The commercial construction services you need for a successful project
GCI offers a variety of commercial construction services tailored to meet your specific needs with personal service, innovative solutions, and region-specific expertise. Gundlach Champion’s services include preconstruction services, general contracting, design/build, and construction management.
Preconstruction services are used to plan a project prior to any actual construction beginning and include more than just construction cost estimating. The primary objective is to work with an owner to deliver a project that meets that owner’s specific needs. In addition to estimating services, the Preconstruction Team participates in design evaluations and decisions, studies, value engineering and analysis, design and project scheduling, constructability reviews, and whatever else may be required for a particular commercial construction project. Permitting, life-cycle costs, design costs, and land acquisition may also be evaluated.
Under the Construction Management Delivery Method, the owner selects a Construction Manager (CM) based on their qualifications. Generally chosen early in the project, the CM assists the design team with recommendations on constructability, budget compliance, value engineering, and scheduling. In this scenario, the owner holds separate contracts with the design team and the Construction Management firm. The Construction Manager oversees the project from start to finish, including project administration, on-site construction supervision, project planning, and sub-contract management. Depending on the commercial project, the CM may self-perform some of the construction services.
With the “Design Build” option (also referred to as a Turn-Key Contract), the contractor, architect, and engineer are allied, working together to serve the owner. Ultimately, this method unites the owner, contractor, architects, and engineers into a team working to turn the concept on paper into a physical building that meets the owner’s needs.
When using the General Contracting (GC) Delivery Method, the owner hires a general contractor to supervise and construct a project from the owner’s design. A general contractor is the main contractor on the project and is responsible for completing it in accordance with the design specifications. The general contractor provides all materials, labor, equipment, and construction services by self-performing the work or hiring specialized subcontractors for portions of the work.
Not only can GCI construct new buildings, but we can also assist with the ongoing maintenance required for facilities. We can provide any size crew necessary to perform maintenance operations during temporary shutdowns, while existing operations continue, and after normal working hours.
We offer preconstruction and commercial construction services throughout Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and we would be pleased to discuss your construction project with you.