Construction and Project Management
Construction projects are complicated. When delivering on time and on budget are critical and coordinating a multi-faceted project isn't your area of expertise - put DESA on the job. We can manage a portion - or all - of your construction plan.
As a licensed Construction Manager, DESA:
- Coordinates and supervises construction from pre-construction through post-construction and warranty phases.
- Manages budgets and delivers on deadline
- Works with owners, engineers, architects, and other participants
- Selects General Contractors and Trade Contractors
- Obtains permits and licenses
- Oversees planning, scheduling, and implementation
- Determines labor requirements
- Monitors building and safety codes and other regulation compliance
DESA-managed construction projects include:
- Greenview Park, the Columbia Boys Club and South East Park for the City of Columbia
- Renovations to two elementary schools( J.P. Thomas and Gadsden) and construction of one new elementary school (Forest Heights) for South Carolina's Richland County School District One
- Three renovated elementary schools (Bethel Hanberry, Conder, and Forest Lake) and construction of a Bridge Creek Elementary (formerly referred to as E.S.16) for South Carolina's Richland County School District Two.
DESA's Licensures/Certifications and Memberships include:
- General Contractor (GC)
- Construction Management (CM)
- US Green Building Council (USGBC)
- Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI)
- Construction Management Association of America (CMAA)
- The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC)
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"I would like to commend DESA and its construction management team for the outstanding work they performed at Bethel-Hanberry Elementary School. As a result of their efforts, our construction project was completed on time and was a success largely due to the attention we received from DESA."
--Dr. Felix Figueroa
Principal, Bethel-Hanberry Elementary School