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Capabilities

Six kinds of commercial work

Each capability below describes the work performed and what it means for the schedule, the coordination and the handover. Nothing here is a guarantee of outcome; every project is priced and planned on its own facts.

  • 01

    Ground-up commercial construction

    New commercial buildings from site work and foundations through to a finished, inspected shell or complete space.

    Ground-up work covers site preparation, foundations, structure, envelope, and interior fit-out, coordinated against the civil and architectural drawings. Utility connections, permitting and inspection sequencing are planned before mobilisation so the schedule reflects what the jurisdiction actually requires.

    What that means for you

    • One contractor accountable from site work to closeout
    • Permit and inspection sequencing planned before mobilisation
    • Schedule and budget reported against the original baseline
  • 02

    Restaurant construction

    Kitchens, dining rooms, bars and back-of-house, built around health department and equipment requirements.

    Restaurant work is equipment-led. Hood and make-up air, grease waste, floor drains, refrigeration, gas and power all have to land where the kitchen plan says before finishes go in. We coordinate the equipment package, the MEP trades and the health department review together rather than in sequence, because a late equipment substitution moves plumbing and electrical with it.

    What that means for you

    • Equipment, MEP and health department review coordinated as one package
    • Front and back of house sequenced so finishes are not opened back up
    • Opening-critical inspections tracked on the schedule
  • 03

    Retail and shopping centers

    Multi-tenant retail and shopping center work, including shell construction and tenant coordination.

    Retail centers involve a landlord, a tenant, and usually a design criteria manual that governs both. Work is planned around the center staying open: deliveries, noise, dust and parking are scheduled around trading hours, and landlord approvals are handled alongside the permit set rather than after it.

    What that means for you

    • Work sequenced around trading hours and neighbouring tenants
    • Landlord criteria and permit review handled in parallel
    • Turnover documentation prepared for landlord and tenant
  • 04

    Tenant improvements

    Build-outs inside existing shells and second-generation spaces, planned against the lease and the delivery condition.

    A tenant improvement is governed by two documents most schedules ignore: the lease work letter and the actual as-built condition of the space. We verify what is really in the shell before pricing, so demolition surprises, existing MEP capacity and ADA upgrades are known early rather than becoming change orders halfway through.

    What that means for you

    • Existing conditions verified before the schedule is committed
    • Lease work letter obligations tracked against the build
    • Change orders documented as they are approved, not at the end
  • 05

    Commercial renovations

    Renovation and refresh work in commercial properties, including occupied and partially occupied buildings.

    Renovating an operating property is a logistics problem as much as a construction one. Phasing, temporary partitions, after-hours work, life safety continuity and access routes are planned so the business can keep running. Existing conditions are surveyed first, because what is behind the wall determines the real scope.

    What that means for you

    • Phasing planned so the property can keep operating
    • Life safety and access maintained through each phase
    • Existing conditions surveyed before scope is fixed
  • 06

    Pre-construction and project coordination

    Budgeting, constructability review, scheduling and trade coordination before construction starts.

    Pre-construction is where cost and schedule are actually decided. Drawings are reviewed for constructability and coordination conflicts, scopes are broken out and priced, long-lead items are identified against the schedule, and the permit path is mapped for the specific jurisdiction. The output is a budget and a schedule that can be held to.

    What that means for you

    • Constructability and coordination conflicts found on paper, not in the field
    • Long-lead items identified against the schedule early
    • Permit path mapped for the specific jurisdiction

Capability descriptions on this page are provisional. They were drafted from the work ICG Dallas performs and need review before launch.

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