Kolbe Construction Services, Inc projects range from office remodels of a few hundred square feet to large corporate projects of more than 100,000 square feet. Whether small renovations or design modifications KCSI provides the necessary consultation, direction and services to ensure value, quality and customer satisfaction.
KCSI’s original mission of providing outstanding services and competencies to every client at affordable prices has earned them a reputation as one of the best general contractors in Central Ohio and surrounding areas. From beginning to end, KCSI’s highly trained staff is committed to clear communication, superior workmanship to each client and project. At all stages, the KCSI project manager liaises with the client, keeping them informed of progress. KCSI offers a number of client services, each highly regarded within the industry.
Keeping up with new technologies and changing space needs often makes structural renovation not just an option, but a necessity. Whether your facility requires a partial upgrade or a complete facelift, the KCSI team will put the best craftsmanship, safety, and value into each phase of the project. Just as important, KCSI is highly sensitive to the daily operational needs of clients. When planning and organizing projects, the KCSI team works closely with your organization to ensure the flow of services and products are met with minimal disruption or inconvenience.
“I believe we’re better than anyone in Columbus at doing occupied office renovations. Large tenants who have been in their offices for many years and are ready to tear down walls and rebuild call us. We go in after hours and work while minimizing mess and staying in complete contact with our clients. In this regard, I don’t think there’s anybody better than us. When it’s all over, you’re going to be thrilled.”
-Dave Kolbe, President & Co-Founder
Clients rely on KCSI to select and contract with various subcontractors for plumbing, electrical, carpentry, etc. Doing the best job for clients sometimes requires some non-traditional approaches. KCSI presents various options, including competitive bidding, value engineering and time-and-material contracts that may help reduce the costs or shorten the construction timeframe. While there are many variables in the general contracting arrangement, there are also many constants when working with KCSI. You can expect constant communication on project status, adherence to a well-conceived and deeply detailed construction schedule, thorough training and monitoring of safety procedures and a well-managed construction site.
KCSI’s value engineering work when performed early in the design process has repeatedly produced results that maximize our client’s program while maintaining or improving the construction budget. The KCSI team ensures value engineering takes place continuously through the design process to avoid ending up with costs that are over budget.
Construction management is a process involving many people and the professionals at KCSI never lose sight that we represent our clients’ best interests. The KCSI team identifies and resolves issues before construction begins. In addition, we prepare independent cost estimates and review the ongoing design for potential cost savings. During construction, the KCSI team closely monitors project progress including payments, scheduling issues, change orders and other factors affecting cost and implementation.
Throughout the process, KCSI team members interact regularly with our design partners and trade contractors to ensure projects receive the very highest commitment to quality workmanship and attention to our detail.
Turn of the Century Renovations is very close to our heart. Bringing back Century old buildings back to their glory is a specialty of KCSI. Our team identifies and resolves issues before construction begins. We establish what the building was like before all the current renovations and work with the client to bring the renovations back to their original state. KCSI has turned several Turn of the Century properties in Columbus, Ohio back to its original build out.
Throughout the process, KCSI team members interact regularly with our design partners and trade contractors to ensure the original build out receives the very highest commitment to quality workmanship and the standards that KCSI are proud to complete.
Successful, on-time completion of your project depends on close cooperation between the architect and builder. A tightly integrated architect/builder relationship with constant and open communication creates the most effective project team. That relationship can best be created by relying on KCSI for design/build services.
Being involved from concept through completion and working directly with the architect as a member of our team, we are in the best position to identify time and money-saving opportunities, eliminate redundancies, avoid progress delays and reduce design/management costs. Working with architect Mark Ours, KCSI develops a scope of detailed needs and expectations from the client before a single phase begins. The highly creative and motivated Architect at Mod bring their vision for design excellence together with the KCSI team to execute a perfect strategy.
“We have been recommending Kolbe Construction to our clients for almost 20 years. Dave and his team are more than contractors, they are true construction partners and collaborators. They use lean methods to deliver cost effective and timely results. The results when working with their team are expectational interior spaces that the owner and the designer can be proud of. In short – we trust them and that is hard to find in a contractor. Especially a builder that has the owner’s best interest at the forefront of all their decisions and recommendations.”
-Mark Ours, Owner | Architect; Mode Architect
If you are interested in following green building principles on your next project, the KCSI team will work with you to take advantage of renewable resources and utilize building materials from local sources. The KCSI team can select rapidly renewable and low-impact building materials and reduce the amount of material going to landfills by recycling during construction.
