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General Contracting

Our project delivery reflects our commitment to thoughtful planning, disciplined execution, and environments built to enhance performance and human wellbeing.

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Approach

how we deliver

Every project starts with understanding the whole picture. Disciplined planning, open collaboration, clear leadership, and practical problem-solving guide our decisions from the start—keeping the project’s goals and the people it serves at the center of how we build.

  1. UNDERSTAND
  2. PLAN
  3. COLLABORATE
  4. LEAD
  5. SOLVE
  6. DELIVER

Understand the Whole Project

We look at the project as a whole—understanding how design intent, constructability, budget, schedule, and operations work together.

Plan with Purpose

We think ahead, anticipate challenges, and align priorities early to create a clear, practical plan for the work ahead.

Work as One Team

We listen, communicate openly, and work alongside owners, design teams, and trade partners to stay aligned around shared project goals.

Lead with Clarity

We provide clear direction, stay engaged, and set clear expectations so decisions are made with confidence and precision.

Solve Practically

We use sound judgment and practical know-how to solve challenges with buildable and effective solutions that are right for the project.

Deliver with Integrity

We act with honesty, take ownership, and follow through on our commitments—delivering every project with consistency, accountability, and care.

Core Services

what we deliver

How we think shapes how we deliver. CEI’s integrated, multidisciplinary team translates our approach into dependable execution across every phase of the project—with discipline, confidence, and accountability—keeping teams aligned, decisions moving, and project goals in focus from start to finish.

Healthcare treatment and reception spaces

01 Preconstruction

Building confidence before construction begins.

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Thoughtful planning builds confidence before construction begins. Our preconstruction process aligns scope, budget, schedule, and constructability early on, allowing informed decisions that reduce risk and establish a clear path forward into construction.

Key Activities

  • Existing Conditions Verification
  • Budget Development
  • Conceptual & Detailed Estimating
  • Constructability Review
  • Value Engineering
  • Scheduling & Phasing
  • Procurement Planning
  • Scope Validation

02 Construction Management

Turning planning into predictable execution.

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Proactive leadership turns planning into predictable execution. Our management team aligns owners, consultants, trades, and field teams through disciplined coordination and transparent communication to maintain schedule, budget, quality, and accountability throughout all project phases.

Key Activities

  • Project Management
  • Trade Partner Coordination
  • Schedule Management
  • Cost Management
  • Risk Mitigation
  • Owner Communication
  • Progress Meetings & Reporting
  • Quality Control & Compliance Review

03 Construction Execution

Delivering quality through field excellence.

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Exceptional construction happens in the field. Our experienced working superintendents and field crews lead daily operations, coordinate trades, solve challenges in real time, and uphold quality, safety, and regulatory standards to keep projects on track with precision.

Key Activities

  • Field Supervision
  • Site Logistics Coordination
  • Trade Coordination
  • Schedule Execution
  • Material & Equipment Coordination
  • Quality Assurance
  • Safety Management
  • Daily Field Reporting

04 Project Closeout

Finishing with the same discipline we start with.

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Disciplined closeout brings every detail of the project to completion. Our structured process verifies quality, finalizes documentation, supports regulatory approvals, and prepares owners for a seamless transition from construction to occupancy.

Key Activities

  • Final Quality Review
  • Pre-Punch Inspections
  • Owner & Design Team Punch Walk
  • Punch List Completion
  • Final Inspections & Regulatory Approvals
  • Closeout Documentation & O&M Manuals
  • Owner Training & Project Handover
  • Warranties & Post-Occupancy Support
  1. Planning
  2. Leading
  3. Building
  4. Delivering
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The CEI Advantage

how we're different

What sets CEI apart is how we deliver. Our specialized expertise, in-house capabilities, and hands-on leadership give owners greater control, reduce risk, and create better project outcomes through dependable execution and responsive support from start to finish.

Healthcare Specialists

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Healthcare construction demands specialized expertise beyond traditional commercial building. CEI understands the regulatory, operational, and infection control requirements essential to safely renovating active healthcare environments with minimal disruption.

  • AHCA & Healthcare Regulatory Experience
  • ICRA Planning & Infection Control
  • Occupied Healthcare Renovations
  • Live Environment Project Phasing
  • Medical Equipment Coordination
  • Healthcare Interior Renovations

Self-Perform Expertise

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CEI self-performs critical interior construction scopes that directly impact quality, schedule, cost, and coordination. Our experienced in-house field teams provide greater control, faster response, and consistent execution throughout the project lifecycle—keeping projects running more efficiently and effectively.

  • ICRA Installation
  • Framing & Drywall
  • Door & Hardware Installation
  • Acoustical Ceiling Systems
  • Fire-Rated Assemblies
  • General Carpentry
  • Wall Protection & Head & Foot Walls
  • Window Treatments & Accessories
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Leadership Advantage

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Projects succeed when leaders remain engaged in the field. CEI’s working superintendents, cross-trained project managers, and executive leadership provide hands-on oversight, direct owner access, and responsive decision-making—keeping teams aligned, solving challenges quickly, and projects on track.

  • Working Superintendents
  • Multidisciplinary Team Expertise
  • Direct Ownership Access
  • Executive Leadership Project Involvement
  • Rapid Field Solutions and Execution
  • Hands-On Accountability

Tailored Delivery

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Every project has unique goals, constraints, and priorities. CEI tailors its delivery approach to align with each owner’s schedule, budget, complexity, and procurement strategy—providing the right balance of planning, collaboration, and cost control from the start.

  • Contractor-Led Design-Build
  • Construction Management
  • GMP Projects
  • Lump-Sum Projects
  • Negotiated Project Delivery
  • Budget-Driven Planning
  • Collaborative Preconstruction
  • Healthcare Expertise
  • Self-Perform Excellence
  • Tailored Delivery
  • Leadership

That's the CEI Advantage.

Markets

where we deliver

While healthcare is our primary focus, CEI brings the same disciplined planning, collaborative leadership, and quality execution to senior living, workplace, retail, hospitality, and higher education environments.

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Healthcare

Spaces for Healing. Built for Care.

Built for the people who use them, we create functional, high-performing spaces for living, working, connecting, and learning.

Senior Living environment

Senior Living

Spaces for Thriving. Built for Wellness.

Workplace environment

Workplace

Spaces for Business. Built for Performance.

Retail environment

Retail

Spaces for Brands. Built for Discovery.

Hospitality environment

Hospitality

Spaces for Experience. Built for Enjoyment.

Higher Education environment

Higher Education

Spaces for Learning. Built for Achievement.

Clients

who we serve

Testimonials

what they’re saying

“A continued reliable partner capable of delivering the high standard of excellence expected within the Health Care industry.”

Rebecca Smith

Owner’s Representative

Cleveland Clinic Weston

“Very competent, honest, and highly effective — CEI gets the job done right.”

Francisco Robles

Architect Manager

Broward Health

“Budgets are remarkably accurate — even under intense timelines and changing conditions.”

Luis J. Cano, AIA

Sr. Vice President

Gresham Smith and Partners

“[Mouji] worked hand in hand with the ownership and design teams to provide the most cost effective and functional solutions.”

Virgil Campaneria, AIA, NCARB

Principal, Healthcare

Gurrimatute

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