Ulticon Builders Inc. was founded in 1992 by brothers Carlos “Charlie” S. Gonzalez and the late Engr. Raul “Sonny” S. Gonzalez with the vision of driving socio-economic growth in Mindanao. Starting as a modest construction firm, Ulticon focused on delivering infrastructure projects that improved connectivity in underserved areas, transforming remote communities and boosting economic opportunities.
By 1997, Ulticon had already completed hundreds of kilometers of roads and bridges, solidifying its reputation as a reliable and high-quality contractor. These early successes laid the groundwork for the company’s rise as one of the most trusted names in the Philippine construction industry.
Under the leadership of Carlos S. Gonzalez, Ulticon steadily expanded its presence across Regions X, XI, and XII, taking on increasingly ambitious projects that demonstrated its expertise in delivering high-quality infrastructure. Over the years, the company has successfully completed more than 500 projects, including roads, bridges, flood control systems, and highways.
In 2016, Manuel “Manny” S. Gonzalez joined the company as Executive Vice President, bringing a fresh perspective and new energy to Ulticon’s leadership team. His addition marked a significant turning point for the company, as his strategic insights and leadership helped drive further growth and innovation. With his focus on operational efficiency and business development, Manuel played a vital role in expanding Ulticon’s reach and reinforcing its position as a leader in the construction industry.
This period of growth also saw the company earning its Quadruple A (AAAA) accreditation from the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB). This prestigious designation—the highest level in the industry—signifies Ulticon’s unparalleled capacity to manage large-scale, high-value projects while maintaining exceptional standards of quality and efficiency.
Ulticon’s portfolio of completed projects includes some of the most transformative infrastructure developments in the country. One of its most notable achievements is the Cateel-Compostela Diversion Road, a 37-kilometer stretch that was once deemed nearly impossible to build. Ulticon overcame these challenges, delivering a vital connection that reduced travel time by hours and opened economic opportunities for isolated communities.
Other significant projects include the Tagum Flyover, the Davao City Coastal Bypass Road, and the Buda-Quezon Road, each of which demonstrates Ulticon’s expertise in handling complex, large-scale construction initiatives. These projects highlight the company’s ability to deliver infrastructure that not only meets the needs of today but also lays the groundwork for future growth.
At the heart of Ulticon’s achievements are its people. The company’s workforce of over 3,000 skilled professionals is central to its success, and Ulticon is dedicated to providing its employees with the tools, training, and opportunities they need to excel.
The safety and well-being of its employees remain a top priority for Ulticon. The company has implemented stringent safety measures and protocols across all job sites, ensuring that its workers can perform their duties in a secure and supportive environment. This focus on people-centric growth creates a culture of trust, collaboration, and innovation, enabling the company to achieve even greater milestones.
As Ulticon Builders Inc. moves forward, the company continues to embrace its role as a nation-builder, delivering infrastructure that uplifts communities and drives economic development. Ulticon is currently involved in ambitious projects such as the Davao City Bypass Project, which includes the country’s first twin tunnels. This groundbreaking initiative demonstrates Ulticon’s ability to adopt innovative construction methods and collaborate with global partners to deliver projects that meet international standards.
In addition, Ulticon is engaged in urban development projects designed to create sustainable, eco-friendly communities, showcasing its commitment to building for the future.
As the global focus on sustainability grows, Ulticon remains committed to minimizing its environmental impact while delivering infrastructure that benefits current and future generations. Through its renewed certifications, such as ISO 14001:2015 for environmental management and ISO 45001:2018 for occupational health and safety, the company demonstrates its dedication to responsible construction practices.
Ulticon integrates resource efficiency and waste reduction into its operations, ensuring that its projects align with sustainable development goals. The company views sustainability as a shared responsibility and a core component of its mission to deliver high-quality infrastructure.
From its humble beginnings to its recognition as a Quadruple A general contractor, Ulticon Builders Inc. has always been driven by its mission to improve Filipino lives through transformative infrastructure.
As Ulticon looks to the future, it remains committed to building infrastructure that connects communities, fosters economic growth, and improves lives. With every project completed, Ulticon reaffirms its role in shaping the future of the Philippines—one road, one bridge, and one community at a time.
Ulticon Builders, Inc. (UBI) under the leadership of Mr. Carlos “Charlie” Gonzalez of Davao City supports the advocacies and goals of the Mindanao Indigenous Peoples Conference for Peace and Development (MIPCPD) which is to be a catalyst in promoting peace, providing sustainable livelihood, and to initiate and push for construction and development projects that will benefit our indigenous tribes and cultural communities.
What kind of an organization is MIPCPD and what are their objectives for our local tribes? Basically, MIPCPD was formally registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on January 9, 2008 and was certified by the National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) Region XI and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region XI, as partner IP Organization in unity for peace and development.
