and more. They don’t have to rely on subcontractors as much as some of their competitors. “As a result, we’ve had a lot of success earning initial projects through competitive bids,” Drew says, “and then we’ve been able to turn those clients into repeat clients. These days, we have a lot of repeat clients.” Accordingly, Ecklundson Construction Group has been able to transition over the years from primarily designbid-build contracts to more construction management jobs – and that’s the direction they want to continue heading. They like being involved in projects early, and they like having the opportunity to use their industry contacts and in-depth local knowledge to add value during the design process. Recently, for example, the company was able to provide value engineering services on the acclaimed Snaw-NawAs Marketplace in Lantzville. At the 2020 Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) Commercial Building Awards, they received the ‘Retail Award of Excellence’ prize for their work on that project. Drewsaysthateverystakeholder in the project deserves credit for that accolade. Those stakeholders include: Nanoose Economic Development Corporation, Snaw-Naw-As First Nation, Iredale Architecture, Fraserwood Industries, Fenrick Construction, Osprey Electric, Western Oil Services, Corgan Mechanical, Atlas Truss, Insulpro Insulation, McGregor & Thompson Hardware, Mid Island Glass, Van Berg Painting, AME Consulting Group, McElhanney, Muir Engineering, and AME Consulting Group. Maybe the biggest stakeholder was Nanoose First Nation. This was one of their first major commercial projects, and it THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA
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