Commercial Construction Management Company

BuildOne is a full-service hospitality & commercial construction management company that excels at executing challenging projects. Guided by the highest of standards, protocols and procedures, we offer pre-construction, construction and post-construction services through-out Canada.

Through creativity, value and responsive actions, we are able to effectively manage our clients’ various objectives in the most efficient and resourceful manner, minimizing unforeseen events that arise while keeping budgets and schedules at the pinnacle of priorities.

Our diligent & dependable hospitality construction management team always approach every project with strict budget management and efficiency at the forefront, while always respecting our client’s needs and project deadlines. As projects evolve, our team adapts with a project’s transformation. We are a resourceful and nimble organization who takes pride in our superior attention to detail on all of our projects.

As our projects grow and evolve, we are dedicated to providing top-of-industry expertise in all our construction services, with safety and satisfaction at the core of all that we construct. We utilize cutting edge technologies to deliver innovative solutions and sustainable hospitality projects. We tailor our building guidelines to each individual renovation and provide support for our clients to make decisions that will reduce downtime as well as expanding the life cycle of every building.

PROJECT DELIVERY METHOD COMPARISON

Construction Manager vs General Contractor

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER (CM)

OWNER

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

SUB CONTRACTORS

Advantages:

CM works with the Owner for a predetermined fee, therefore CM is not competing for profits with Owner.
CM typically enters the project earlier then a GC and their assistance regarding the costs, features, specifications, and material selection help arrive at a more accurate project budget.
The owner has access to all construction costs.
Since the CM gets involved in the project early, they can recommend adjustments to processes and materials to achieve better value.
CM projects generally have fewer change orders because of their involvement earlier on in the project.
There is more flexibility for changes and defining the project scope.
Portions of the work can be bid at different times.
Owner can select sub-trades

Disadvantages:

Final price is not established until all sub-trade bids are received.
Owner pays sub-trades directly.
Higher level of Owner involvement.

GENERAL CONTRACTOR (GC)

Advantages:

Owner has a single contract for construction.
Reduced Owner involvement required in the project.
GC typically has their own employees (site-superintendents or foremen and a team of carpenters, general laborers, and other skilled trades).
The GC usually has preferred sub-trades that they have worked with before.
GC hires and manages subcontractors, trades and suppliers directly.
The GC’s hiring and management of subcontractors and suppliers, streamlines the process and removes Owner from direct involvement.

Disadvantages:

If the completed project comes in under the bid price, the GC benefits and keeps those unused funds as profit.
If project budget over-runs for unforeseen reasons, the GC will change the project’s scope, alter the specifications, or ask the Owner for more funding.
There is less flexibility for changes and defining the project scope.
The Owner pays the GC directly, and does not have access to all construction costs.

Conclusion:

A commercial construction manager works with the owner of the project and manages the trades, while a general contractor works for the owner and enters into contracts directly with the trades.

Proven and Trusted Construction Management

We keep projects on track from project conception to planning, management and finally completion, closeout, and commissioning.

Our comprehensive Hospitality & Commercial Construction Management team draw on experience and knowledge gained from countless projects to help you navigate problems as they emerge.