While BSI Constructors is proud to have completed significant projects for big names such as Enterprise Rent-a-Car and Wells Fargo Advisors (previously A.G. Edwards), we are equally proud of our work for many lesser known but highly successful businesses. BSI has performed single projects as large as $150 million. Yet we’ve earned the loyalty of many corporate clients on very small scale, fast track buildouts. Our corporate customers typically expect us to be an extension of their business. They want a teammate that can provide real world, real time information about cost and schedule that facilitates the right physical plant decisions for long term profitability.

As you can see below, our corporate experience includes new office construction, tenant buildout, data centers, parking structures, and hardscape.

Over the past several years, developers have been a growing part of our client base. As a group, developers have a reputation of being very demanding. We don’t mind “demanding.” In fact, we find that the clarity of purpose by our developer clients is very conducive to a no nonsense construction project. There is usually no question of the client’s goals. Their projects are usually driven by economics and schedule. That is not to say that first cost drives every decision. But if developers are going to spend more for an element, they need to clearly see the return on investment. BSI’s value analysis (which necessarily evaluates schedule implications) provides the tools for the developer to make the best decision for the project.

The gallery below offers a sampling of the many different types of work we have performed for developers including hotel, retail, restaurant, apartment, student housing, parking structures, and condominiums. These include both new construction and renovation.

Since our founding in 1972, educational buildings have been a big part of our business. Way back in 1976, our first $1 Million project was a high school building for the Hazelwood School District. Initially, public school work afforded BSI the opportunity to bid projects and build a reputation when getting opportunities from private clients was difficult for a new company. Building on successes in the public market opened doors for us in the private sector, leading to our first $20 million project (McDonnell Hall) for Washington University in 1990. Now we are proud of our long list of successes in both the public and private educational markets. We’ve delivered all types of educational facilities including world class laboratory buildings, academic buildings, libraries, auditoriums, performing arts centers, student housing, and athletic facilities for leading educational institutions.

We’ve performed projects for preschools, elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, universities, and graduate research departments. Take some time to browse the examples below.

Those most familiar with our work associate BSI Constructors with institutional construction. Even though this is only one of our primary client focus groups, many of the most recognizable institutional projects in St. Louis in the past twenty five years were constructed by BSI. Whether it is museums, theaters, auditoriums, libraries, religious institutions, public gardens, or universities, BSI has built its reputation in high quality, high profile projects. Click on any of the images below for a better look at what should be some pretty familiar structures.

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Those most familiar with our work associate BSI Constructors with institutional construction. Even though this is only one of our primary client focus groups, many of the most recognizable institutional projects in St. Louis in the past twenty five years were constructed by BSI. Whether it is museums, theaters, auditoriums, libraries, religious institutions, parks, public gardens, or universities, BSI has built its reputation in high quality, high profile projects. Click on any of the images below for a better look at what should be some pretty familiar structures.

Historic Restoration & Adaptive Reuse – Working in a City with an outstanding historic building stock, BSI has become a leader in the restoration and reuse of dozens of building on the U.S. Historic Register. Our understanding of the special challenges of historic buildings has helped us ensure that our clients have maximized their reimbursement through the historic tax credit process. Our ability to anticipate what most contractors don’t expect facilitates credible estimates early in the development process and minimizes the costly surprises usually inherent in this type of work.

Garden & Hardscape – With dozens of projects for the Missouri Botanical Garden, numerous projects for Forest Park Forever, and the recent completion of the nationally recognized Citygarden in downtown St. Louis, exterior landscape/hardscape projects have become an important niche for BSI. Attention to detail and quality is especially critical in projects that must withstand the vagaries of Midwestern winters throughout their useful lives.

Structural & Architectural Concrete – BSI’s roots are as a self-perform concrete company. It is an expertise that we maintain to this day. Whether it’s foundation walls, shear towers, structural decks, or architectural finish concrete, BSI has the experience and knowledge to deliver quality results every time. Our architectural concrete portfolio includes the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, designed by Tadao Ando, which is recognized as one of the world’s finest examples of as cast, smooth finish architectural concrete.

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Corporate Citizenship

Awards | Charity | Green & LEED Buildings | MBE/WBE Outreach

Awards

The award we seek is the gratitude of our client for a job well done. 

We are a very client and project focused company.  If it doesn’t help us build faster, more economically, or to a higher quality standard, then we aren’t too interested in spending a lot of time on it.  Therefore, we rarely apply for awards.  And make no mistake, the vast majority of awards involve an application process…and often a little politicking as well (no time for that either).  However, just because of the nature of the work we perform, we have picked up a few awards along the way.  But whether our client has another job down the road or not, we place no award above the loyalty we earn when we meet or exceed their expectations. 

That said, there is one award we do like to showcase because what it says about our commitment to safety.  It was an award we did not apply for but were surprised and honored to receive from our trade organization, the Associated General Contractors of St. Louis.  It was the inaugural Leadership In Safety Award (LISA) presented to BSI for our leadership in the industry, as evidenced by our admittance into the prestgious OSHA VPP program.

Charity

We take seriously our obligation to share our many blessings with those in need.  We do a significant amount of work for non-profit organizations and try to support those who put their trust in us.  But we don’t mix contributions and our services.  This can present conflicts of interest and is usually not in the best interest of the client.  We like to think that the best service we can provide for an institution is to deliver a quality building that will stand the test of time, for the lowest overall cost. 

We also believe that charity should be its own reward.  Therefore the majority of our contributions are low profile and/or anonymous.  We don’t look at charitable gifts as an opportunity for a press release.  We just think it’s something we are called to do.  So if you are a non-profit institution and need a really great building at the right price, you'd be in good company if you choose BSI.  If you need a fundraiser, that is not our expertise.

Green & LEED Buildings

We were doing Green before Green was cool.  Before there ever was a U.S. Green Building Council, BSI was a trailblazer in environmentally sensitive construction through our work for organizations like the Missouri Botanical Garden, a leading proponent of sustainable practices.  The Monsanto Research Center, which we built for the Garden in 1997, was the first building of its kind in the region and incorporated many of the criteria that would later become the basis for LEED certification.  Today BSI has several LEED Accredited Professionals on staff, and has completed LEED certified buildings for Washington University in St. Louis, Conrad Properties, and the Missouri Botanical Garden.  We are currently working with other clients on LEED certification during the preconstruction phase.  LEED certification or not, BSI has long been a proponent of sound engineering and good management practices that make sense for the building user and the environment.

MBE/WBE Outreach

Since our founding, BSI has always adhered to a strict non-discrimination policy.  In our dealings with subcontractors and suppliers, we focus on the best value for the project without regard to race or gender.  This means that we utilize minority and women owned business enterprises on our projects whether or not there are contracting goals.  However some organizations and public entities desire certain percentages of MBE/WBE firms.  With our vast experience working in urban areas, BSI has developed an excellent track record of meeting contracting percentage targets in a fair and straightforward manner.  And when it makes sense for the client and/or project, BSI has effectively formed partnering agreements with emerging firms.  BSI’s commitment in this area extends beyond the day to day business decisions with BSI President Paul Shaughnessy serving as a charter member of the Associated General Contractors Diversity Committee, and also as Chairman of the Board of Education for the Construction Careers Charter High School which was founded as a means of giving urban youth a path to a career in the construction industry.