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Certified, registered, and straight about what that does and does not mean.

Public buyers get told a lot of things about certifications. Here is exactly what we hold, what we are pursuing, and where the difference matters.

What we hold

Certifications, stated precisely.

The distinction between held and pursuing is the one most capability statements blur. We keep them separate.

DBE and ACDBE

Certified through the Georgia Unified Certification Program, for GDOT and MARTA work. Current through 2 May 2027.

MBE

Minority Business Enterprise certified.

Federal registration

Registered in SAM with a CAGE code and assigned NAICS. Capability statement and vendor packet available on request.

Pursuing, not held

HUBZone and 8(a) are being pursued and are not held. We will not represent them as current, on a form or in a meeting.

Certification and credit

Two different questions.

Certification status and contract credit are not the same thing, and conflating them is how a prime ends up with a participation problem late in a job.

Whether our participation counts toward a goal on a specific solicitation depends on that solicitation and the agency rules that apply to it. The federal rules changed in 2025, and goal counting is being reevaluated in ways that are still working through. We confirm against the actual solicitation before representing anything to a prime or an agency.

If the answer is that we would not count on your contract, you will hear that from us rather than discover it at award. The certification is real. What it earns on a given job is a question we answer per job.

How we take public work

Prime, sub, or teaming partner.

The role is stated in every proposal, and we do not describe ourselves as a general contractor on scopes requiring a license we have not verified for that jurisdiction.

  1. Scope screenWe read the solicitation and tell you whether the scope is genuinely in our capability, rather than bidding to be present.
  2. BondingWhere a scope requires a bond, we take it as a subcontractor or a teaming partner rather than as prime.
  3. Documented past performancePublic and commercial references with scopes, dates and outcomes, not a logo wall.
  4. Compliance handlingCertified payroll, prevailing wage, and reporting obligations addressed in the proposal rather than discovered during performance.
  5. CloseoutAcceptance evidence and photographic record filed per scope, in the format the contract requires.

Straight answers

What agencies and primes ask.

Are you bonded?

Where a scope requires bonding we take it as a subcontractor or teaming partner rather than as prime. We would rather tell you that up front than find out at execution.

Will your participation count toward our DBE goal?

It depends on the solicitation and the agency rules that apply to it, and the federal rules changed in 2025. We confirm against the specific solicitation before either of us represents it.

Are you a general contractor?

We do not use that description without verified license and contract authority for that scope and jurisdiction. We are a managed contracting firm that self-performs some scopes and places others under our management.

What public work have you performed?

Recycled aggregate supply to Fulton County Public Works exceeding $199,000, alongside commercial and multifamily work documented on our past performance page.

Can you provide a capability statement?

Yes, with the vendor packet, references and certification documentation. Ask through the form and it comes back the same day where possible.

TeamingTeaming and joint pursuitsCredentialsCredentials and complianceEvidencePast performance

Request a project fit review.

Tell us the property, the scopes, the timing, and the role you need us in. If it fits, we walk the property and come back with a written scope, a schedule and a number, at no cost to you for the walk. If it does not fit, we will tell you that instead of quoting it.

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