BES Construction is a general contractor for commercial interior renovations and tenant fit-outs in DC, Maryland and Virginia. Our founder built Beem, software that checks products against the drawings and the spec before they are ordered.
“Because your reputation and your name is on it, you want to make sure that everything is taken care of.” Alvaro Colato, owner and founder.
“Because your reputation and your name is on it, you want to make sure that everything is taken care of.”
Six jobs. The photos are ours, taken on site.
A complete renovation of the men's locker room.
Every interior finish came out. So did the sanitary lines and the domestic water. A new sauna, steam room, hot tub, vanities and custom millwork went back in.
Ballroom, exhibits and offices inside a Georgetown museum.
The museum renovated its ballroom, exhibits area and administrative spaces. We framed and finished the new walls and ceilings, replaced floor framing and restored the historic plaster.
In the photos. An office floor going from metal stud framing and insulation to hung drywall.
In the photos. A restroom going from a trench in the slab to finished tile and fixtures.
In the photos. Block-walled rooms with steel lintels, wall furring and doors.
In the photos. Plywood-lined rooms, overhead pipe and hollow-metal doors.
Beemsubmittal software, built by our founder
We settle products on paper before they are ordered. Beem reads the drawings and the spec, lists every electrical, plumbing and mechanical item and lines up the manufacturers' product data for each one. A trade expert checks every line. We choose the product. The design team approves it. What they approve is what we order and install.
PeopleWe choose the product and send the package under our name. The design team approves or rejects it. Material is released once it is approved.
| Item | Called for by | Product data | Check |
|---|---|---|---|
| LF-2 Recessed downlight | Sheet E-601, fixture scheduleSpec 26 51 00 | Manufacturer's product datapage 2 | Matches |
| P-3 Lavatory faucet | Sheet P-601, fixture scheduleSpec 22 42 00 | Manufacturer's product datapage 3 | FlaggedThe schedule and the spec give different flow rates. Held for the design team. |
| EF-1 Exhaust fan | Sheet M-501, fan scheduleSpec 23 34 00 | Manufacturer's product datapage 1 | Matches |
| WH-1 Water heater | Sheet P-601, equipment scheduleSpec 22 33 00 | Manufacturer's product datapage 4 | Matches |
| LP-1 Panelboard | Sheet E-701, panel scheduleSpec 26 24 16 | Manufacturer's product datapage 6 | Matches |
“I'm a general contractor. I built Beem because the packages land on my desk.”
Where the schedule and the spec disagree, the item is flagged and held for the design team. Found at submittal, it is a fix. Found at delivery, it is a change order.
Nothing is bought on a guess. The design team approves the package, then material is released. Packages come together in days instead of weeks, so that happens while the schedule still has room.
Beem covers electrical, plumbing and mechanical submittals today. Shop drawings and custom-fabricated items still go the usual route. More at beembuild.com.
Most of our work is interior: tenant improvements, renovations and fit-outs for offices and retail. We focus on finishes and self-perform some of the mechanical, electrical and plumbing.
Pre-construction and construction management.
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“Sometimes you have to be the project manager, the estimator, the field supervisor, and sometimes the labor.”
BES Construction is a general contractor. We do renovations and tenant fit-outs, a lot of them offices and retail, across DC, Maryland and Virginia. There are four of us, including a field supervisor. Alvaro owns the firm and founded Beem.
Call, or send a few lines about the space. Drawings help if you have them.
(202) 430-6147 info@besbuilds.com
