Our collaborative approach brings the entire team together from day one, creating a single, aligned vision for the project. By integrating design, preconstruction, and construction, we identify opportunities early, reduce risk, accelerate decision-making, and keep budget, schedule, and quality aligned. The result is a streamlined process with fewer surprises and greater certainty from concept through completion.

SMF Terminal B Parking Garage
Stanislaus State Willow Hall
Dennis & Janice Caprara Community Center Complex

By engaging early during design, we provide real-time cost feedback, constructability expertise, and trade partner input that helps the design team make informed decisions before documents are complete. This proactive approach minimizes redesign, protects the budget, and results in solutions that are practical, efficient, and tailored to the owner’s goals.

We serve as the owner’s trusted advisor throughout planning and construction. Our focus is on managing risk before it becomes a problem through detailed preconstruction planning, transparent budgeting, schedule management, and proactive coordination. With early involvement and a Guaranteed Maximum Price, owners gain cost certainty while maintaining design flexibility and confidence that every decision supports project success.

Sacramento State Art Studio Lab
Chico State Arts & Humanities

Our early involvement leads to a highly collaborative delivery process. We work alongside the district and design team from the outset to validate scope, control costs, optimize schedules, and resolve challenges before construction begins. Having delivered over $500 million in Lease-Leaseback projects, we bring deep experience and proven success to every partnership. This approach delivers greater transparency, fewer surprises, and a smoother path from planning through occupancy.

Oak Ridge Elementary School
North Salinas High School

During preconstruction, we leverage Lean Construction principles and Target Value Design to align scope, budget, and schedule from the earliest stages. Through collaborative planning, constructability reviews, real-time estimating, trade partner engagement, and continuous cost validation, we help owners make informed decisions, reduce risk, and maximize value throughout the design process.

During construction, that same collaborative mindset drives project execution. Our teams use proactive planning, transparent communication, rigorous quality control, and an unwavering commitment to safety to keep projects moving forward efficiently. By focusing on continuous improvement and accountability at every phase, we deliver projects with greater predictability, fewer surprises, and superior results.

We know small projects can have a big impact. Our Special Projects team is dedicated to delivering renovations, tenant improvements, repairs, and fast-track projects with the same care, expertise, and attention as our largest builds.

Specializing in occupied and operational environments, we plan every project to minimize disruption while maintaining safety, quality, and schedule. Clients benefit from responsive service, streamlined execution, and the resources, technical expertise, and buying power of a full-service general contractor.

Every project has unique sustainability goals, priorities, and budget considerations. Our role is to collaborate with owners, architects, engineers, and trade partners to evaluate practical solutions that balance environmental performance with cost, constructability, and long-term value.

Through early involvement in design and preconstruction, we help identify sustainable materials, efficient building systems, and construction strategies that support project goals without compromising budget or schedule. Whether pursuing LEED certification or incorporating targeted sustainable features, we provide the technical expertise, cost transparency, and collaborative approach needed to make informed decisions and deliver lasting value.

Otto self-performs concrete, carpentry, and general labor, giving us greater control over the work that matters most. By leveraging our skilled in-house crews, we improve quality, maintain schedule certainty, and manage costs more effectively while responding quickly to changing project needs. This direct control enhances coordination, minimizes delays, and delivers greater value, particularly on complex renovations where flexibility and rapid problem-solving are essential.