Another Level
A thought leadership blog for F. Kenny Construction
Straight talk on commercial construction, from Frank Kenny
General Contractor, Construction Manager, or Design-Build: Which One Do You Need?
When people start a commercial project, they run into three terms fast: general contractor, construction manager, and design-build. They sound like the same thing wearing different hats. They are not. The one you pick changes how the job is priced, who holds the risk, and who you call when something goes sideways. Here is the plain version.
What Does a Commercial General Contractor Actually Do?
Somebody asked me the other day what a general contractor actually does. Fair question. The title gets thrown around a lot, and if you have never run a construction project, it is not obvious where the GC fits in. So let me lay it out plain.