Commercial, institutional and public works construction

This firm has been contracted by federal and state governments, local cities, school districts, insurance companies and institutional owners. Public and institutional work runs on a different set of rules than private construction, and the contractors who succeed at it are the ones who understand that going in.

Public and Institutional Work

Documentation is not overhead on these projects. It is the job.

On a public works or institutional project, the construction is often the straightforward part. What separates a project that closes cleanly from one that ends in a claim is whether the paperwork was maintained correctly from day one.

Daily reports, certified payroll, prevailing wage compliance, submittal and RFI logs, change order substantiation, inspection records and as built documentation are not administrative burdens to be caught up on at the end. They are the record that determines who pays when something goes wrong. We treat them accordingly.

The same discipline that makes our expert reports defensible makes our project records defensible. They come from the same instinct.

Clients in this category

  • Public and private school districts
  • Municipal and county agencies
  • State and federal government agencies
  • Community college and university facilities
  • Commercial landlords and property managers
  • Retail, restaurant and hospitality owners
  • Medical and professional office owners
  • Industrial and warehouse operators
  • Religious and community organizations
  • Homeowner associations and multifamily owners
Scope of Work

What we build and repair on commercial property

Tenant improvements and interior construction

Office, retail, medical and restaurant build out, demising wall construction, ceiling and lighting systems, and reconfiguration of occupied space with work phased around business hours to avoid interrupting operations.

Seismic and structural upgrades

Voluntary and mandated seismic retrofit, soft story reinforcement, unreinforced masonry work, anchorage and bracing improvements, and structural repair following seismic events.

Accessibility and code compliance

Accessibility upgrades for path of travel, restrooms, parking, entries and counters, along with remediation of noticed code violations and correction of prior unpermitted work.

Envelope and roofing rehabilitation

Roof replacement and repair, exterior wall and cladding restoration, window and storefront replacement, waterproofing, and deck and walkway coating systems.

Institutional damage repair

Fire, water, wind, vehicle impact and vandalism repair on school, municipal and institutional buildings, including work scheduled around academic calendars and public operating hours.

Deferred maintenance and capital projects

Condition assessment, prioritized repair recommendations and realistic cost projections for owners planning multi year capital expenditure across a portfolio of buildings.

Dispute Avoidance

Construction claims and change order analysis

Commercial and public projects generate disputes. Owners and agencies retain us to evaluate them from a builder's perspective rather than purely a legal one.

  • Change order pricing review and entitlement analysis
  • Claimed extra work evaluation against contract documents
  • Cost to complete assessment on abandoned or terminated projects
  • Workmanship and code compliance evaluation
  • Delay impact assessment from a means and methods standpoint
  • Contractor billing and payment application review
  • Warranty and latent defect claim evaluation

Before the project, not after

The least expensive construction dispute is the one that never happens. Where an owner or agency engages us during procurement or early construction, we review bid documents for ambiguity, evaluate contractor qualifications and pricing realism, and establish the documentation protocols that make later disputes short.

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