A general contractor refers to a group or individual that contracts with another organization or individual (the owner) for the construction, renovation or demolition of a building, road or other structure for a fixed price. They are responsible for the means and methods to be used in the construction execution of the project in accordance with the contract documents. This would include the supplying of all material, labor, equipment, and services necessary for the construction of the project. To do this it is common for the general contractor to subcontract part of the work to other persons and companies that specialize in these types of work. 

Penn-co has more than fifty years experience as a general contractor completing millions of dollars of work. Our experience as a general contractor is diverse with hundreds of projects successfully completed in the institutional, industrial, environmental, commercial and residential market sectors, including numerous renovations. As well, we have extensive experience acting as a general contractor for projects in First Nations communities.

Construction Management refers to a business model where one party to a construction contract serves as a construction consultant, providing both design and construction advice. The construction management company becomes engaged in the project to act as an advisor to the owner, to which they are contractually tied. The construction manager's role is to provide construction advice to the designer, on the owner's behalf, design advice to the constructor, again on the owner's behalf, and other advice as necessary.

More recently we have completed projects as a construction/project manager. Several projects have recently been successfully completed with Penn-co acting as the construction/project manager, primarily in the institutional and residential market sectors.