In order for your construction project to be successful, planning in advance is key. Spence Brothers' Preconstruction Services thoroughly address every aspect of preparing for your build. A hand-picked, in-house team - including our Preconstruction Director, Engineers, Project Manager, Estimators and other construction experts - will bring you peace of mind during this critical phase on your project. We encourage an open and collaborative approach, combining our skilled professionals with you and your Architect's design goals to get the most out of your construction budget.
Spence Brothers' legacy began in carpentry, with two brothers applying the trade to rebuild their community after a catastrophic fire in 1893. From these humble beginnings, Spence Brothers have built its reputation upon a commitment to perform the oldest of the skilled trades with precision, integrity, and excellence. Although Spence Brothers have become a respected industry leader in general contracting, construction management, and concrete, all of our success originated with carpentry. Carpenters play a key role in many phases of modern construction, whether a project is steel, concrete, masonry or wood-framed.
By far, CM has become the most popular approach used for construction since it truly serves the interest of the Owner as well as the builder. It is a true team environment - where Spence Brothers' role is more as your advocate through design and construction - sharing your interest of getting the best possible building, completed at the highest possible quality, while delivering it to you with the lowest cost. It has been proven how decisions made at the early stages of the design process have the most impact on the success of the project.
For over 120 years, Spence Brothers has been a trusted general contractor for numerous project owners throughout Michigan and beyond. Our firm's reputation for building important projects, with an uncompromising commitment to safety, integrity, quality, and value, is the primary reason for Spence Brothers' longevity in the construction industry. While many project owners have moved to utilize construction management, design-build, and other innovative forms of project delivery, the general contract remains a familiar contracting option in the industry.
The efficiencies in cost, schedule, oversight, and risk management associated with construction management can also be achieved through a design-build delivery, with an added benefit of streamlined coordination. Design-build delivery provides a single-point of contractual responsibility for design and construction, which can simplify communication and contract management for the Owner. Spence Brothers has utilized this delivery on many projects to expedite the process of team selection, provide cost certainty earlier in the project to the Owner, and provide a turn-key solution for Owners that wish to maintain focus on their day-to-day operations and priorities.
We're a family of construction experts with leadership rooted in a rich, historic family-led legacy. Our commitment towards excellence is driven to create important facilities, and to build trust and meaningful relationships. As the 4th generation leader of a construction company with long legacy of building important facilities for our project partners, it is incredibly humbling to reflect on our company's accomplishments. I'm proud that our company still employs and is led by key family members who started their careers from the ground up, like myself, who started working as a project engineer in Ann Arbor.