Meaning, MIPCPD works in support of our government and aims to extend partnerships with industry stakeholders in projects that will benefit the aboriginal people of a certain ancestral land territory as stated in Republic Act 8371, which states “the rights and welfare of the ICCs/IPs, particularly their clamor on land tenure security and the recognition of their freedom to make choices under the rubric of human rights and development”.
Hence, Ulticon Builders, Inc., in the presence of MIPCPD’s Executive Director Datu Bawan Tagaenod and his team, has expressed its strong commitment and full support to MIPCPD’s Adopt a Tribal Community (AATC) project in Tambobong, Baguio District. UBI is honored to have been selected as the principal contributor of this project
Ulticon Builders, Inc. (UBI) seeks to help by funding livelihood projects and construction projects like the building of a multi-purpose gym and school among others. It also serves as a means to unify tribal communities and to provide support to our lumad youths by educating them as part of an effort to prevent them from being lured into groups that promote corruption and destabilization.
Ulticon Builders, Inc. (UBI) is a constant supporter of projects that promote peace, community involvement, and unity across all tribes and cultures all over the nation. As the Adopt a Tribal Community project progresses more will be posted about it in the coming months.
Photos: Datu Bawan Tagaenod
Ulticon Builders, Inc. (UBI) headed by Carlos “Charlie” S. Gonzalez, is very passionate in pursuing avenues to help build the nation, including extending their assistance to underprivileged youth and those seeking medical assistance. The company firmly believes that the children of today and generations to come are our hope and the future movers and builders of our country. Hence, we must do what we can to mold them and to shape them into becoming the best that they can be, emotionally, spiritually, and physically.
In November of 2017 UBI partnered with Operation Smile Philippines Foundation, Inc. and extended it’s assistance and donation to its medical mission to do a series of reconstructive surgeries for children with cleft lip and cleft palate in Davao City, Philippines. This campaign is also part of Operation Smile’s 35th anniversary with the theme “Until We Heal” which is a global effort to advance the skills of cleft care medical professionals and with the objective to treat 2,300 patients all over our country by 2017. The said operation will help bring new smiles for our 150 Davao children and it will be held at Metro Davao Medical Research Center which will begin on November of 2017 until January of 2018.
The official signing of the agreement ceremony was held at UCPB Corporate Offices with CEO Higinio O. Macadaeg Jr., Operation Smile Chairperson Edith Y. Villanueva with Vice Chairperson Regina Anne A. Gonzalez, and Ulticon Builders Inc. Vice President of Finance Beatrice Gonzalez Magallanes. Furthermore, Ms. Villanueva expressed her heartfelt gratitude and said that “We are grateful to UCPB, the Swedish book review website 1MiljonBoktips.se and your co-donors for your generosity. For the last 35 years, we have survived because of people and companies like you. This is the miracle of the smiles that we bring to Filipino Children”.
Ulticon Builders, Inc. also thanks Operation Smile Philippines foundation for this opportunity to partner with them in their effort to give the children this wonderful blessing. It warms UBI’s heart to be able to see these children’s smiles become brighter, as bright as their future ahead, now that they have received the medical care they truly need.
Ulticon started with only four employees in a small office in Davao City. Back then, they handled small projects (E.g. school buildings) that they could handle.
In 2000, They ventured road construction. Construction works opportunity opened up to the company. It was awarded various contracts from different government agencies, a just reward for its having completed its previous projects on time and at high standards of quality.
In 2006, Carlos “Charlie” S. Gonzalez was blessed with more projects, so he had to transfer their operations in a building in Quimpo Boulevard.
In 2009, They passed three ISO certificates, namely: EMS, QMS and OHSMS. This was certainly in the books, because this would mean they could now bid projects that would cost P100 million and up.
As of Today, they have 1303 employees. This was a dream fulfilling experience for an upstart company headed by its founder and president, Mr. Carlos “Charlie” S. Gonzalez and his brother Engr. Raul “Sonny” S. Gonzalez.
Ulticon is determined to keep meeting an impeccable reputation of top-quality work and delivering customer satisfaction to everyone that partners with them. Each person in Ulticon strives to deliver consistent, superior service to uphold regulatory requirements that benefit the company.
Carlos “Charlie” Gonzalez attributes Ulticon’s success to its employees’ dedication to excellent work, customer service that exceeds expectations, and a safety program that led the company to zero accidents in the field.
