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Design-Build

From first sketch to final build, one team.

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Most construction projects involve hiring a designer first, then a contractor. With Design-Build, you hire one team to do both. We handle the design, permits, scheduling, and construction under a single contract, with one point of contact from the first conversation to the final handover.

The result is less coordination on your end, fewer surprises during construction, and a faster path to opening the doors.

Our Process

Design-build means fewer steps, less risk, less cost.

One contract, one accountable team. Design-bid-build splits design and construction apart, adding bid cycles and re-design loops when the budget doesn't line up. We run them together, so you start sooner and finish sooner.

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Choosing a path

Three roles Stolk can play on your project. Design-Build is the one you are looking at.

One team role

Design-Build

One contract, one accountable team. Stolk joins from day one, before design begins, so the people drawing it are the people building it. It is the fastest route when speed matters and you want a single responsible party from concept to completion.

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Stolk's role
We design and build it under one contract
When we join
From day one, before design begins
Who holds trade contracts
Stolk
Best for
One point of accountability, concept to completion

Other options

Another route, the doers

General Contracting

We build it with self-perform crews plus subcontractors, joining once the design is complete. Stolk holds the trade contracts and the price.

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Another route, the admin

Construction Management

We run the schedule, budget, and coordination on your behalf, joining early during design. You hold the trade contracts.

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Creating partnerships

Best-in-class subcontractors and vendors.

Our competitive advantage comes from the trusted network of subcontractors and vendors we partner with, professionals who consistently deliver quality, reliability, and efficiency on every project.
Len Stolk

At Stolk Construction, we recognize that the quality, reliability, and professionalism of our subcontractors and vendors are critical to the successful delivery of institutional, commercial, and industrial projects. Over 65 years of experience, we have built long-standing relationships with a network of trusted trades and specialty partners who consistently meet high standards of workmanship, safety, and schedule adherence.

Our approach begins with careful selection and prequalification. Each subcontractor and vendor is evaluated based on past performance, technical expertise, financial stability, safety record, and alignment with our operational standards. This ensures that every partner we engage shares our commitment to quality, efficiency, and client satisfaction.

Once selected, these partners are integrated fully into the project team. Clear scope definition, milestone expectations, and performance standards are communicated upfront, and ongoing oversight is maintained through regular site coordination, progress meetings, and milestone tracking. This structured framework lets us proactively identify and address potential issues, so work proceeds smoothly, on schedule, and to specification.

We treat subcontractors and vendors as extensions of our own team, providing the guidance, resources, and supervision necessary to maintain consistent quality while fostering accountability. Performance issues are addressed promptly through escalating corrective measures, supplemented resources, or, when necessary, replacement with alternate partners to maintain project integrity.

By maintaining these partnerships and a disciplined oversight approach, Stolk Construction ensures that every project benefits from the best-in-class expertise, reliability, and professionalism required to mitigate risk and deliver exceptional outcomes for our clients.

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60+ years of experience

60+ years of projects means we've seen what goes wrong, and how to avoid it. We don't just build what you ask for. We guide you through the choices, the trade-offs, and the surprises, so the project that opens is the one you actually wanted.

Start to finish

One team leads your project. The Pre-Construction Team meets with you at the start, understands what you're trying to build, and stays with you through design, permits, and construction. Same faces all the way to handover.

Price Clarity

Cost surprises kill projects. With Design-Build, you see budget impact as the design takes shape, not after the contracts are signed. Choose what matters, leave what doesn't, before construction begins.

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