Commercial Construction — Precise to Plans. Change Orders Documented. No Surprises.
Commercial construction across eastern Connecticut.
DMS builds commercial properties to plan. Change orders are documented before work proceeds. The standard that applies to residential work applies here — because the scale doesn't change what right looks like.
Commercial Construction · Eastern Connecticut · 860-365-5079
The Scale Changes. The Standard Doesn't.
Commercial construction is different from residential in scale, in documentation requirements, in the number of stakeholders involved. It's not different in what right looks like.
DMS builds commercial properties to plan. We read the drawings, build to spec, and communicate clearly when something in the field doesn't match. Change orders are documented before work proceeds — not after. You know what it costs before it happens.
The crew that builds your commercial project is the same crew that's been with DMS for a decade or more. Not strangers hired for the job. People who know the standard and hold it.
"The scale doesn't change what right looks like. A commercial building built wrong is just a more expensive mistake."
— Dan Sehl, Owner, DMS ConstructionDMS Commercial Services:
The $300,000 Lesson
A commercial golf course clubhouse. DMS priced it correctly. A competitor came in $300,000 lower. The client went with the lower number.
They ran over time, ran over budget, hacked up the work. Someone else finished it. The client paid for the job twice.
Before you sign with anyone, ask them to show you a comparable job they've completed. Ask them what's not in the price. Budget ten percent more than whatever the number is — not because of DMS, because that's how construction works and most contractors won't tell you.
"Ask that contractor who's bidding lower — what corners is he cutting? Because the price difference has to come from somewhere."
— Dan Sehl, Owner, DMS ConstructionCommercial Construction Questions — Answered Honestly
Ready to Discuss Your Commercial Project?
Call us. Describe the scope. We'll tell you honestly whether it's the right fit for DMS and give you a number that reflects the actual cost of doing it right.