One firm, one contract,
one accountable partner.
Design-build delivery and construction management at-risk for owners who don’t want to manage the seams between architect, GC, and trades. CBC-licensed Florida general contractor with the capabilities documented end-to-end: team integration, scheduling, cost control, value engineering, bid management, supervision, QC, safety, close-out, warranty.
Most cost and schedule problems live between firms, not inside them.
When the architect, the contractor, and the trades all answer to different masters, every coordination problem becomes a change order and every change order becomes a schedule slip. Design-build delivery collapses those seams: one contract, one accountable team, one set of margins. Construction management at-risk does the same on the owner side — we hold the GMP, manage the trades, and put our fee at risk against schedule and budget. We’ve delivered both models in commercial, hospitality, and residential.
Single-source delivery services
What single-source delivery looks like with us.
Construction management capabilities documented end-to-end
Team integration, project scheduling, cost control, value management, team constructability document review, bid management, site/subcontractor supervision, quality control, safety, data systems, project close-out, warranty management.
Design-build delivery experience
Garden Apartments S Miami (16 & 32 unit complex, $1.6M) was delivered design-build. Same model applied to hospitality renovations under Westmont relationship.
42-year principal on cost and schedule
Stephen Cusimano’s skill set explicitly includes strategic planning, project management, conceptual estimating, value engineering, design review, and risk management — the load-bearing competencies for CM-at-risk delivery.
Florida CBC-licensed and bondable
CBC #1258403 statewide. Bonding through Morris & Reynolds Insurance / NFP Property and Casualty Services for projects that require it.
From concept to warranty.
- 01
Owner program & feasibility
Sit with ownership to understand the program — budget, schedule, design intent, operations constraints. Build conceptual budget against feasibility.
- 02
Design coordination & constructability review
Either lead the design team (design-build) or coordinate with the owner’s architect (CM). Constructability review on every set. Cost feedback at every milestone.
- 03
GMP / contract & bid management
Lock GMP or design-build contract. Run bid management across major trades. Value-engineer based on real bids, not assumptions.
- 04
Site supervision & risk management
On-site supervision. Weekly OAC. Cost control reporting. Quality control on critical work. Safety enforcement. Schedule recovery if a trade slips.
- 05
Close-out & warranty management
Punch closed, certificate of occupancy obtained, attic stock turned over, warranty package handed to ownership, warranty calls managed during first-year warranty period.
Design-build and CM questions.
What’s the difference between design-build and construction management?
Design-build means one firm holds both design and construction under one contract. Construction management means we run the construction side on the owner’s behalf — either at-risk (we hold the GMP) or agency (we’re a fee-for-service advisor). Different problems call for different models, and we’ll be straight about which fits the project.
When does design-build make sense?
When the schedule is tight, when the program is well-defined but the design needs a constructability voice from day one, or when ownership doesn’t want to manage the architect-contractor seam. It also reduces the change-order surface area — fewer arguments about who owns a design conflict.
When does CM-at-risk make sense?
When the project is large enough that GMP discipline pays for itself. When ownership wants the architect under separate contract for design freedom. When the trade complexity warrants bid management against multiple subs. Typically $2M+ commercial or hospitality.
What construction management capabilities do you actually deliver?
The capabilities listed in our capabilities document: Team Integration, Project Scheduling, Cost Control, Value Management, Team Constructability Document Review, Bid Management, Site/Subcontractor Supervision, Quality Control, Safety, Data systems, Project Close-Out, Warranty Management.
Will you deliver design-build on a custom home?
Yes, although for most custom homes a traditional design-bid-build with a good architect works fine. Design-build on residential makes the most sense when ownership needs the constructability and cost-feedback loop from the first sketch.
Do you handle GMP contracts?
Yes. GMP with shared savings on the upside is the typical structure for our CM-at-risk work above $2M. Cost-control reporting is monthly with full open-book transparency.
Related Services
Commercial Construction
New Construction & Development
Have a project that needs single-source accountability?
Tell us the program, the rough budget, and the schedule pressure. We’ll come back with a recommendation on delivery model and the trade-offs you’d be choosing between.