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About
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      Leopardo is a relationship-driven construction partner with a legacy built on trust, performance, and accountability. For decades, we’ve helped clients navigate complexity with confidence—bringing expertise, transparency, and a team mindset to every project.
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      From preconstruction through closeout, Leopardo delivers a full suite of services designed to drive certainty and results. Our teams bring focused expertise, technical depth, and a collaborative mindset to every project.
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      Our work speaks for itself. Explore a portfolio that reflects our ability to deliver across markets, project types, and delivery methods.
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      At Leopardo, you’ll find more than a job—you’ll find a team that invests in your growth and success. We’re looking for driven, curious individuals who want to build meaningful careers while making an impact on the communities we serve.
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Valent BioSciences

Location

Libertyville, Illinois

Market

Industrial | Office | Science + Technology

Type

Build-Out/Renovation

Architect

HOK

82,700-SF laboratory and office build-out for a developer and manufacturer of products for agriculture, public health, forestry and household markets
Addition, including a four-zone greenhouse and headhouse with a connecting link to the existing building and a new enclosure comprised of structural steel, metal framing, composite metal panels and a TPO roof
Laboratory with fume hoods, exhaust devices, lab fixtures and casework, biological safety cabinets, sterilizers, drying racks, spill containment stations, a nuclear magnetic resonance machine and ventilation and dust collection systems, as well as systems for chilled water, hot water, natural gas, steam, lab nitrogen, lab helium and lab pure water
Employee huddle rooms, Zen garden, new irrigation system, pavement modifications and a new entrance and rotunda featuring a custom tile mural

Key Challenges:

Coordinated MEP/FP 3D modeling

Facilitated the move of existing equipment, including growth chambers, controlled environmental rooms and autoclaves

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Sal Sciortino

Director of Business Development, Retail, Hospitality, Manufacturing Science & Technology