OLD SOUTH TRADITIONS, LLC.
Design/Build Contractior
Firm Background
Old South Traditions is a general contracting and consulting firm servicing the Athens, Georgia and surrounding areas. Michael Berry, owner and principal, is a second generation builder, with over 20 years of experience as a general contractor, committed to quality workmanship, and client satisfaction. As a licensed "Unlimited"general contracting firm, Old South Traditions has extensive experience in numerous building categories including commercial/retail, health care, residential, and damage remediation. Understanding design and building issues and opportunities of such a broad range of building project has given Old South Traditions the expertise to see that every project is executed with the utmost quality in a timely manner.
Old South Tradition’s mission is to meet client and user goals through the highest level of professionalism and integrity; ensuring quality craftsmanship, fair competitive prices, and building with an environmental consciousness.
Areas of Old South Tradition’s expertise fall into four categories:
• Commercial/Retail
• Health-Care
• Residential
• Disaster Restoration
Commercial/Retail
Understanding the fast-paced needs of commercial clients is what sets Old South Traditions apart from many other commercial general contractors. Old South Traditions is committed to maintaining a high quality craftsmanship to meet the level of professionalism expected for commercial/retail applications. Moreover, using their design build and Fast-Track systems jobs are completed in an efficient and timely manner, while still maintaining superior workmanship so many have come to relate to the name Old South Traditions.
Health-Care
Some of the most stringent building regulations come from the work environment in a hospital setting. Installing highly technical medical equipment such as fiber optics, and electrical & mechanical support systems requires a certain caliber contractor. In addition, monitoring infection control and very strict cleanliness standards has made Old South Traditions a common name in the Athens and surrounding area medical community. It is this attention to high standards that carries over into all other industries Old South Traditions works with, not only Health-Care.
Residential
Old South Tradition’s residential applications encompass a holistic approach to building. As part of a design/build team, the client is brought to the table with the Architect, Interior Designer, Landscape Architect, and Subcontractors to ensure the design and construction of all spaces; be it indoors, outdoors and even the doors themselves are all of the same character and meet the goals and needs of the client.
Using Old South Tradition’s innovative Cost Planning system, every necessary element of the building is line itemized. By doing so, the client can make additions or subtractions to the construction plans to fit within a budget. As a result, the contractor, professionals and sub-contractors all have open lines of communications with the client if needed.
Insurance- Disaster Restoration
The loss of property due to a disaster such as flooding or fire can be a very trying experience for a property owner. Understanding the need for sensitivity in such situations has given Old South Traditions the experience to tackle any type of damage remediation. They understand property loss is difficult. That is why Old South Traditions makes the process and quick and painless as possible, getting the owner’s life back to normal.
Resources and Availability
Old South Traditions has complete, in-house computer hardware, software, and equipment for preparing project work, technical reports, specifications, budgets, and schedules to meet the needs of any project such as Quantum Project Management, Xactware estimating software and Soft Plan.
They continue to use quality and specialized sub-contractors when needed in order to maintain the highest level of work and cost control.
APPROACH TO PROJECT
Policies Related to Work Quality and Cost Control
Old South Traditions takes its responsibility to clients very seriously. In working together toward the vision of being recognized as a superior contracting firm, Old South Traditions strives for excellence through understanding user and client needs. Then provides creativity and excellence in work and makes every effort to exceed the clients’ expectations.
As a licensed and fully insured General Contractor, the client can rest assured that Old South Traditions has the experience and knowledge to execute a full range of building applications.
Using cost tracking, weekly subcontractor monitoring, and a daily hands-on approach learned as a second generation builder, Old South Traditions will ensure that any project will have quality as well as cost control at every phase of design/building.