Walbridge, a full-service construction company headquartered in Detroit, launched L5 Mission Critical, a new company that will provide a full range of data center services.
The integrated offering will include services ranging from commissioning and site readiness through steady-state critical operations, retrofits and project management services. Matt Landek is serving as President and CEO of L5 Mission Critical. He will work alongside Walbridge leadership including John Rakolta III, President and CAO and the broader Walbridge organization. L5 Mission Critical will be headquartered in Chicago.
Landek, most recently was the Global President of JLL’s Data Center and Critical Environments, lead a workforce of 2,500 employees across 340 data centers across the globe.
“I couldn’t be more excited to join forces with Walbridge,” said Landek. “Together, we offer multi-disciplinary perspectives and a shared understanding of data center operational challenges and opportunities, whether those projects are enterprise facilities or gigawatt-scale campuses. With the data center market rapidly evolving, our ability to bring multi-disciplined leaders with a wide range of experience across hyperscale, enterprise, and services providers, will be a differentiator to our customers. As more service providers continue to consolidate, our ability to provide a flexible, transparent, community-based approach to operational delivery will pay dividends to the clients and the communities we serve.”
Operating at the Speed of Data Center Demand
Data center capacity in the U.S. is expected to double within three years, with nearly 45 GW of additional capacity planned, driven by AI and cloud growth, according to Data Center Frontier.
Walbridge is making a strategic step to meet demand during a time when power availability, grid reliability and community opposition are making projects more difficult to bring to fruition. L5 Mission Critical will serve third-party data center clients as well as offer an integrated solution for Walbridge construction clients that envision a seamless transition from construction to operations and facilities management.
