December 16, 2024 Building Success From The Ground Up

Volume 27 | Issue 4

Full-service CIC Construction Group builds long-term client relationships by delivering exceptional quality, safety, and value.

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CIC Construction Group is a leading provider of integrated construction and project management services, specializing in large-scale commercial, residential, and industrial projects. With a reputation for delivering high-quality, cost-effective solutions, CIC’s commitment to safety, sustainability, and innovation has built a diverse portfolio of successful projects across various public and private sectors, including energy, healthcare, life sciences, office buildings, education, housing, infrastructure, warehouse and distribution, and hospitality, among others.

CIC services encompass:

• General Contracting: Offering end-to-end construction services, including field engineering, site preparation and management, schedule development, subcontractor management, construction, and project closeout. CIC manages all aspects of the project to ensure timely and efficient delivery.
• Project Management: Providing expert project management services, from initial concept through to completion, ensuring that all aspects of the project are coordinated and delivered on time and within budget.
• Design-Build: Integrating architecture and construction into one cohesive service, CIC ensures streamlined communication, faster timelines, and reduced risk for clients.
• Construction Consulting: Offering strategic advice on cost estimation, scheduling, risk management, and procurement strategies to help clients optimize their projects.
• Renovation and Retrofitting: Specializing in modernizing and upgrading existing structures to meet new standards, codes, and client needs, from office buildings to historical landmarks.
• Sustainability and Green Construction: CIC is committed to environmental sustainability, delivering energy-efficient buildings, LEEDcertified projects, and green building techniques.
• Self-Performed Trade Work. Wherever possible, CIC uses their own equipment and skilled tradespeople to deliver the best quality standards and efficiencies. This includes concrete work, demolition, metal framing, dry wall, flooring installation, painting, and the manufacturing and installation of structural steel. In addition, CIC maintains a fully-managed fleet of over 450 vehicles and machines; modern. This ability to manage significant portions of their construction projects internally not only enhances quality control but also leads to greater cost efficiency for clients.

Clients include Amgen, Bristol-Meyers, Squibb, Walmart, Nordstrom, Pfizer, Boston Scientific, and Merck, among others. CIC’s vast construction experience enables it to cater to the unique demands of a wide variety of clientele, ensuring that projects are delivered on time and within budget, while adhering to the highest quality standards.

Founded in 1983, CIC’s leadership team brings decades of experience in construction, with deep knowledge of both local and national markets, ensuring that each project is managed with expertise and efficiency. CIC has offices in Puerto Rico, North Carolina, and Florida. It also engages in projects in the Caribbean region.

Groundbreaking Projects

One of CIC’s latest construction projects is an eight-story multi-family senior living building in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico., developed by Égida 837, LLC Senior and designed by Young & De la Sota Architects, PS. The $53 million project features 192 one-bedroom residential units, as well as a gym, laundry facilities, a community lounge with a kitchen, a reading room, and a public community courtyard.

For Aerostat, CIC reconfigured Terminal D at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport CIC’s Aerostar client to improve Custom Border Patrol (CBP) operations and make international travel smoother with easier access to baggage claim. The project involved constructing new offices, training areas, storage rooms, workstations, restrooms, as well as streamlining inspections facilities and other corresponding facilities, including holding rooms, triage, and enforcement offices.

Other recent projects include a new manufacturing facility for Terumo Scientific in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Spanning 34,044 square feet, this facility is designed to host manufacturing zones, offices, a warehouse, a central utility building, and multiple support areas.

CIC was the general contractor for all civil, structural, and architectural work for Bard’s medical device manufacturing facility. The $48 million project comprised construction of a 223,500 square foot building and support facilities, including a clean room, on an 18.4 acre lot.

In Durham, North Carolina, CIC executed site preparation for an $8.6 million project, Activities included demolition, tree lodging, clearing and grubbing, building pad, new access entrances, construction laydown areas, and temporary construction parking.

Safety First

Every construction project involves sometimes potentially hazardous challenges that poses risks to both people and project timelines. At CIC, safety is an integral part of its corporate culture.

Which is why CIC recently received two prestigious awards from the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association. The Distinguished Safety Performance Award recognized CIC’s recordable injury and illness frequency rate that significantly outperformed the national averages. The Excellence in Safety Award is the highest level of recognition for safety excellence, granted exclusively to companies that consistently earned the aforementioned Distinguished Safety Performance Award for five consecutive years. This achievement underscores CIC’s unwavering commitment to the well-being of its team members and the communities it serves.

Sustainability

Green building practices to reduce environmental impact to reduce waste, improve energy efficiency and sustainability are increasingly the norm for any construction project. CIC is dedicated to staying at the forefront of this trend by offering innovative solutions that meet the unique sustainability needs of its clients.

These solutions incorporate wherever possible the integration of IoT and automated systems to enhance building efficiency and reduce energy use. Modular and prefabricated construction accelerates project timelines and reduces waste through off-site assembly.

Equally important is the deployment of solar panels. CIC believes solar is no longer just an option, but a strategic necessity as a cost-effective, eco-friendly way to power lighting, heating, air conditioning, and water heating. The price of solar panels has dropped significantly in recent years as technology and production processes have dramatically improved efficiencies and economies of scale.

Skilled Labor

The construction industry shares the growing problem of most industries, that of attracting and retaining a skilled workforce. A number of factors contribute to this labor shortage, including an aging workforce, a decline in vocational training programs, and a general misconception about construction jobs and careers.

CIC aims to recruit the workers it needs through a positive company culture where workers feel valued and motivated. It also offers opportunities for professional growth and development, and partners with vocational and trade programs to develop the next generation of skilled workers.

Building Relationships

All CIC projects are delivered by experienced teams working closely with its clients to deliver exceptional quality, project management and value. CIC has only one standard of service and that is to deliver Excellence Beyond Expectations.

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