OUR STORY

DRS Engineering Contractors was founded in 1997 to provide a quality contractor option to the business of structural repair. Our founders, seasoned engineers and tradesmen, saw the need for a contractor that put quality and integrity first, at a fair price, in an industry full of contractors that utilize low bid and change order as their business tactic. Our company has evolved over the years to meet the changing needs of our clients by providing additional specialty services but we have never lost sight of our quality and integrity perspective

THE DRS DIFFERENCE

EMPLOYEE COMMITMENT:  We wouldn’t be who we are without the dedication and commitment of our employees. We’ve assembled a team with outstanding technical depth and field experience. They are LONG TERM EMPLOYEES, making a career at DRS and earning a living wage with benefits. Why is that important to you?  It allows us to maintain consistent quality and service from project to project – maintaining our reputation. Nobody will be learning on your job. The average DRS team member has been with us for more than 15 YEARS – almost unheard of in our industry. Our employees are the lifeblood of our company and they share our vision integrity and superior workmanship. We’re proud of our team, and you’ll be proud of the results.

SELF-PERFORM: To the greatest extent possible we self-perform our projects. Much like our employee commitment, this allows us to provide consistent quality and service from project to project. Furthermore this approach gives us far more control over our project schedule and its impact to you. Sometimes a technical project will require we go to outside contractors to complete a special task. When this necessity arises we team with the subcontractor that best meets our philosophy and not simply hire the low bidder – an approach that is very uncommon in the construction business but one that has proven time and again to produce the best result for our clients.  

ROLES:  We believe it’s important for the project engineer to represent the interests of the owner first and foremost. It is your investment. We will not try to sell you a service or repair plan.  Our goal is simple – to complete the project developed by your engineer to your ultimate satisfaction. 

INTEGRITY:  Our project managers stay involved throughout the construction process and are not commissioned salesmen looking to pass your project along and fade into the shadows. Our project managers are salaried – they have no interest in trying to buy your business with a deceptively low bid in hopes of making their commission on change orders.  In fact we try to identify and alert you beforehand to potential hidden conditions and their potential impact on the cost and schedule of the project. Discovery of hidden conditions and change orders are a legitimate reality of the construction business and contractors are defined by the way they handle them. We will fairly bid your project from the beginning and never look to aggressively change order our way into a profit.

QUALITY PRODUCTS:  We believe in using the best quality products from the most respected manufacturers such as AB Chance/Atlas and Williams Form Engineering. These products give us peace of mind that the material installed on your project is first quality and not cheap imitation material.
  • Products Proven By Many Years of Use
  • Products Tested To ASTM Standards
  • Continuing Product Research and Development
  • DRS is Involved: We provide real world feedback to manufacturers to help further the development of the best products on the market.

ASSOCIATIONS & PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT