Construction management across New York State

Nearly 40 years leading healthcare, education, housing and public projects for owners across New York State. Led by Gregg Grates, PMP.

Clients served

  • Monroe Community College
  • NYCHA
  • Mohawk Valley Health System
  • SUNY Morrisville
  • SUNY Polytechnic Institute
  • Oneida County
  • City of Utica
  • Rome City School District
  • Utica College
  • NYS Office of General Services

Services

Plan. Construct. Deliver.

Construction Management

Oversight from planning through closeout.

  • Cost and schedule control
  • Contractor coordination
  • Change orders and requisitions
  • Quality control
  • Commissioning and closeout

Project Management

Day-to-day coordination that keeps work moving.

  • Design team coordination
  • Multiple-prime contracts
  • Schedule recovery
  • Project Labor Agreements
  • Occupied-building logistics

Owner's Representation

An advocate on the owner's side of the table.

  • Preconstruction budgeting
  • RFP development
  • CM at Risk selection
  • Planning-board coordination
  • Decision support
Rendering of the Chapman Ponds entrance
Now in development

Chapman Ponds

A new New Hartford community of Craftsman ranch homes, duplexes and single-story townhomes.

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Projects

Central Utica Building, a 94,000 sq ft medical office building and ambulatory surgery center in Utica, NY
Healthcare · Utica, NY

Central Utica Building

Ambulatory surgery center and medical offices

A 94,000 sq ft medical office building that brings diagnostic imaging, ambulatory surgery, cardiology, pharmacy, lab and physician services together under one roof in Utica.

As Project Executive and Owner's Representative for CNY Cardiology Group, Gregg Grates led the design-team and CM at Risk RFPs and selection, planning-board coordination, and site, budget, code, environmental, utility and construction oversight next to the MVHS Wynn Hospital campus.

$52MProject value
94,000Gross sq ft
Feb. 2024Completed
CM at RiskDelivery

Program Highlights

  • Ambulatory surgery. 17,365 sq ft suite with four operating rooms and space for two more.
  • Advanced imaging. 10,080 sq ft suite with X-ray, fluoroscopy, CT and PET/CT.
  • Cardiology. About 30,000 sq ft for imaging, outpatient procedures, exam rooms and offices.
  • Clinical support. 1,347 sq ft blood draw and lab, plus a 4,000 sq ft regional pharmacy serving MVHS facilities.

Project Team

Owner
Central Utica Building LLC
Primary tenants
CNYC and Mohawk Valley Health System
Architect, clinical
Dwyer Architectural
Architect, core and shell
Foit-Albert Associates
Project executive / owner's rep
Gregg Grates, for CNY Cardiology Group
Monroe Community College downtown campus in Rochester, NY Higher education

Monroe Community College, Downtown Campus

Rochester, NY · Completed 2017

Transformation of a former Kodak office building into a downtown campus with classrooms, labs, offices, student-life space and upgraded technology. Delivered under a Project Labor Agreement and certified LEED Gold.

  • $82M
  • 250,000+ sq ft
  • LEED Gold

Project Executive

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Wegman Family Science and Technology Center at McQuaid Jesuit High School K-12

McQuaid Jesuit High School, Wegman Family Science & Technology Center

Rochester, NY · Completed 2017

Ground-up STEM building with a metal-panel and glass exterior, built while the school campus stayed in operation. Finished ahead of schedule and under budget.

  • $17M
  • 39,900 sq ft

Project Executive

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Aerial view of NYCHA Jackson Houses in the Bronx Housing

NYCHA Jackson Houses

Bronx, NY · Completed 2024

Design-build boiler and geothermal modernization for a seven-building complex. Temporary boilers kept heat and hot water running throughout construction. Designed to cut energy use by more than 40%.

  • $26M
  • 7 buildings
  • Geothermal

Project Executive

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Aerial view of NYCHA Eastchester Gardens in the Bronx Housing

NYCHA Eastchester Gardens

Bronx, NY · Completed 2024

Design-build heating and hot-water modernization across a 10-building complex, with geothermal wellfields and apartment temperature sensors. M/WBE participation above 40%.

