Our Work

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Our story began in Cornelius Griggs’ home office with one student intern and a desire to build for underserved communities and improve diversity in the construction industry. Today, GMA’s portfolio includes projects across the United States with offices in Illinois, Texas, and New York. We have 60 full-time employees and five community hires working as laborers on our projects. Our portfolio spans eight unique sectors with a focus on housing, education, and healthcare.


Our Culture

Our Impact
3
Job Training Programs Established
22
Community Hires
64%
of Work in Disadvantaged Communities
Portfolio
2,500
Affordable Housing Units Delivered
13
Spaces for Healing
$200m
Value of Learning Environments
Company
$250m
Bonding Capacity
9
Years in Business
$450m
in Backlog

Our Business

MBE, DBE, VOSB, Section 3
Certifications

Our Services

General Contractor
General Contractor

As General Contractor, our job is to control the process and the outcome of each project. We cannot succeed unless the trades we are leading succeed.

Construction Manager
Construction Management

GMA approaches every managed project with accountability, transparency, and a proactive, hands-on approach.

Design Build
Design-Build

GMA combines the design and construction phases of the project to maximize efficiency while assuming much of the risk.

Cost Estimator
Cost Engineering

GMA prepares estimates and/or verifies proposed construction costs at various stages of the construction process.

Where we work

Chicago
Nationally
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Chicago
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