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Turnkey Contracting & Engineering Solutions

From feasibility studies to final handover, Vanguard self-performs and manages the critical path of complex public and private construction programs.

  • Design-Build
  • CM at Risk
  • General Contracting
  • Program Management
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Service breakdown

Four core pillars. One accountable builder.

Each discipline is led by its own operations group, with shared preconstruction, safety and quality teams so every project benefits from the full depth of the company.

Civil Works

Transportation, transit and utility infrastructure for public owners.

We self-perform earthwork, concrete and structures on bridges, interchanges, rail stations and water systems. Our civil teams are built for live-traffic phasing, environmental permit windows and the documentation standards that state DOTs and federal funding programs demand.

  • Bridges, interchanges and roadway widening
  • Transit stations and rail systems
  • Water, wastewater and storm infrastructure
  • Mass excavation, shoring and deep foundations
  • State DOT and federal compliance reporting
310+Spans and lane-miles delivered

Commercial High-Rises

Class A office, residential and mixed-use towers.

From post-tensioned concrete cores to unitized curtain wall, we deliver high-rise structures on dense urban sites. Jump-form cores, just-in-time logistics and floor-by-floor quality control keep every tower rising on a predictable cycle.

  • Core-and-shell office towers
  • Mixed-use and residential high-rises
  • Podium parking and below-grade structures
  • Curtain wall and envelope coordination
  • Tenant improvement and amenity build-outs
4-dayTypical floor cycle on concrete towers

Modernization & Retrofits

Seismic, structural and systems upgrades for occupied assets.

We extend the life of bridges, hospitals, campuses and office buildings while they stay in service. Laser scanning, destructive testing and phased construction plans let owners keep operating while we strengthen, re-skin and re-systemize their facilities.

  • Seismic and structural strengthening
  • Facade replacement and envelope upgrades
  • MEP modernization and energy retrofits
  • Adaptive reuse and change-of-use conversions
  • Phased work in occupied, operating facilities
0Unplanned shutdowns on live retrofits since 2019

Project Management

Construction management and owner-side program delivery.

For owners who need an experienced advocate, we provide program management, construction management at risk and owner's representation. Certified project managers run cost, schedule, risk and quality with transparent monthly reporting that boards and lenders rely on.

  • Construction manager at risk and design-build
  • Program and owner's representative services
  • Cost estimating and value engineering
  • Primavera P6 scheduling and earned value reporting
  • Risk registers, QA/QC and closeout
97%Projects delivered on or ahead of schedule

How we deliver

The 5-Step Vanguard Execution Process

A disciplined, repeatable sequence that gives owners one schedule, one budget and one point of accountability from the first site walk to the final key handover.

  1. 01

    Step 1

    Feasibility & RFP

    We test budget, schedule and site constraints against your program, then answer your RFP with a fixed fee, a risk register and a preliminary schedule.

    • Constructability review
    • Conceptual estimate
    • RFP response and fee
  2. 02

    Step 2

    Architecture & Permitting

    Preconstruction works alongside your architect and engineers to coordinate drawings, value-engineer systems and secure every permit and utility approval.

    • Design-assist and BIM
    • Guaranteed maximum price
    • Permits and approvals
  3. 03

    Step 3

    Groundbreaking & Structural

    Self-performed crews mobilize for sitework, foundations and the structural frame, backed by daily safety planning and live schedule tracking.

    • Site logistics plan
    • Foundations and frame
    • Weekly owner reports
  4. 04

    Step 4

    Finishing & Inspection

    Envelope, MEP and interiors are sequenced floor by floor while our QA/QC team runs testing, inspections and commissioning ahead of final sign-off.

    • MEP commissioning
    • Third-party testing
    • Punch list closeout
  5. 05

    Step 5

    Handover

    We deliver the certificate of occupancy, as-built models, O&M manuals and staff training, then stay on call through the full warranty period.

    • Certificate of occupancy
    • As-built BIM and manuals
    • 12-month warranty care

FAQ

Questions owners ask before they hire us

Safety, bonding, labor and partnering answers for procurement teams, boards and lenders.

Need something more specific?

Our preconstruction team can share bonding letters, safety statistics and reference projects for your prequalification package.

Preconstruction & Estimating(713) 555-0148

Every project runs under our Zero Incident Program, which meets or exceeds OSHA 29 CFR 1926. All field supervisors hold OSHA 30 certification, every crew completes a written pre-task plan before work starts, and full-time safety inspectors audit each active site daily. Our three-year average experience modification rate is 0.62, well below the industry baseline of 1.0.

Vanguard maintains single-project bonding capacity above $100 million and an aggregate program above $450 million through A-rated, U.S. Treasury listed sureties. Bonding letters are available on request for prequalification and bid packages.

Yes. We are signatory to collective bargaining agreements with the carpenters, laborers, operating engineers and ironworkers in each of our three regions, and we regularly partner with union mechanical and electrical trade contractors. On project labor agreement and prevailing wage work, we follow the owner's labor requirements in full.

We regularly form joint ventures and teaming agreements for large public infrastructure programs, design-build pursuits and projects with disadvantaged business enterprise goals. We have served as both managing partner and minority partner, with combined bonding and shared risk structures tailored to each pursuit.

We deliver design-build, progressive design-build, construction manager at risk and general contracting under design-bid-build. For owners who need an advocate, we also provide program management and owner's representative services.

Our Houston, Chicago and Seattle offices serve Texas and the Gulf Coast, the Midwest and the Pacific Northwest. For large programs outside those regions, we mobilize a dedicated project office and local trade partnerships.

Start a project

Have a project heading to bid?

Send us your RFP, drawings and target schedule. A senior estimator reviews every request and responds within two business days with a feasibility review and budget validation.

Submit RFPCall (713) 555-0142
Response to every RFP
2 days
Single-project bonding
$100M+
Regional offices
3
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