Commercial construction
Service centres, offices, municipal shops and retail space for Indigenous organizations, municipalities and business owners, built new or converted from existing space.
Commercial construction in Saskatchewan
Buildings that open on the date they were promised.
Whether the owner is a national retailer, a municipality or a Métis or First Nations organization, a commercial building is judged on two numbers: the day it opens and what it cost.
ECM builds new commercial buildings and converts existing ones, as construction manager or general contractor. Most of this work is won the same way as ECM’s institutional and infrastructure work: on public tenders, usually after a prequalification round.
For Métis Nation-Saskatchewan, ECM took a concept plan for three Ma Faamii service centres, brought in the architect and engineers, finished the design and built all three, in Beauval, North Battleford and Yorkton. For the RM of Rosedale it built a new municipal shop and office. For Sherwin-Williams it turned a former retail unit in Regina into a paint store on a two-month schedule.
ECM’s own crews do the concrete, framing, excavation and earthwork, the scopes that set the pace for every trade that follows. Behind the firm sit more than 40 years of Saskatchewan building, including shopping centres, offices, retail stores, casinos and a theatre, delivered by ECM’s leadership in senior roles at other Saskatchewan construction firms.
Our Work
Commercial projects
Every project in the portfolio is tagged by focus area. These are ECM's commercial projects.
RM of Rosedale Shop & Office
A new municipal shop and office for the RM of Rosedale No. 283.
Ma Faamii Service Centres
Three identical Ma Faamii service centres for Métis Nation-Saskatchewan in Beauval, North Battleford and Yorkton, each about 5,500 sq ft, with client support offices, staff offices and a community room with a kitchen.
- Client
- Métis Nation-Saskatchewan
Nut Point Service Centre
A new service centre at Nut Point Campground in Lac La Ronge Provincial Park, replacing a building about 50 years old, with conventional, family and accessible washroom and shower spaces.
- Client
- SaskBuilds and Procurement
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What ECM builds
Commercial building types
Community and service centres
Client service offices, staff offices and community rooms for Indigenous organizations and agencies. ECM built three identical Ma Faamii centres for Métis Nation-Saskatchewan, each about 5,500 sq ft.
Municipal shops and offices
Public works shops with offices attached, built for rural municipalities and towns. ECM built the RM of Rosedale's new shop and office.
Retail and service
New stores and conversions of existing space. In 2020 ECM turned a former Regina retail unit into a Sherwin-Williams paint store in two months, with polished concrete floors, new offices and partitions, and upgraded mechanical and electrical.
Park and visitor facilities
Service buildings for campgrounds and parks. ECM replaced the Nut Point service centre in Lac La Ronge Provincial Park, a building about 50 years old, with conventional, family and accessible washroom and shower spaces.
Delivery methods
Most commercial work is tendered. Some starts as a concept.
ECM works under two delivery methods. On commercial work, the choice usually follows how far the design has come.
- General ContractingYour design is finished and the work is going to tender, or your lender wants a fixed price before advancing funds. ECM bids the work and holds the price and the schedule.
- Construction ManagementYou have a concept or rough drawings, as Métis Nation-Saskatchewan did for the Ma Faamii centres. ECM brings in the architect and engineers, finishes the design with you and builds it, with the costs in front of you as they come in.
Why ECM
Senior people, ECM's own crews, and a schedule that holds.
- Senior involvement on every project, whatever its size.
- ECM's own crews and equipment on concrete, framing, excavation and earthwork, so the early schedule doesn't wait on a subcontractor.
- A superintendent on site every day, and a monthly owner meeting with the progress invoice.
- Project records shared with you, your consultants and the trades in Sage.
- Bonded, and COR certified through the Saskatchewan Construction Safety Association.
Who ECM works for
Commercial clients range from national retailers to municipalities and Indigenous organizations: Sherwin-Williams in Regina, the RM of Rosedale, and Métis Nation-Saskatchewan. Most of this work is won through public tenders, the same way as ECM's institutional and infrastructure work.
Focus areas
Where else ECM works
InstitutionalSchools, daycares, health centres, care homes and provincial park buildings for First Nations, the province and community organizations.
InfrastructureAdditions and upgrades to municipal water treatment plants, reservoirs and pumphouses, built while the plant stays in service.Three focus areas
Commercial, Institutional, and Infrastructure.
All focus areas
Planning a commercial project?
A tender, a lender's requirements, a concept plan or a rough idea of the building. Send what you have, or call 306-519-7569.