Who we work with
Boards, managers, and the trades
Self-managed associations
Boards running the community themselves, without a management company. You are carrying vendor decisions, bids, and capital projects on volunteer time. We bring the construction and project expertise to the table, so the big decisions get made on good information, and the board's evenings go back to the board.
Board-managed associations
You have a manager, but a major project or a complicated bid needs more hands and more expertise than day-to-day management covers. We come in as added oversight on the project and the bidding, an experienced set of eyes on scope, methods, and vendor selection.
Managers and management companies
You want a partner your boards can lean on for complex projects and bidding, so you keep the relationship and we handle the heavy project lift alongside you. Your team stays in front, with more muscle behind it, and your boards see the difference.
Contractors and trades
Industry Professionals get a written scope, sealed bids opened together, and a straight answer either way. Specialty subs join the same way. Joining, being listed, and bidding are free.
Four stages, bought one at a time or together
What we do, and what it costs
Find out what's wrong
Inspections and an Action Plan on every component, a Problem Analysis on one stuck item, or the Reserve Study.
Know what is wrong before anyone sells you a fix.
Scope and RFP
The written scope, so every bidder prices the same job.
Every bidder prices the same job, so the board can compare them.
Bid Administration
Three or more sealed bids the board can compare on equal terms.
Three sealed bids the board can defend to the owners.
Project Oversight
The job done right, from the pay applications to the punch list.
Work that is finished and checked, and a file ready for the next board.
Every service is quoted after the free Initial Property Review. What it costs
Matt Hardinger and his team
Many decades on the job, locally and nationally
Matt's career runs from diagnosing a problem with the hinge clips on a downspout to the overhaul of a multimillion dollar building, always with applied building science and the health and harmony of the community at heart. He and his team bring careers in building products, inspection, and construction to the board's side of the table.
- Board member, Community Associations Institute (CAI)
- Labor Advocacy Chair, Contractors Association of Minnesota (CAM)
- Time at the Minnesota Capitol and in Washington on trade policy
Written for boards
Guides on roofing, siding, windows, reserve studies, and the three-bid rule, from the Learning Center.
Put us on your next agenda for fifteen minutes.
Send the reserve study and the two or three things keeping the board up at night. We read them before the meeting and present what fits. The review is free.