Notable: Please, Allow Us to Repeat Ourselves

When embarking on a construction project, trust is not a luxury, it’s essential. Whether you’re working with a design builder or construction manager, the success of your project depends on a team that understands your goals, communicates clearly and delivers with precision. At Opus, our unique strength lies in seamlessly integrating both construction and design teams to build trust and accelerate project success by saving you time, money and stress.

It’s no coincidence that a significant portion of our work comes from repeat clients. We build these relationships over time, project by project, ensuring they’re grounded in mutual respect and shared success. What brings clients back? We believe it comes down to three key elements of our design-build process that result in higher-value outcomes, more efficient timelines and lasting relationships:

Intense Curiosity

We start by listening intently. Every project begins with a commitment to understand your vision, your challenges and your stakeholders. Our team asks questions, seeks context and works to become an extension of your own. This curiosity helps us align early and fully.

Creative Collaboration

Our integrated construction and design teams collaborate closely with owners, architects, engineers and users to uncover solutions that add real value. Whether optimizing schedules, refining designs or problem-solving on site, we bring a unified mindset to every phase, ensuring the project moves smoothly from concept to completion.

Shared Accountability

When you work with us, we’re not just a vendor, we’re part of your team. That means being accountable not only to the schedule and budget but to the success of the entire project. We own the outcome and that responsibility guides every decision we make.

As an example of our recent work with a repeat design-build client, Saint Thomas Academy President Brian Ragatz said, “From the outset, Opus understood the significance of this facility for the Saint Thomas and Visitation communities. They recognized that any investment in our facilities is an investment in our students and their success today and well into the future. They understood that this was never just about a pool. It was about a legacy.”

Ask Jay Fourniea, Vice President of Architecture, and Scott Shifflett, Vice President of Construction, who together lead our Institutional sector work, why our repeat clients trust us, and they’ll say it’s because we’ve earned it—through consistency, transparency and results.

At Opus, we’re proud to build more than buildings. We build partnerships that last.

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