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Seasons of Traverse Mountain, Lehi, Utah: exterior and roofing program by Apex Contracting

Field Notes · Building envelope

What a $3,000 balcony inspection tells you about a $400,000 repair

Most balcony budgets are wrong by an order of magnitude, and the reason is almost always the same: the scope was written off a visual walk instead of destructive testing. Here is how we scope SB326 and SB721 work so the number you take to the board survives contact with the framing.

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Aerial view of a completed Apex commercial roof replacement

Guide · Roofing

What drives commercial roof replacement cost

Square footage starts the estimate. These are the factors that decide where the number lands, and how to compare two roofing bids fairly.

Willow Creek, Prescott, Arizona: exterior and covered parking work by Apex Contracting

Guide · Claims

How to file a commercial property insurance claim

What to do in the first hours, what the carrier will ask for, and how estimates, depreciation and supplements work on a commercial property loss.

Aerial view of a multifamily community in an Apex market

Claims

The handoff is where the money goes

Why four to eight weeks disappear between dry-out and rebuild, and what a single contract removes.

An Apex crew at work on an occupied multifamily property

How We Bid

Every estimating assumption, in writing

We hand you the RFI log with the bid. The fastest way to lose an owner is a change order they could have seen coming.

Blu27 Miami, Miami, Florida: exterior repaint by Apex Contracting

Litigation Support

Construction defect and SB800, in plain terms

What a Right-to-Repair scope has to satisfy, and why counsel, the expert and the owner rarely want the same document.

Aerial view of a completed white membrane roof on a multifamily building

Safety

An EMR of 0.47 is the answer to the wrong question

Your risk team asks for the number. Residents care about whether the walkway is clear at 6pm.

New Work

Newest in the portfolio

Updated as work closes out, across every market we operate in.

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Events

Where you will find us

We are members and sponsors rather than badge collectors — if you are at one of these, ask for the regional team by name.

Industry associations

NAA & State Associations

We exhibit at NAA Apartmentalize and take part in the state apartment associations in the markets we serve.

Membership & sponsorship

BOMA regional chapters

Local chapter events across the markets we operate in.

By invitation

Owner capital-planning sessions

Working sessions with asset teams ahead of the budget cycle.

Seasonal

Pre-loss registration clinics

Before storm season, for portfolios that want to be first in the queue.

FAQ

What owners and asset managers ask first

The five questions that come up on almost every first call.

How fast can we get a number we can budget against?

For a standard scope with the site walk done, a conforming bid plus the RFI log typically comes back in five to ten business days. Larger capital programs take longer and we give you the date up front.

Do you self-perform or subcontract?

Both, and we tell you which before you sign. Carpentry, finishes and much of the exterior work is self-performed in our core markets, including roofing, envelope and high-volume coatings. Specialty trades come from a prequalified local bench.

Can you work in a fully occupied property?

It is most of what we do. Occupied-unit turns, exterior programs on leased communities and amenity work during lease-up all run under a published protocol — resident notices, defined access windows, daily site restoration and a protected tour path.

What does a free property condition walk actually include?

We walk the asset with your team, document conditions and hand back a phased, priced capital plan you can budget against. No charge, and no obligation to bid the work to us.

Who is on my job after day three?

A named superintendent on site and a project manager who answers the phone. Not a rotating cast, and not a dispatcher.

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Dry Creek at East Village, Salt Lake City, Utah: clubhouse renovation by Apex Contracting

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