Preconstruction
Budgeting, constructability review, and value engineering before a shovel moves. Most of the money on a job is decided here, not in the field.
Denver, CO · General Contractor · Licensed & Bonded Since 1988
We build itright thefirst time.
Commercial, industrial, and multifamily construction across the Front Range. Self-performed concrete and steel, in-house project management, and a schedule we actually hold.
- EMR 0.68
- LEED Accredited
- $120M Bonding Capacity
- 38 Years
$0.0B
Built to date
0
Projects delivered
0.00
EMR safety rating
0%
Repeat clients
What We Build
Services
General Contracting
Hard-bid and negotiated work with our own superintendents on every site. We do not subcontract supervision.
Design-Build
Single-contract delivery with our architecture and engineering partners. One team, one schedule, one point of accountability.
Construction Management
CM at-risk and agency CM for owners who want transparency into every buyout and change order.
Self-Perform Concrete & Steel
Foundations, slabs, tilt-up, and structural steel erected by our own crews. It is how we hold schedule when trades are tight.
Tenant Improvement
Occupied-space buildouts on nights and weekends, phased so your tenants keep operating.
Selected Work
Projects
Industrial · 2025
Ridgeline Logistics Center
142,000 sq ft14 months$38M
Commercial · 2025
Cherry Creek Medical Pavilion
88,000 sq ft19 months$54M
Multifamily · 2024
The Foundry Lofts
214 units22 months$61M
Institutional · 2024
Front Range Technical College — Trades Building
64,000 sq ft16 months$29M
Industrial · 2023
Baxter Cold Storage Expansion
96,000 sq ft11 months$31M
Commercial · 2023
Union Station Office Retrofit
120,000 sq ft15 months$42M
How a Job Runs
From Bid to Keys
01
Bid & Award
2–6 weeks
We review documents, walk the site, and price it honestly. If the budget and the drawings do not agree, you will hear it from us before you award, not during.
02
Preconstruction
4–10 weeks
Constructability review, long-lead procurement, permit strategy, and a schedule built backwards from your occupancy date.
03
Mobilisation
1–2 weeks
Site logistics, safety plan, temporary utilities, and a superintendent on site from day one who stays until closeout.
04
Construction
varies
Weekly owner-architect-contractor meetings, a live schedule you can see, and change orders priced within five business days. No surprises at month nine.
05
Closeout
3–5 weeks
Punch list, commissioning, as-builts, O&M manuals, and training for your facilities team before we hand over keys.
06
Warranty
12 months minimum
One-year warranty walk at month eleven, and a phone number that still works at month thirteen.
Safety
An EMR of 0.68 is not an accident
Every superintendent holds OSHA 30. Every crew starts the day with a documented task-specific hazard analysis. We stop work for conditions other contractors would push through, and we have lost bids because of it. That is a trade we will keep making.
- 0.68
- Experience Modification Rate
- 0
- Lost-time incidents in 2025
- 100%
- Supervisors OSHA 30 certified
- Daily
- Documented pre-task safety planning
Who Runs the Job
Leadership
Ray Halstead
Founder & CEO
38 years
Denise Okonkwo
President
21 years
Marty Velasquez
VP, Field Operations
26 years
Sam Klein
VP, Preconstruction
14 years
Repeat Clients
- Baxter Cold Chain
- Front Range Technical College
- Cherry Creek Health
- Anders Development
- Union Station Partners
- Meridian Industrial REIT
Certifications
- AGC Member
- ABC Member
- OSHA 30 — All Supervisors
- LEED AP on Staff
- Colorado GC License #GC-1988-0442
Got plans? Send them over.
Send drawings, a scope narrative, or a napkin sketch. We will tell you within a week whether we are the right contractor for it — including when the answer is no.