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Drawings and scope review
We go through the set, flag what is missing or ambiguous, and come back with questions before we price anything. Unasked questions become change orders later.
Commercial
Bid it, build it, hand you the keys.
Turnkey commercial construction across Johnston County and the counties around it. Storefronts, shops and light commercial, framed in red iron, cold-formed steel, light gauge metal or wood. One licensed builder carrying the job from bid through delivery.
Unlimited license, no ceiling on scope.
An unlimited classification means the state places no cap on the value of a single project we are permitted to build, commercial or residential. Licensed since 2007.
Unlimited Building License #100410
North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors. Since 2007.
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What we take on
Light commercial, done properly.
We are the size of contractor who will actually be on your site. Big enough to carry a four million dollar job, small enough that the person who priced it is the person managing it.
- Project size
- $3 to $4 million and under.
- Building types
- Storefronts, businesses, shops, additions, barns and light commercial buildings, single story and two story. Wood frame, red iron, cold-formed steel, light gauge metal and masonry.
- Framing systems
- Red iron structural steel, cold-formed steel, light gauge metal and conventional wood framing. We build it the way you need it.
- Delivery
- Turnkey. We bid the project, contract the trades, run the schedule, and deliver a finished building. You deal with one contractor.
- Sector
- Mostly private work: owners, developers and tenants. We also go after public and municipal bid work where the job suits us. Either way our attention goes to a small number of projects at a time.
- Licensing
- NC Unlimited Building License #100410, issued by the North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors.
Background
Trained on large commercial before going out on his own.
Through his four years at NC State, Chad worked for D.H. Griffin Construction, one of the larger commercial general contractors in the Southeast, as an estimator and site superintendent. That is where he learned how a commercial job is actually run: scheduling trades against each other, holding a critical path, and managing the paperwork a commercial owner expects.
He brings that process to projects that are usually too small to get it.
$4 million
Typical upper end of a single commercial project.
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Framing systems: red iron, cold-formed steel, light gauge metal, wood.
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Years holding an unlimited NC building license.
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Point of contact, from bid through closeout.
How we bid
A number you can build a pro forma on.
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Trade pricing, not guesswork
Every line comes from a subcontractor or supplier quote against your drawings. You get a breakdown, including what we have carried as allowance and what we have excluded.
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Schedule with the bid
A realistic sequence with the long lead items called out, so you know what drives the date before you sign rather than after.
Common questions
What owners and developers ask first.
What size commercial projects do you take on?
Typically $3 to $4 million and under. Our license carries no cap, so the limit is
about giving each job real attention rather than about permission. If your project is
larger, call and we will tell you honestly whether we are the right contractor for it.
Do you bid public or municipal work?
Yes, on the commercial side, where the job suits us. Most of our work is private sector
for owners, developers and tenants, but we do go after some public and municipal
projects. We are selective either way, because the point is to give a small number of
jobs real attention.
Can you build in red iron, cold-formed steel and light gauge metal?
Yes, all three, plus conventional wood framing. They are not the same thing: red iron
is hot-rolled structural steel, cold-formed steel is lighter than red iron but heavier
duty than light gauge, and light gauge metal is the pre-engineered metal building
product. Most light commercial contractors are comfortable in one system. Being able to
price all four means the structure gets chosen on merit rather than on habit.
What building types do you build?
Storefronts and retail shells, businesses, shops, additions, barns, light commercial
and small office, single story and two story. New construction and full building
renovation, in wood frame, red iron, cold-formed steel, light gauge metal or masonry.
Do you handle permits and inspections?
Yes. We deliver turnkey, which means we bid the project, hold the contracts with every
trade, pull the permits, run the schedule and inspections, and hand over a finished
building. You deal with one contractor.
Who will actually manage my project?
Chad Summerlin. On a job this size the estimator, the project manager and the owner
being the same person is an advantage: nothing gets lost being handed between
departments, and nobody has to go ask someone else what was promised at the bid table.
Send us a set of drawings.
Tell us the site, the use, and roughly when you need it open. We will tell you honestly whether we are the right contractor for it.