Built in parallel.
Rollout management for multi-unit food brands. Every unit open on time and on budget.
Book a 20-minute callAlongside your team, not across the table.
We act as your owner's representative: on your side, never the contractor's. Your landlord, architect and contractor each have their own interests. We check their work and push every project forward for you. Your team stays focused on running stores.
Every phase on its own track.
Most openings run one step after another. We start permits, bids and long-lead equipment as early as each one allows. The tracks overlap and your opening date moves up.
Five phases. One team.
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Site review
Check power, gas, water, grease, exhaust and zoning before you sign. Review the landlord work letter and TI terms.
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Design and permits
Adapt your prototype to the site, coordinate the architect and engineers, and push permits and health approvals through.
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Bidding
Invite the right contractors, level every bid line by line, and negotiate. You see every number.
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Construction
Weekly site reviews, schedule control, pay application checks and a firm line on change orders.
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Equipment and opening
Kitchen equipment specs and orders, final inspections, certificate of occupancy, punchlist and handover to your team.
Unit 1, North Texas. On time. Under budget.
Fast casual franchisee, multi-unit deal, new market. About 3,000 sf former retail box. No local GC, no permit contacts.
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Week -3
Site walk. Four deal breakers found before signing.
On site Needed Power 200A, 208V 3-phase 400A service. Switchgear: 22 weeks. Gas 1" low pressure 650 CFH at 2 psi, new meter Grease None 1,000 gal exterior interceptor HVAC 2 x 5-ton RTUs 20 tons, 12 ft hood, 2,900 CFM makeup air -
Week -1
Landlord pays for the 400A service and the interceptor.
Negotiated before signing. Rent start tied to permit issuance.
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Week 0 Parallel track
Design, utility and signage start the same week.
Switchgear is the critical path, so it goes first.
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Week 4 Parallel track
Same kitchen. Half the trenching. Design fitted to the building.
GPR scan of the slab before layout. Floor sinks and drains grouped along the existing sewer line. Indirect drains wall-mounted where code allows. Hood placed under existing roof framing. Nothing changes for the kitchen team.
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Week 8 Parallel track
Permits in. Bids out. Same day.
Building via expeditor, health plan review and liquor license filed together. Bid set to three GCs during city review.
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Week 11 Parallel track
-24% on the GC contract Under target before a wall went up.
Scope gaps closed, sales tax treated as a capital improvement, second bidder kept as leverage. Kitchen equipment leveled across dealers and bought direct. Long-lead items released.
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Week 14
Permit issued. Every date locked in one kickoff.
GC, architect, equipment, signage, and the client's ops, IT and marketing teams.
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Weeks 15 to 25
Build. Change orders answered in 48 hours.
Weekly site meetings. Pay apps checked against progress.
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Week 26
Building, fire and health finals. CO.
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Week 27
Open. On the date set at kickoff.
Five sites. One report.
Every week you get one report for all your units: schedule, budget, change orders and the decisions we need from you.
| Unit | Stage | Budget used | Contingency left | Open COs | Opening | Status |
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| Arlington, VA | Construction | 81% | $6K | 3 | Feb 20 | Watch |
| Dallas, TX | Construction | 62% | $18K | 1 | Mar 12 | On track |
| Charlotte, NC | Permits | 8% | $41K | 0 | Apr 30 | On track |
| Tampa, FL | Bidding | 3% | $45K | 0 | May 28 | On track |
| Brooklyn, NY | Site review | 0% | $45K | 0 | Jul 15 | On track |
Three ways to work with us.
Site Check
One site, before you sign.
- Power, gas, grease, HVAC and zoning review
- Landlord work letter and TI gaps
- Written report with cost ranges
Fixed fee per site
Bid & Buy
One project, from bid set to contract.
- GC bids leveled line by line
- Negotiation with full transparency
- Kitchen equipment leveled and bought direct
Fixed fee per unit
Full Rollout
Every unit, site review to opening.
- All five phases, on parallel tracks
- Change orders handled within your limit
- One weekly report for all units
Fixed fee per unit or % of cost
Our interests never cross yours.
A fixed fee per unit or a percentage of construction cost, agreed before any work starts. No markups and no referral fees from contractors or vendors. We are paid by you only.
One budget. Your limits. We decide inside them.
You approve the budget and the contingency. You set the approval limit. We handle every change order below it within 48 hours, and you see each one in the weekly report. Anything above the limit, or anything that touches your brand or opening date, comes to you.
- Franchisees with a development agreement for 2 to 20 units
- Emerging brands opening in a new region
- Cafés, bakeries, QSR, fast casual and specialty food retail
- Teams without in-house construction, or with one at capacity
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