450, Mundelein District 120 fieldhouse addition | Mar 10, 2026 | Weaker: an older award; the fieldhouse ceilings may not be installed yet | Owner |
Timed, not sent
These windows have not opened yet, so these contractors are held, not sent. Each becomes a row on the date shown:
- Bid results on the four Indianapolis-area school packages above (New Albany Fairmont Oct 29, Franklin Central Nov 4, Linton Stockton Nov 5, Perry Township Innovation Center Nov 18). The tabulation names who will buy the grid for each job.
- West Ottawa Lakewood Elementary (Michigan): drywall and acoustical bids closed Sept 30. The result is due in the November board minutes.
- Houghton-Portage Township Schools (Michigan): acoustic ceilings package due Nov 5.
Rows 8 to 20 carry a short label saying why they rank lower: a national group, a large firm, a direct buyer of another brand, a losing bid or an older record. Each is still a ceiling contractor in this territory with a real, dated record.