Since 2009, Ulticon has been accredited under three different sets of standards published by the International Organization for Standardization or ISO. These are ISO 14001-2004 or Environmental Management System (EMS), ISO 18001-2007 or Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) and ISO 9001-2008 or Quality Management System (QMS). And the year 2016 is no different. Ulticon, through the efforts of its employees, have once again passed the set of standards put by ISO in acknowledgement of the safe and excellent procedures the company.
We ask people from the admin team of Ulticon Builders, “Describe Ulticon in one word.” And most of them answered “Family.” It brings joy and happiness to the leaders of Ulticon that they’ve instilled the feeling of belongingness to their employees. It has always been the dream of the founders to not only build bridges to communities but to build bridges to people as well. This culture has been achieved through understanding each other in the company, no matter who you are. A quality company culture is one of the hardest workplace qualities to obtain, because the investment is time.
Carlos “Charlie” Gonzalez, Vice-President of Ulticon Builders, understands the importance of having a company culture.
Your company culture defines the way in which your organization interacts with one another and how the team interacts with the outside world, specifically your partners and suppliers.
It’s the formula that guides the team, as well as inspires and motivates employees. It is also responsible for attracting and retaining great talent, as well as creating a fun, happy and exciting work environment.
A great company culture also attracts a great partner which, in turn, creates great success! People will want to do business with you because of what you believe in and stand for, rather than solely on your products alone. Understanding this principle will quickly allow you to see the importance of company culture.
Trees beautify our environment but Carlos “Charlie” Gonzalez of Ulticon Builders understand that their values lie beyond the aesthetics. They remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, increase biodiversity in our environment, prevent soil erosion, as well as provide shade and lower the atmospheric temperature.
Carlos “Charlie” Gonzalez of Ulticon Builders, Inc. invited members of the said company to join a tree planting event that was held on the 6th of May 2016. A grand total of 40 people volunteered to show support for the event, which was geared to help secure the future of our environment for the generations to come. With help from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region XI, 400 seedlings of tree was planted at the quarrying area (Marilog District) to restore brownfield areas and to help fight climate change and global warming which is a threat to the natural habitat of wildlife in the world.
We will act locally and save globally.
Ulticon Builders Inc. Davao, supervised by Carlos Gonzalez, has always looked for ways to improve the quality of their work and to finish it faster.
The activities involved in Construction Projects where the magnitude of the work is on a large scale, speedy work and timely completion of work with quality control are very vital. In order to achieve this, Carlos Gonzalez believes that mechanization of work has to be done, where Construction Machinery & Equipment play a pivotal role.
The times are changing and in order for Ulticon to maintain the high quality standards required by present-day design and specifications, new equipment must be utilized. Ulticon also desires to eliminate the heavy manual work by human thus reducing fatigue and eliminates various hazards and health issues on their employees.
It is a common fact that we find a variety of construction machines on every construction site, which makes the construction jobs easy, safe and quicker. Ulticon Builders Inc. vigorously pursue the efficient utilization of labor, material and equipment. The use of new equipment and innovative methods has made possible wholesale changes in the processes of Ulticon Builders Inc.
Through the efforts of Carlos Gonzalez, Davao-based Ulticon Builders Inc. won the bid to construct a major road in Mindanao. The road project involves the concreting of the existing dirt road and the opening of portions that connects the province of Bukidnon to Davao del Norte.
The 56-kilometer road is named Kapalong Talaingod Road. The construction of Kapalong Talaingod Road, a national highway from Valencia City to Tagum City, now eases the transport of goods to and from both cities.
It has always been a passion for everyone in Ulticon to help the indigenous people. The same passion fueled Ulticon Builders Inc. to see to it that Kapalong Talaingod Road in a timely manner. Today, the road is accessible for the people of Mindanao and tourists to experience.
As an alternate road to the Davao-Calinan-Bukidnon Road, the road now cuts the travel time by half between Davao del Norte and Bukidnon. The project’s total length from Talaingod to the Bukidnon boundary is about 56 kilometers. This 56-kilometer stretch of road incites economic opportunities in the region and the whole of Mindanao. The road doesn’t only promote agri-business but also the tourism industry of the Davao Region.
It is a difficult task to construct a bridge over Esperanza River because of the nature of the said river. But despite this, Ulticon Builders Inc. pushed for the immediate completion of the project to make the transport of farm products more economical, and for the convenience of the traveling public.
Although building the bridge over Esperanza River proved to be complicated, Ulticon Builders Inc.’s witty engineers have done an excellent job in solving the case.
Through the efforts of Ulticon Builders, under the supervision of Carlos Gonzalez, The Esperanza Bridge now provides the local residents with the opportunity to increase their income – due to savings generated from hauling and transportation cost. Ulticon deems the Esperanza Bridge to be one of their biggest projects to date. Considering the difficulty of this project, Ulticon has definitely proved once again that they always get the job done.
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