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Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing rough-in all fight for the same real estate inside a concrete slab or tilt-wall panel. We coordinate MEP subcontractors as a managed scope alongside our self-performed concrete work so conduit, sleeves, and embeds land where they're needed the first time.
Every commercial concrete pour in the DeSoto area carries someone else's rough-in inside it. Electrical conduit for interior power and lighting circuits, plumbing sleeves for restroom and process water lines, low-voltage pathways for data and fire alarm systems, and structural embeds for equipment anchoring all have to be placed before the concrete goes down - or they get core-drilled and epoxy-doweled in after the fact, which is slower, more expensive, and weaker than a cast-in-place connection.
We coordinate licensed electrical and plumbing subcontractors as a managed sub scope tied to our concrete work, holding the schedule so MEP rough-in happens at the right point in the pour sequence rather than as an afterthought. In practice that means confirming conduit and sleeve locations against approved MEP drawings before formwork closes, scheduling electrical and plumbing rough-in crews around our pour dates so nothing gets missed or double-handled, coordinating floor box and in-slab conduit placement for open-office tenant improvements where power needs to land in specific spots, and managing embed plates and anchor bolts for equipment that mounts directly to structural concrete.
This coordination matters most on tenant improvement and retail build-out projects where MEP layouts change late in design - a moved electrical panel or an added floor box means a conversation with us before the pour, not a change order after. It also matters on industrial and warehouse projects where underground plumbing and electrical duct banks have to be placed, backfilled, and compacted correctly before slab-on-grade goes down over the top, since a settling issue discovered after the floor is poured is far more expensive to fix than one caught during rough-in.
Property owners and general contractors bring us in because concrete crews and MEP crews often work off different drawing sets on fast-moving projects, and small discrepancies compound into real schedule problems. Holding the concrete scope and the MEP coordination point in one place means one team is checking that what's about to get poured over actually matches what the electrical and plumbing contractors need.
Housekeeping pads, roof curb blocking, and slab penetrations self-performed and coordinated with licensed HVAC subcontractors so mechanical rough-in and concrete pours stay sequenced correctly for owners and general contractors.
Learn moreTurnkey concrete placement operations self-performed by our crews, including planning, field execution, and closeout for commercial and industrial projects, direct to owners or as a subcontractor to general contractors.
Learn moreTurnkey commercial concrete construction self-performed by our crews, including planning, field execution, and closeout for commercial and industrial projects, direct to owners or as a subcontractor to general contractors.
Learn moreTurnkey concrete barriers self-performed by our crews, including planning, field execution, and closeout for commercial and industrial projects, direct to owners or as a subcontractor to general contractors.
Learn moreNo. We self-perform the concrete scope and coordinate with licensed electrical and plumbing subcontractors for their rough-in and installation work. Our role is making sure their conduit, sleeves, and embeds are correctly placed before we pour, and managing the schedule so their crews aren't waiting on us or vice versa.
We'd rather get a call before the pour than a change order after. If floor boxes, conduit runs, or plumbing sleeves need to move, we coordinate with the MEP subcontractor to update the layout before concrete goes down. Core-drilling after a pour is possible but costs more and weakens the slab at that point.
Yes. Most of our MEP coordination work is with subcontractors the general contractor or owner has already selected. We coordinate schedules and drawing reviews with whoever is doing the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing scope on the project.
We verify duct bank and plumbing trench locations, backfill compaction, and sleeve placement against the approved MEP drawings before slab-on-grade forming begins. Getting compaction right underneath is as important as getting the sleeve locations right - a settling slab over poorly compacted trench backfill is a common and preventable failure.
Contact us to discuss scope, schedule, and delivery planning for your commercial project.
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