Construction. Managed.

Fulcrum Associates is proud to be the recipient of many awards over the years from the likes of professional associations such as Associated Builders & Contractor of New Hampshire & Vermont, and  HBRANH Sales & Marketing Council; as well as clients such as BAE Systems and ASC Realty.

Our management team together bring a combined 100+ years of experience to your project. This team of professionals includes Chairman, Jeffrey Luter with 30+ years and President, Daryl Luter with 13+years.

Fulcrum is currently leading the industry as a well-known construction management firm. We have substantial experience constructing high-performance buildings and have continued to strengthen our reputation for delivering highly complex projects under difficult circumstances and aggressive timelines.

Our reputation speaks for itself and consequently, we are a family-run business with the execution capabilities of an ENR100 firm. With all that said, our culture is just as important to us as our reputation. Our entire organization is based on our “Core Values.” Whether you are a client, business partner, or simply a visitor, these Values will be demonstrated throughout every situation. They are the key to our success, and we will continue to exemplify them to our fullest.

Fulcrum Associates is committed to constructing projects with the highest degree of safety in the industry. Through active training, monitoring, and motivation we make safety a priority; demonstrated by our Worker’s Compensation mod which has averaged .89 for the previous ten years.

Fulcrum performs 90% of its work under Construction Management agreements. Although the circumstance and details vary from project to project, the basic premise is that of a unified team consisting of an owner, design team and construction manager working together to construct a project of the highest quality in the shortest time possible for the Best Value. Typical construction management measures success in three ways – a project that costs what you budgeted, meets your quality expectations and is delivered when you expected it.

“Quality and time are critical, that is why most construction managers focus on them. We believe that lasting project success takes more. Only when the foundation is built on proven systems for managing Communication, Quality, Procurement and Resource/Risk Management are in place can Scope, Time and Cost be controlled predictably.”

Design-build is a method of project delivery in which one entity – the design-build team – works under a single contract with the project owner to provide total design and construction services.

Utilizing this approach, an owner typically provides the design-builder with a programmatic detail of the building it desires, specifying the size, types of spaces and acceptable construction types and materials, etc. The design-builder then prepares a firm, fixed price to design and construct the project.

Fulcrum – A Design-Build Leader

The design-build process offers a number of benefits for owners. Most noteworthy are an early identification of a firm, fixed project price and earlier project start and completion timeframe.

Fulcrum’s design-build process utilizes a team of experienced designers with direct experience in the owner’s particular project. That means you get the best design specialists available who have extensive experience in contracting for your specific business type or institutional field.

Generally only owners that have established experience in construction industry decide to undertake the design-build approach.  But for those owners that do, Fulcrum is a leader in the design-build process and we welcome the opportunity to further review with you our unique capabilities. We’ll show you how the Fulcrum design-build process maximizes benefits and completes your project right on time and squarely on budget.

While many construction companies offer pre-construction services, only Fulcrum has developed a planning and execution platform that improves project scope and saves owners time and money from day one.

FulcrumPrecon® is a registered, proprietary pre-construction service offered exclusively by Fulcrum. It employs the most sophisticated software and computer tools available, adding the intuitive experience and expertise of our seasoned team to take your project from concept to reality.

FulcrumPrecon® is an open, collaborative process with the owner, and design team that defines the project’s character, constructability and scope and ultimately it’s final cost. It minimizes risk and maximizes project success while saving owners money.

With the FulcrumPrecon® process, project savings, risk mitigation and cost reductions are designed and managed right into a project before a shovel is even placed in the ground.

By using FulcrumPrecon® owners receive detailed front-end assessments of every component of their proposed project to identify project risks and leverage opportunities for improvement, expanded scope and savings. Owners have the information and certainty they need to make the best decisions.

FulcrumPrecon® Protects You

Every detail of the FulcrumPrecon® project process is transparent, open for review and discussion and deliberately designed to ensure our interests are directly aligned with yours.

FulcrumPrecon® acts as the owners advocate and in their exclusive interest from start to finish to ensure they receive the lowest possible price, the highest quality and that they receive every detail of scope contained within the approved construction plan.

Trust in every detail and truth in all we do gives our clients confidence that their project will be successful by all measures. Bottom line: you get a better building and a lower cost. Your project is done right, without surprises, on time and on budget.”

Over the past 30+ years, we have had the privilege of managing some of the most exciting and complex construction projects in New Hampshire and beyond. Our broad sector experience, and the investment in the best people and technology, sets us apart from our competition and brings the most benefit to our clients.

The typical construction “low bid” process does not guarantee maximum value. In fact, all too often contractors cut corners to win bids, sacrificing quality and increasing risks at the owner’s expense. At Fulcrum, we can guarantee value without losing quality because of our unique, comprehensive construction management system. Fulcrum Precon combines precision planning with cutting-edge construction software tools to better define project outcomes and costs. It’s a collaborative process with the client that reduces the risks and delivers added value to our clients.

Your success is our success. Every sub-contract, all project costs, invoices and details are an open book and there are no surprises like sudden project delays or huge cost overruns.

From the initial concept to project completion, we facilitate and coordinate the construction process to mitigate complex problems for our clients and resolve issues before they become issues.

At Fulcrum, we organize construction management teams based on each client’s specific needs and the overall project requirements. We assign the best people to work on your project, and our teams use the latest computer tools to report, monitor and make real-time adjustments in the field as they are needed.

Trust in every detail. Truth in everything we do.
Our proprietary project management process keeps your project on course, on time and on budget. It’s success defined, developed and anticipated before the project even begins and every step thereafter. There’s no cutting corners to fatten contractor profits.

It is our commitment to construction excellence and an ethos of integrity underlined in our core values that allows us to accurately predict construction outcomes and deliver on them. No excuses.