  • $22M
  • 10 buildings
  • Geothermal

Project Executive

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Rendering of The Ithacan mixed-use tower in downtown Ithaca Housing

The Ithacan

Ithaca, NY

Ground-up mixed-use high-rise in downtown Ithaca, built after selectively demolishing one side of a city parking garage while protecting the side that stayed.

  • $54M
  • 260,000 sq ft
  • 200 units

Project Executive

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Restored Supreme Court courtroom with cherry-wood bench at the Oneida County Courthouse Government

Oneida County Courthouse

Utica, NY

Gut renovation of a landmark 1908 courthouse, with all-new mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems and the Supreme Court courtrooms restored to their original character.

  • $37M
  • Built 1908
  • Historic

Project Executive

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K-12

K-12 School Experience

Public districts, BOCES and private schools

Sixteen school projects across 13 owners, from new buildings and additions to renovations, athletics and building-system upgrades.

  • 16 projects
  • 13 owners

School portfolio

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Higher education

SUNY Morrisville IcePlex, Phases 1 & 2

Morrisville, NY

New ice-rink facilities with locker rooms, dining, conference space and offices, part of a campus portfolio that included a dining hall and a second rink.

  • 2 phases

Project Executive

Government

Warren County, Countryside Adult Home

Warren County, NY

Renovation of an occupied facility: asbestos abatement, roofing, facade restoration, windows, finishes, and plumbing, HVAC, electrical and fire-protection upgrades.

  • Occupied facility

Project Executive

Industrial

1900 South Avenue

Staten Island, NY

53-acre intermodal development with a CSX/NS rail connection, steel bulkhead dock, waterfront platform rehabilitation, utility relocation and planning for a 500,000 sq ft warehouse.

  • 53 acres
  • Rail + waterfront

Project Executive / Owner's Rep

Additional portfolio

Higher education

  • Utica College: 60,000 sq ft residence hall; Gordon Science Center lab renovation
  • SUNY Polytechnic Institute: Adirondack Hall, Kunsela Hall and maintenance facility
  • Mohawk Valley Community College: maintenance facility; Alumni College Center renovations
  • Herkimer County Community College: campus center and gym additions

Government & municipal

  • Oneida County Office Building: multi-floor renovations and roofing
  • City of Utica: East Side Senior Center, Memorial Auditorium and Washington Street Parking Garage
  • Town of Manlius: highway garage additions and renovations
  • NYS OGS: Mohawk Correctional primary care facility; Homeland Security training facility

Healthcare, housing & industrial

  • Mohawk Valley Health System: St. Elizabeth's cath lab; St. Luke's laundry addition
  • Utica Municipal Housing: Adrean Terrace, Humphrey Garden Apartments and maintenance facility
  • Once Again Nut Butter: new 40,000 sq ft food manufacturing facility
  • Oneida County Airport / Griffiss Tech Park: terminal and hangar renovations; new corporate hangar

You did a great job of shepherding the project. I truly appreciate how you were constantly advocating for McQuaid. I felt you always had the school's back. I have worked with very few managers with your integrity and commitment, and the project was lucky that we had you at the helm.

McQuaid Jesuit Wegman Family Science & Technology Center

About GRG Construction Services

GRG Construction Services, LLC is a construction management firm led by Gregg Grates, PMP. Gregg has spent nearly 40 years leading new construction, renovations, infrastructure and work in occupied buildings across New York State.

Public agencies, colleges, school districts, healthcare organizations, municipalities and private developers have trusted him to keep owners, designers, contractors and regulators aligned on cost, schedule, quality and safety. He has served as project executive, construction manager, general contractor and owner's representative, and has negotiated and administered Project Labor Agreements for Monroe Community College, Mohawk Valley Health Center and SUNY Buffalo State.

Gregg Grates, PMP, Project Executive at GRG Construction Services

Gregg Grates, PMP

Project Executive

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