As a contractor, I'm sometimes presented with challenges that seem almost impossible. Clients that set a bar so high it feels like we're breaking world records at the pole vault (here we come, LA Olympics 2028!).

Last year, one of our most longstanding clients came to us and said they wanted to get a project developed, approved, and built in six months. At first I laughed. Then I realized he was serious.

Normally, six months is a tight timeline for plan development and permitting—let alone the build out for a change-of-use on a dilapidated building.

I wasn't sure that we were going to be able to get it done. But we mobilized our team and put our heads down to make it happen.

Here's how we did it:

The project itself wasn't too complex: an old DMV-turned-manufacturing facility, turned retail. That meant a change of use, triggering complete ADA upgrades, new parking requirements, and energy code requirements… no big, walk in the park for the Delta team.

The ability to get this project done on time and on budget meant we had to work as a team and fire on all cylinders. This project was extremely important to our client, so it was important to us, too.

Normally, these hurdles stall projects; people complain about plan checkers, inspectors, or subcontractors. Instead, we put our heads down, collaborated, communicated, and took a forward-thinking approach, turning a big challenge into a project we can be proud to have built.

Take care,

Aaron Baggaley & The Delta Team

CEO, Delta Family Companies