Don Brooks and Richard Freund have more than 25 years experience managing a wide variety of construction projects in Southwest Florida. All of the construction projects, whether the contract style is General Contractor, Construction Management or Design/Build, are managed to provide the owner a quality project, completed on time and within budget. With Construction Management and Design/Build contracts, Brooks & Freund works with the architect and the owner as a team member from the design phase to project completion.

Construction Management: Brooks & Freund specializes in construction management. This is a fee-based service in which Brooks & Freund is responsible exclusively to the owner/developer. With more than 10 years of construction management experience, rest assured the firm always acts in the client’s best interest throughout the project. The diversity of projects managed by Brooks & Freund has expanded the firm’s expertise in managing special utility requirement, sound and air quality parameters, traffic consideration and environmental factors.

Design/Build: The heart of the design/build approach is the establishment of a single source of management and accountability, typically with the general contractor. Don Brooks, Richard Freund and the Brooks & Freund staff have repeatedly proven the value of the design/build approach in maintaining the fiscal integrity of a project, while meeting financing criteria, critical quality standards and accelerated scheduling commitments.

General Contracting: The traditional method of project delivery, where the owner/developer maintains the responsibility for choosing a design, selecting a design professional and a contractor. The General Contractor assumes responsibility for the organization and execution of the construction activities throughout the project. Brooks & Freund utilizes subcontractors for all labor performed on a project. Quality subcontractors are chosen, while ensuring price competitiveness and quality work is completed in a timely manner. Because of superior working relationships with a large network of subcontractors and vendors, Brooks & Freund is able to provide customers with competitive prices and quality assurance.