With that being said…or miswritten…let me explain. By the time that we receive a set of plans, most likely the "scholarly" portion of the program has been done. Although many times we find ourselves in the field doing what resembles rocket science, for the most part the technical and tedious part of the project has been done including all the legalities, leases, financing, engineering, etc. We believe the next part of the process has been over complicated by many, this, of course being the actual construction of the project.

Our approach is a very simple straight forward approach consisting of superior project management with hands on experience, great supervision that is smart and matter of fact and sub contractors that are tried and true. Don't get me wrong ...everyone in the company is equipped with laptops, blackberrys and digital cameras and we are very well versed in all of the latest construction software and gadgetry...we just continue to believe that great results come from common sense. Combine this with a great deal of experience and personal responsibility and we assure you that the results will exceed your expectations.

Atlantic Retail Construction (ARC) is the result of a coincidental meeting between 2 individuals in 1998. One having excellent management, and estimating skills combined with the other having jobsite management, owner relation skills and hands on expertise. After the first and only project together in a management/sub-contractor role we both realized how in fact a job could and always should be conducted. Since that initial business encounter we found ourselves coming back to one another wanting to know how this system could be improved. Unable to find another solution and tired of dealing with mediocrity, we formed a corporation with the organizational skills, on the job experience and personal eye for detail that have been lost in the quest for high profits.

Since forming ARC we have become even more confident that we are on the right track by receiving encouragement and blessings from some of retail’s most respected clients. We have also comprised our “short list” of the best superintendents and sub-contractors who are willing to join us as the opportunities arise. This has made us realize that we were not the only individuals having a difficult time understanding the bid-low and make-up in change order philosophy that now seems to be the norm throughout the retail construction industry.

In October of 2004 ARC divided into 2 different markets, one division concentrating on medical and industrial while the other remained concentrated on retail. Since that division, we have added more experienced personnel to our office and field staff to further concentrate on our bread and butter…which is retail. These additions have allowed us to broaden our client base and still keep jobs under close observation. Atlantic Retail experienced double growth from 2004 to 2005 and has continued steady growth even through the tough economic times of 2008.