Commercial construction projects delivered with single-point accountability.
Frans Construction is a multi-state commercial general contractor and design-build firm — building healthcare, retail, restaurant, and tenant-improvement projects across the Western United States with GMP cost certainty and the schedule discipline enterprise owners require.
A commercial construction company built for predictable outcomes.
Commercial construction projects fail in predictable ways: design coordination gaps, missed AHJ requirements, MEP rework after rough-in, and contractors that pass risk back to the owner the moment the schedule slips. Our operating model is engineered against every one of those failure modes.
Design-build delivery puts architecture, engineering, and construction on the same team and the same accountability line. Preconstruction locks the cost in a Guaranteed Maximum Price before mobilization. Self-perform field crews keep critical-path scope inside our control. The result is the outcome enterprise owners actually buy a contractor for: opening on the date we committed to, at the price we committed to.
- Design-build delivery with GMP cost certainty before construction starts
- Self-perform field capacity for schedule control on critical scope
- Concurrent multi-state execution for retail and restaurant programs
- Healthcare ICRA / ILSM compliance for occupied medical builds
- Preconstruction discipline that locks design coordination before mobilization
- Single-point accountability — one team, one contract, one schedule
Six service lines. One accountable design-build partner.
Design-Build Commercial Construction
Architecture, engineering, and construction unified under one accountable team. GMP cost certainty, compressed schedules, fewer change orders, and single-point owner accountability from concept through closeout.
Explore servicesCommercial Tenant Improvements
Corporate, medical, and creative office fit-outs in occupied Class A buildings. Phased construction, landlord coordination, and a relentless focus on speed-to-occupancy with minimum disruption to neighboring tenants.
Explore servicesHealthcare Commercial Construction
Patient-centered environments for hospitals, medical office buildings, ambulatory surgery, infusion, and assisted living. ICRA / ILSM compliance and active-facility protocols protect operations through every phase.
Explore servicesRetail Commercial Construction
Ground-up stores, flagship rebuilds, and high-volume remodels for national retailers, banks, furniture brands, mattress retailers, and convenience stores — engineered for ADA compliance and brand consistency at scale.
Explore servicesRestaurant Commercial Construction
QSR, fast-casual, and full-service builds for nationally recognized restaurant brands. Disciplined MEP coordination, kitchen and refrigeration expertise, and health department fluency to hit committed opening dates.
Explore servicesMulti-Site Rollouts
Regional and national programs delivered as a coordinated portfolio — centralized program management, standardized prototype delivery, and concurrent multi-state execution for expanding brands and franchise groups.
Explore servicesMulti-state commercial construction across the Western U.S.
Pick your state for local market depth, AHJ fluency, and project-type detail.
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What owners ask before hiring a commercial GC.
What is commercial construction?[ + ]
Commercial construction is the design and build-out of buildings used for business purposes — including retail stores, restaurants, medical offices, hospitals, corporate offices, warehouses, and tenant improvements inside leased commercial buildings. It differs from residential construction in scope, code requirements (commercial building code, ADA, energy code), MEP complexity, and the involvement of architects, engineers, and AHJs at multiple review stages.
What are the most common types of commercial construction projects?[ + ]
The most common categories are: ground-up commercial buildings, tenant improvements (TI) inside existing leased space, retail store buildouts and remodels, restaurant construction (QSR, fast-casual, full-service), healthcare and medical office fit-outs, and multi-site rollouts for franchise and national brands.
How do owners choose a commercial general contractor?[ + ]
Owners typically evaluate licensure and bonding in the state of work, relevant project-type experience (e.g. healthcare ICRA experience, multi-site rollout capacity), references from comparable scope, financial capacity, safety record, and the contractor's preconstruction process — including how cost and schedule certainty are committed (GMP vs. open-book CM, design-build vs. design-bid-build).
How long does a commercial construction project take?[ + ]
Schedule varies by scope. A typical tenant improvement runs 8–16 weeks; a retail or restaurant ground-up build runs 4–7 months; a healthcare fit-out runs 4–9 months depending on regulatory review; multi-site rollouts run as concurrent programs over 6–24 months. Design-build delivery typically compresses schedule 15–30% versus traditional design-bid-build.
What is design-build commercial construction?[ + ]
Design-build is a delivery model where one firm holds both the design and construction contracts, eliminating the hand-off between architect and GC. The owner gets single-point accountability, faster delivery, earlier cost certainty (often via a Guaranteed Maximum Price), and fewer change orders driven by design-coordination gaps.
How do I get bids for a commercial construction project?[ + ]
Owners typically issue an RFP describing scope, schedule, delivery model (lump sum, GMP, CM at-risk, design-build), and required qualifications. Shortlisted contractors submit proposals; preconstruction interviews, reference checks, and a best-and-final round usually follow. Frans Construction responds to commercial RFPs across the Western U.S. — reach our team via the contact page.
Your commercial construction partner —
from concept to completion.
Partner with a multi-state design-build firm trusted by enterprise brands for predictable execution, strategic guidance, and long-term reliability across every market we serve.