Company History

Lone Mountain Contracting started back in 1973 by James Nick Blea. At the time, we specialized in US Government contracts, working with the Department of Defense, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Energy, Corps of Engineers, BIA, U.S. Marines and the US Army. This work brought to our team the art of negotiation, value engineering, job scheduling and extensive job specific training.

Staff

James N. “Nick” Blea (President  & CEO) Nick started the business in Las Vegas, Nevada and expanded to New Mexico. He relocated his entire operation to the current site in Bosque Farms, New Mexico, in 1980. He is a graduate of the New Mexico Military Institute and the University of New Mexico. He holds a BS in Accounting. He has extensive experience as a general contractor in all phases of construction which includes the management of the business, project management, and job estimating. He has built LMC with a varied amount of general construction work which includes experience in commercial building construction, residential construction, single family dwellings, remodeling, water tank installation and rehabilitation as well as roofing, landscaping, tracks, tennis courts, and athletic fields. His clients have included the State of New Mexico, City of Albuquerque, Sandia National labs, Los Alamos National Labs, Kirtland AFB, Fort Bliss, UNM, and numerous other educational institutions. As CEO, he manages the planning and implementation of its projects.

  Awards and Recognition

 American Sports Builders Association

Outstanding Single-Field Facility of the Year

2015 Santa Fe Ivan Head Stadium, Santa Fe, NM

 Distinguished Outdoor Track Facility Award

2007 Track at Tse Yi Gai High School, Pueblo Pintado, NM

2007 Pojoaque Track & Field, Pojoaque Pueblo, NM

2009 Running Track at Bernalillo High School, Bernalillo NM

Distinguished Sports Field Facility Award

2007 Synthetic Turf Football Field at Tse Yi Gai High School, Pueblo Pintado, NM

2008 Red Mountain Middle School Synthetic Turf Field, Deming, NM

Distinguished Single Field Facility Award

2011 Alexander Gusdorf Eco Park High Altitude Soccer Complex, Taos, NM

Distinguished Multi-Field Facility Award

2011 Taos High School Athletic Complex, Taos, NM

2011 Questa High School Multi Field Facility, Questa, NM

Green Facility of the Year Award

2011 Alexander Gusdorf Eco Park, Taos, NM

Distinguished Track & Field Facility

2012 Jemez Valley Warrior Stadium Track & Field, Jemez Pueblo, NM

2016 Escalante High School Athletic Facility, Chama, NM

New Mexico American Society of Landscape Architects

NMASLA Design Award

2011 Design – Constructed Projects: Salazar Green – Salazar Elementary, Santa Fe, NM