Forge Fabrication — Portland, OR
14,200
TONS FABRICATED LAST YEAR
Structural Beams · Stair Stringers · Custom Brackets · AISC Certified
EST. 1989 · PORTLAND, OR
AISC CERT. #23-1147
The numbers a superintendent
checks before signing a PO.
Shop Drawing Turnaround
Stamped & ready for submittal
Cutting Tolerance
CNC plasma & oxy-fuel
AISC Certified Since
Cert #23-1147 — current
Active Contractor Relationships
GCs across OR, WA, ID
What's in the Capabilities Package
A single PDF a GC can drop into their project folder and hand to their PM. No marketing language. Every page is a document you'd find in a submittal package.
Free Download
Forge Capabilities Package
12 pages · PDF · Updated Q1 2026
Every weld, every cut, every connection tracked against the AISC Code of Standard Practice. Our cert library is pre-formatted for submittal packages — download it and drop it straight into your RFI folder.
AISC Certified Fabricator
AISC 207-16 · #23-1147
Conventional Steel Construction
AWS D1.1 Structural Welding
AWS D1.1:2020 · #PNW-0441
Steel — All Positions
AWS D1.5 Bridge Welding
AWS D1.5:2020 · #PNW-0442
Highway Bridge — Prequalified
ISO 9001:2015 Quality Mgmt
ISO 9001:2015 · #US-9001-2247
Fabrication & Inspection
Dimensional Tolerances & Inspection Standards
Cutting Length Tolerance
CNC plasma & oxy-fuel table
Hole Location Tolerance
CNC drill line — 4-spindle
Assembly Squareness
Per AISC Code of Standard Practice
Visual Weld Inspection
All structural welds per AWS D1.1
NDE Available
Magnetic particle & dye penetrant
Independent Inspection
IAS-accredited inspectors on call
Get Our Welding Cert Library
All 23 welder qualification records, organized by process (SMAW, FCAW, GMAW, GTAW). Pre-formatted for AWS D1.1 submittal. Updated after every re-qualification cycle.
Shop Equipment
CNC Plasma Table
Press Brake
Overhead Cranes (×3)
CNC Drill Line
Concrete pours don't wait. Our detailing team runs two shifts during peak season — first submittal within 72 hours of signed PO, revision cycles under 24 hours.
From RFQ to Truck in Four Steps
RFQ & Material Takeoff
Same DaySend us your structural drawings or BOM. We respond with a material takeoff and preliminary schedule within 4 business hours.
Shop Drawing Production
72 HoursOur detailers produce stamped shop drawings using SDS/2 and Tekla. First submittal within 72 hours of PO receipt — no exceptions.
Fabrication & QC
Per ScheduleMaterial ordered same day as PO. Fabrication begins the moment steel lands. 100% visual inspection, NDE on request.
Shipping & Erection Support
Tagged & StagedEvery piece tagged to your erection drawing. We coordinate with your ironworker foreman for sequenced delivery to fit your crane picks.
Current Lead Times
Updated 02/24/2026Structural W-Shape Beams
A36/A992 — standard sizes in stock
3–4 wks
Rush: 10 days
Hollow Structural Section (HSS)
A500 Gr.B — round, square, rectangular
4–5 wks
Rush: 12 days
Stair Stringers
Plate or channel — IBC compliant
2–3 wks
Rush: 7 days
Custom Brackets & Clips
Plasma cut from stock plate
1–2 wks
Rush: 3 days
Mezzanine Framing Systems
Engineered systems — PE stamp available
5–6 wks
Rush: 3 wks
Bridge Plate Girders
A709 — fracture critical procedures
8–10 wks
Rush: Call
Download Standard Connection Details
47 standard connection details — shear tabs, moment connections, column base plates. DWG + PDF. Formatted for AISC 16th Ed. EOR-ready.
General contractors keep coming back because we understand erection schedules. We've been on enough job sites to know what a missed delivery costs — and we don't let it happen.
Active Contractor Relationships
OR · WA · ID · MT
On-Schedule Delivery Rate
Last 5-year rolling avg
Fabricated Last Year
2025 production total
In Operation
Est. 1989, Portland OR
"Forge turned our shop drawings around in 48 hours when our original fab shop went dark. Erection started on schedule. Every piece tagged exactly to our iron list."
Project: 7-story mixed-use, 340 tons structural steel
Dan Kowalczyk
Project Superintendent · Pacific Rim Constructors
Portland, OR
"I spec'd ±1/16" on the connection plates because the curtain wall system had zero tolerance. Forge hit it. Three weeks later the panels went up without a single field mod."
Project: Curtain wall support framing — 180 custom brackets
Sarah Okonkwo, PE, SE
Principal Structural Engineer · Cascade Structural Group
Seattle, WA
"We had a corroded mezzanine that needed to be out and replaced over a holiday weekend. Forge pre-fab'd the replacement framing on a Tuesday, we installed Thursday night, production resumed Monday morning."
Project: Mezzanine replacement — 48-hour turnaround, zero downtime
Mike Tran
Facilities Director · Columbia Basin Manufacturing
The Dalles, OR
Ready to Talk Steel?
Send us your drawings.
We'll have a takeoff back same day.
DWG, PDF, Revit model — whatever you have. Our estimators have seen every format. PO-ready quote within 24 hours.