What we build, what we build it out of, and how the job is delivered. If your project is outside this, we will say so rather than learn on your money.
Structure
Most light commercial contractors are comfortable in one. Being able to price all four means the structure gets chosen on merit rather than on habit. They are listed here heaviest to lightest, because the difference between them is the point.
Hot-rolled structural steel, shop primed in red oxide. The most robust of the four, and the standard choice when you need long clear spans, a hard shell, and a building that will take future tenant changes without touching the structure.
Roll-formed steel studs and joists. Not as robust as red iron, but heavier duty than light gauge metal, and a genuine structural framing material. Dimensionally stable, non-combustible, and often the right answer for interior framing, multi-tenant walls, and two story light commercial where fire separation matters.
The pre-engineered metal building product: shops, storage, barns, workshops and simple commercial shells. The most economical way to get a large clear span up and dried in. We put these up as well, and we will tell you when your project would be better served by heavier steel.
Still the most economical system for a lot of small commercial work. We build in it constantly on the residential side, which means the crews are practised, not occasional.
Scope
What you get from a contractor this size
On a job this size that is an advantage, not a limitation. Nothing gets lost being handed between departments, and nobody has to go ask someone else what was promised at the bid table.
Questions about scope, cost or schedule get answered by the person who set them, usually the same day.
The subcontractors and suppliers on your project are long-standing relationships, not the low bid off a list.
Commercial owners expect proper submittals, inspections and closeout paperwork. That habit came from D.H. Griffin and it did not get left behind.
Send drawings or just describe it. We will tell you straight whether we are right for it.