For Architects · Residential & Multifamily · Miami-Dade
A general contractor architects choose to build with.
JMK Contractor builds residential and multifamily projects in Miami the way architects expect them to be built: to the documents, with clean RFIs, and with the design intent intact. State-licensed CGC, in-house field team, and a delivery process designed to protect your relationship with the owner.
How we work with your firm
Three commitments shape every project we take on with an architect of record.
Protect the design
Your drawings are the source of truth. We do not value-engineer your intent into something we'd rather build. When a detail is hard, we figure out how to build it — or we come back to you with options, not substitutions.
Communicate cleanly
RFIs answered or routed within 48 hours. Weekly OAC meetings with written minutes. Change orders documented before work begins. You hear about a problem from us before the owner does.
Stay in our lane
We do not bypass you to the owner on design questions. We do not propose design changes directly to your client. The architect of record runs the design conversation; we run the build.
Constructibility review
We read your CDs before we mobilize, not during the build.
Most project pain originates in week three of construction, when the GC finally opens the structural set and finds it conflicts with the MEP. We do not work that way. Before we sign a contract, JMK performs a written constructibility review of your construction documents.
That review covers: structural-to-MEP coordination conflicts, finish schedule completeness, long-lead item identification, code-compliance items the AHJ tends to catch on the third inspection, and any spec callouts where the named product is discontinued or has a 20-week lead time we'd rather flag now.
You get a written summary. You decide what gets revised, what gets RFI'd later, and what gets built as drawn. There are no surprises in week three.
Project delivery models we work under
JMK is delivery-model agnostic. We will engage on the structure that fits your project, your client, and your firm's contract preferences.
Design-bid-build
You complete CDs. We bid, we build, we close out. Standard AIA contracts. Most appropriate when the design is fully resolved before the GC engages, and the owner wants competitive pricing on a fixed scope.
Design-build
Single contract covering both design and construction, with the architect engaged under JMK or as a teaming partner. Faster schedules, earlier price certainty, and one point of accountability for the owner.
CM at-risk / preconstruction
JMK joins your team during design development to provide pricing, value analysis, and constructibility input while you finish CDs. Converts to a GMP at the right milestone. Common on $1M+ residential and multifamily.
Design-build vs design-bid-build: the short version — design-build trades the owner's ability to bid out the GC for faster schedule, earlier cost certainty, and unified accountability. Design-bid-build trades schedule and cost certainty for competitive pricing and clearer separation of responsibilities. Neither is universally better.
Why architects choose JMK
Credentials and capacity
- Florida CGC license — Certified General Contractor, state-licensed for residential and commercial vertical construction.
- Founded 2016 by Mehdi Khachani — nearly a decade building in Miami-Dade with no license complaints, no liens against active projects.
- Insurance: $2M general liability per occurrence / $4M aggregate, $5M umbrella, workers' compensation per Florida statute.
- Project floor: we engage on projects starting at $650,000.
What you can verify
- Sixteen completed projects documented in our portfolio, including new construction, multifamily, and full remodels across Miami-Dade.
- In-house field team — superintendents and PMs are employees, not 1099 floaters.
- Subcontractor list available on request, with reference letters from prior architects.
- Owner references available on request, filtered to projects comparable to yours in scope and contract value.
Leadership
Two people you'll work with directly on every project — by phone, by email, on site, and in OAC meetings.
What architects say about working with us
Direct quotes from licensed architects who have specified JMK on residential, multifamily, and mixed-use projects.
JMK reads our drawings before they price them, which is rare. When something needs to be coordinated they bring it up early, in writing, and they don't go around the architect to the client. That's how I want to work with a general contractor.
Stuart M. Debowsky, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP Principal, Debowsky Design Group, P.A.
What separates JMK in the Miami market is discipline. Clean RFI process, documented change orders, and a real respect for the architect-client relationship. That's not common, and it's why I keep them on my short list.
Elan Blumberg Senior Design Leader
I've engaged JMK across project types that test a general contractor's range. They handle the documentation discipline of multifamily and commercial work without losing the craft sensibility a single-family residence needs. They're a contractor I trust to read the drawings and build what's drawn.
Carl Levin, RA Architect & Principal, CLA+D
Architect FAQ
Questions architects of record consistently ask us during qualification. Direct answers.
What is your RFI turnaround commitment?
Forty-eight hours to either an answer or a routed RFI back to your office with our position and recommended next step. Critical-path RFIs that hold the schedule are answered same-day. We track RFI age weekly in OAC meetings; nothing sits.
Do you do design-build under a single contract, or only design-bid-build?
Both. We will engage as a design-build entity with the architect under our agreement or as a teaming partner, or we will bid a fully-designed CD set as the GC under a standard AIA A101. The right structure depends on the project, the client, and your firm's preference. We do not push owners toward design-build to capture the design fee.
What is your change-order policy?
No work begins outside the contracted scope without a written, signed change order. We document the requested change, price it within 5 business days, and route it to you and the owner for signature before any related work is performed.
What are your insurance limits?
General liability: $2 million per occurrence / $4 million aggregate. Umbrella: $5 million. Workers' compensation: per Florida statute, with experience modifier available on request. Certificates naming your firm and the owner as additional insured are issued within 24 hours of contract execution.
What is your minimum project size?
Six hundred fifty thousand dollars in hard construction cost. Smaller projects do not justify the project-management overhead we apply — full-time superintendent, weekly documented meetings, formal RFI and submittal logs.
What is your payment application cycle?
Monthly. Pay applications submitted on the 25th, walked with the architect and owner for line-item review, certified by the architect, and paid by the owner within the terms of the AIA G702/G703. We do not bill ahead of work in place.
Who handles permitting and the AHJ relationship?
JMK pulls the building permit and serves as the contractor of record with the city or county. Your firm remains the architect of record for design-side AHJ questions.
Will you bid against the architect's preferred subcontractor list?
Yes. If your firm has a preferred MEP, structural sub, or finish contractor you specify regularly, we will bid them in the package. If they win on price and qualifications, they are on the job.
Do you carry bonding capacity?
Yes. Single-project bonding capacity available on a per-project underwriting basis. Owner-required performance and payment bonds are sourced through our surety relationship and priced into the contract on disclosure.
What counties and cities do you build in?
Miami-Dade primarily — Miami, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Pinecrest, Doral, Coconut Grove, Key Biscayne, Brickell, Aventura, Sunny Isles, Palmetto Bay. Limited Broward work on referral. We do not bid Monroe or Palm Beach county projects.
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If you have a project in design development or CDs and need a GC to qualify, send the basics below. We respond within one business day.