Trade partners and suppliers
Build With Us
Trade partners and suppliers are how the work gets built. We want firms that plan their work, staff it properly and finish what they start.
Partner with us · 3 ways to work together
Build it with us.
No builder delivers alone. Trade partners, suppliers, co-venturers and innovators do much of the work on every MarkWester project, and we treat them like the team they are.
Partner groups
Three ways to work together.
Pick the path that fits your firm. Each one starts with a short conversation and a person on our side who reads what you send.
Capital and joint delivery
Invest With Us
Joint ventures and public-private partnerships for programs that need more capacity, more capital or a longer commitment than one firm can carry alone.
Technology and new methods
Innovate With Us
Tools, materials and methods that make sites safer, schedules shorter and buildings better. Pilot them on live projects with our crews.
Our standard
What we look for in a partner.
Size matters less than how you run your work. Small firms with good habits grow with us.
01
Safe work, every shift
A written safety program, trained supervision and a crew that stops work when something looks wrong.
02
Honest capacity
Bid the scopes you can staff. Tell us early when manpower, materials or money are getting tight.
03
Finish strong
Clean punch lists, complete closeout documents and a warranty team that answers the phone.
What to expect
What partners can expect from us.
The same commitments on every project, in every market, whatever the size of your firm.
- Payment
- Clear terms, agreed at awardPayment terms, retainage and the pay application schedule are written into the agreement before you mobilize. No surprises at the first draw.
- Safety
- One standard on every siteSite-specific safety plans, daily pre-task planning and stop-work authority for every worker on the job, including yours.
- Communication
- Straight answers, earlyLook-ahead schedules shared weekly, RFIs tracked to closure and a named MarkWester contact who returns calls.
- Growth
- Mentoring for emerging firmsThrough the Rising Trade Partners program, emerging firms get help with estimating, bonding readiness, safety programs and back-office systems.
Mentoring program
Rising Trade Partners.
Our mentoring program for emerging, small and disadvantaged firms. We pair each firm with a MarkWester mentor and work through the things that hold growing contractors back.
- Estimating and bid-day support from our preconstruction team
- Safety program reviews and site orientation
- Guidance on bonding, insurance and pay applications
- A path to larger scopes as your capacity grows
Partner questions.
Where do I start if I am not sure which path fits?
Email partners@markwester.com with a short description of your firm and what you want to do. We will route it to the right team and reply with next steps.
Do I need to be prequalified to bid?
For most subcontract scopes, yes. Prequalification lets our project teams invite you to bid with confidence. Suppliers register separately.
Do you work with small and emerging firms?
Yes. Many scopes are sized so growing firms can compete, and the Rising Trade Partners program offers mentoring for firms building their capacity.
Which markets and regions do you hire partners for?
All of them. We build across 22 markets in four sectors, and project teams draw on local partners near each site.
Partner with MarkWester
Let’s build the next one together.
Tell us about your firm, your trade and the work you want. A person on our partner team will read it and reply.