Since 1981 · West Monroe, Louisiana
Honesty and integrity, on time, the first time, every time. One team from first sketch to final walkthrough.
About us
Since 1981, our experience has taught us that moral integrity is good for business. Whether with clients, subcontractors, suppliers, or one another, we practice the Golden Rule and believe that honesty is our best policy. Ask anyone we’ve ever worked with.
Our goal is meeting or exceeding the expectations of our customers, on time, the first time, every time.
Our success as a business is driven by high levels of employee satisfaction. We believe in and reward hard work and high productivity. Many of our employees have been with ARCO for over 25 years!
We’re in the business to create and serve customers by listening to their needs, sharing their sense of urgency, and meeting all their requirements. Repeat customers are a major portion of our workload.
Design-build
We work with our customers in the earliest stages of the project to develop the highest quality affordable design that meets the required criteria. Neither time nor money is lost to unrealistic estimates.
Provided early on. Needs only schematic design and basic project description. In most cases we can offer a guaranteed cost.
Much shorter, which means less interest paid and much quicker income production.
During construction, our project manager is the only person you will have to contact about anything regarding your construction project.
A building custom designed and built to achieve corporate goals by fitting the business plan.
Your participation is as involved or detached as you prefer. Our team’s early project description sets the goals for the design and controls the project cost and time schedule.
We take total responsibility for the implementation of design, construction, scheduling, cost and quality. There are no adversarial issues as with typical design-bid-build.
Services
ARCO can provide construction management services even if we are not your chosen contractor. We will work along with your architect or contractor to ensure you have everything covered.
We have the equipment and expertise to provide site cut and fill, along with proper compaction and drainage. This alleviates issues when you decide to move forward with building structures on your site.
ARCO’s staff can provide complete architectural and engineering services. As a general rule, our cost is less since we are more keenly aware of the final construction costs.
NFPA, Life Safety & International Building Code. ARCO’s staff is proficient in the various State and governmental agency codes that affect today’s businesses.
We not only produce construction drawings, we produce building information models. This minimizes mistakes in the field, saving our customers time and money.
ARCO’s bonding line is available if needed. However, other security options are available. Inquire how we can assist you.
Healthcare specialization
From hospitals and nursing homes to doctors’ offices and dialysis clinics. Healthcare codes are much more stringent than building codes for other types of facilities. ARCO can prevent a finished building from sitting closed over missed codes.
Our work
Arco designed the West Monroe branch of Homeland Bank to coordinate with the existing Monroe branch. The interior renovations feature stunning mahogany millwork, unique chandeliers, and tegular ceilings.
The new 25,000 sq ft building for The Plumbing Warehouse/LCR in West Monroe was designed to efficiently meet their growing retail, administrative and warehouse needs.
A nursing and rehabilitation facility designed as pods of 20 residents each, so residents live in a small community atmosphere.
We were honored to be a part of the restoration of Trapp’s Restaurant at the foot of the old bridge, a popular landmark formerly known as Bayle’s Landing.
“ARCO Builders takes the stress out of construction. They are proactive in project management and meet or exceed their completion schedules. Whether our construction needs are large or small, we go to ARCO first.”
“I cannot say enough good things about Steve Hall and his team! … From the planning stage to the completion, ARCO Builders was able to understand our vision and provide a finished product that exceeded our expectations.”
“I must say it was great to work with the entire staff. The superintendent even helped me do surgery one day while making sure the job was completed on time. Total transformation.”
Questions & answers
Yes. A design-build process allows for all of the design and construction responsibilities to come from one multi-disciplined source. Our strength lies in a careful and proven balance between great design and superior construction economy.
Our experience has proven that the three most important controlling elements in any construction project are: Quality, Cost, and Time of Construction.
Their way: When the building process is fragmented by separating design from construction, quality can only be controlled after the design process is completed and bids are taken. Similarly, project cost is not known until the entire design process is complete and the low bidder has been established. Competitive bidding on a fixed design can sometimes be a process of finding which general contractor will satisfy the minimum requirements for a cheaper building.
Our way: With design-build, quality, cost and time of construction are adjusted and finally established concurrently to meet the desired end result. From our first meeting, our design and construction practices reflect the same goal of delivering to the customer the highest levels of design and construction, at the most competitive costs, in the least amount of time. This promotes a sincere search for the best and most economical way to build while meeting the specific management objectives and corporate goals of our customers. Of course, as required by law, our architects and design consultants follow through with on site job observation to review progress, life safety code issues and verify design intent.
That’s unlikely and here’s why… On most building projects, we, as the Design-Build Contractor will purchase most of the project, about 70% from others in the form of materials, equipment and subcontracts. This means that we will literally purchase a majority of the job on your behalf. We will make design recommendations, and offer construction solutions based on material and equipment quotations so that your objectives for long life, great performance and least maintenance will be satisfied (life cycle cost).
Numerous competitive quotations on the subcontractor portions of the job will be evaluated, allowing the selection of the best, and lowest cost building solution.
Emphatically no! In fact, our projects move much faster than normal construction projects; sometimes as much as 30-40% faster. We pride ourselves on setting optimal construction schedules and staying ahead of them! Having worked together on so many projects, our design department and construction departments “speak the same language”. Our drawings and specifications while thorough and comprehensive, do not suffer from unnecessary detail or confusing data. They are instead professionally and meticulously succinct which saves design time and avoids confusion in the field. Everyone is aware that changes in the field are the enemy to a construction schedule, so we do everything imaginable to avoid them.
We can also “fast-track” a project. The detailed working drawings need not be completed to start field work. Site work and foundations can be started immediately, while other phases of the work are being detailed. You get occupancy sooner, which equates to a valuable savings in time, money and most importantly, an early beneficial use.
The design-build team begins a careful analysis of your objectives and goals by listening well. We then present detailed project descriptions, total estimated costs and sometimes even rough sketches, within 3-4 weeks. If these estimates and project descriptions meet the feasibility target of your objective, you are now able to proceed. In most cases, it is practical and desirable to set a guaranteed maximum cost within which the design-build contractor works for a fixed fee. On other projects, a lump sum quotation may be advisable and practical. Numerous contractual arrangements are possible, but yes, you do KNOW the costs early on, and more importantly, you are in CONTROL of the costs. This allows the purchase of the best construction value possible for your money.
You know what you need. It’s our job to help you visualize it, describe it well so we’re all in agreement and then deliver it in fine order so that we stay within the budget. That quite simply, is just what we do.
Many of our employees have been with ARCO for over 25 years.
We would love to help with your upcoming project. Call us or stop by our West Monroe office.