We Protect Owners From
Cost Overruns & Scope Gaps.
Most cost overruns on commercial buildouts come from scope gaps that should have been caught before the GC was hired. We catch them before they become change orders.
Services & Deliverables
Pre-Construction Risk Review
We review the full permit set before bid and deliver a risk-flagged scope document identifying items GCs commonly miss — coordination gaps, owner-furnished equipment, deferred submittals, long-lead items, and trade interface issues.
Why It Works
We've been the GC's superintendent. We know exactly where buildouts go sideways and what GCs hope owners won't ask about — because we've been on the other side of that conversation.
Our fee is paid by the tenant or owner, not the GC. No referral kickbacks, no preferred-sub arrangements, no incentive to look the other way.
You get a tangible deliverable — a risk-flagged scope document, a bid leveling matrix, a monthly owner's report — not consulting hours on an invoice.
We know the DFW subcontractor base, the Texas permitting and inspection process, and the field dynamics of commercial buildouts — and we bring that knowledge to every project, wherever it is.
Who We Serve
Protecting TI allowances and improving tenant satisfaction at turnover.
Avoiding scope gaps and unexpected change orders during their first commercial buildout.
Offering their clients a trusted owner's-side resource that doesn't compete with their design role.
Texas & Beyond —
We Go Where the Work Is
Joe Klonower brings field-tested pre-construction expertise to commercial buildouts across Texas and beyond — from designer showrooms and luxury retail to Class A corporate tenant improvements. Project sizes range from 1,500 SF retail buildouts to 9,500+ SF full MEP scope. Wherever your project is, we can help protect your investment before the GC breaks ground.
