Building with Purpose

From project origin to occupancy, we provide comprehensive construction services.

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About Us

Delivering & Building Excellence

Our vision is to build an irresistible company through unmatched competence, character, and connection.

Forge Integrated began with the goal of providing construction services as a company that values people first. We partner with our clients as trusted advisors to help their vision come to life. Our team’s passion and expertise are demonstrated through our proven process, designed to ensure project success. We guide our clients from concept to completion by integrating consulting, design programming, and construction.

Construction Done Differently

Industry Experts

Licensed in civil engineering and contracting, our industry experience provides us with in-depth knowledge of the building process, allowing for a holistic view of our projects. This lets us provide proactive and well-planned, solution-first services.

Integrated Services

By combining cohesive core competencies, we provide insight and value at all stages of the building process. We serve as the owner’s representative from start to finish, allowing for turnkey project delivery. With a diverse project portfolio, we have the expertise to guide and build your project from start to finish.

Others First Culture

Forge Integrated wants to change the construction industry by building relationships around grace and humility combined with professional service. Our purpose is to serve our clients, partners, and employees with care that creates genuine, informative, and lasting relationships.

Our Services

Offering Comprehensive Construction Services

We are dedicated to delivering valuable construction services from consulting to turnkey delivery.

Land Development Consulting

All projects begin with land, whether owned or acquired. We assess the opportunities and risks associated with land development to determine the best options for our clients. Our consulting team develops a unique plan for the design and use of land resources. This process includes evaluation of regulatory factors, permitting requirements, and risks that contribute to project feasibility and budget. The outcome is vital information that allows our clients to make the most informed decisions possible in the early stages of their project.

Building Program Consulting

By engaging with owners before a project is designed, we work to define the essential characteristics of how their facility will be utilized. This information is applied to function, constructability, budget, and maintenance considerations to create criteria that can be applied to project design. We then work with design professionals to optimize the project by integrating design with advanced construction planning. This approach helps reduce risk and control costs throughout the project, better ensuring the success of the project for the Build Team, client, and end user.

Pre-Construction Consulting

It is critical to evaluate project costs as early as possible in the pre-design phase. Determining the real cost of a project to create a reliable budget may be the most important step toward its ultimate success. Our pre-construction team analyzes all project costs in advance, along with the land development and building program, to generate a reliable budget before committing project funds. We identify cost reduction options, contingencies, and allowances needed to avoid cost overruns. Our pre-construction efforts are used to validate the project scope and budget so that the client can allocate the proper funds for the project.

General Contracting

As design and pre-construction are completed and the project is ready to break ground, our Build Team engages to execute the construction phase of the project. Forge Integrated is a licensed and insured Certified General Contractor (CGC) in the State of Florida. Our team specializes in renovation and new construction commercial, light industrial, and institutional projects from $1M to $5M. We have the expertise and capability to build larger projects, but our primary focus is to serve scaling business and community growth, and redevelopment interests. Our team provides professional general contracting services for complete planning, budgeting, procurement, and delivery of every project with personal dedication to each one.

Public Services

Stewarding Projects for the Community

Our team of construction professionals has experience with public sector projects on commercial, light industrial, institutional, and infrastructure projects of $5 million or less, coinciding with Consultant's Competitive Negotiations Act (CCNA) procurement thresholds. We enjoy engaging in public sector work locally because we are invested in the growth and prosperity of our community.

At Forge Integrated, our public sector focus is to proactively manage projects so the client’s project manager can focus on the bigger picture. Our public sector clients are recipients of our advanced knowledge and experience with:

State and municipal processes for continuing services contracts

Design and permitting processes for project planning and execution

Communication and collaboration with public sector project managers and facilities personnel

Public project planning, scope development, and guaranteed maximum price (GMP) preparation

Statutory procurement compliance for continuing services contracts

Public Client Experience

Our team has state continuing contract experience with: 

  • Department of Management Services
  • Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  • Department of Corrections
  • Sante Fe College
  • University of Florida 
  • St. Johns River State College

We have municipal continuing contract experience with: 

  • City of Gainesville
  • Gainesville Community Redevelopment Agency
  • Alachua County
  • Marion County
  • Taylor County

Leveraging our clients' passions and goals to deliver turnkey results.

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Our Process

A Proven Process for Success

To ensure project success and client satisfaction, we created a process that accounts for each project’s goals and objectives. Our process allows for turnkey delivery of the project where we can facilitate each step including design, permitting, and construction, or operate as the General Contractor only based upon the client’s needs.

1

Understand the Whole

Our team has advanced knowledge in real estate, land development, regulatory permitting, design process, and construction. We apply this knowledge to make each project successful by understanding the whole process, ensuring that our clients do as well.

2

Plan Comprehensively

With an understanding of every step from land acquisition to design to construction, we thoroughly engage the people and processes required to execute each phase of the project. Our team unites the client's vision and objectives with the strategy to effectively move the project forward.

3

"Pre-Build" the Project

We conduct a unique "Pre-Build" exercise that combines design information with a preliminary scope of work, permitting research, construction sequencing, and job costing. We work through how the project will be successfully executed before it starts, reducing risk factors and eliminating uncertainty in advance of project execution.

4

Integrate for Execution

Whether responsible for all phases or just construction, we apply this process to every project to better equip our Build Team and advise our client. Execution of the construction phase is improved significantly by integrating advanced preparation with professional expertise, increasing success in quality, time, and budget.

Our Work

Our Clients

Creating Relationships Beyond Business

At Forge Integrated, we are proud to collaborate with like-minded clients. Our team does not measure success by the number of jobs we win, but by the impact we create with our clients. Together, we make our communities better.

The Forge Integrated team was highly skilled, trustworthy, and professional. Any issues or unforeseeable delays that arose were clearly and promptly communicated with recommended solutions at the ready!

Daniel Kane

Inspired Energy

AOTC has utilized Forge Integrated's services for the buildouts of both of our offices. Josh and John are great communicators and stayed involved and available to address questions and comments throughout the process.

Todd McDowell

AOTC

The Forge Integrated team helped with both the Bank and SBA office. Our project had virtually no leftover punch list items to do after our Certificate of Occupancy was issued. We look forward to working with Forge Integrated on our future projects.

Dave Deren

Canopy Storage

Our Team

United Skills, Shared Purpose

Our strength as a team comes from our unique backgrounds and giftedness. Our core values of authenticity, servanthood, dependability, balance, and passion, along with our mission and vision are the foundation of what we do every day.

Josh Highlander, PE, CGC

President, Consulting + Pre-Con Lead

John Turlington, CGC

Construction Operations Lead

Melanie Ostovic

Business Operations Lead

Cultivating Excellence by Developing Talent

Our mission is to develop a team of professionals, living balanced and meaningful lives, equipped for lasting purpose. When an employee comes to work with Forge Integrated, they are joining a team that values them as a person first and foremost. A job well done will never come at the expense of our employees’ health and well-being. We're raising the bar for what it means to be a thriving construction team.

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