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The Price of Progress: Why Oklahoma’s Construction Model Is Failing Its Workers and Its Future
Note: You can find our full research and market analysis as the inspiration for this post in another of our blog posts, or via this link: https://www.stronghold.construction/post/oklahoma-construction-industry-trends-1993-2025-market-research-analysis For thirty years, Oklahoma’s construction industry has been running harder just to stay in place. Wages doubled. Costs tripled. Productivity barely moved. And even when we “win” a low bid, we lose somewhere else — in quality,

Zach Simmons
Oct 274 min read


Low Bid Doesn't Work: Exploring Alternative Delivery Methods in Oklahoma's Construction Industry
The allure of the hard bid method in Oklahoma's construction scene, commonly termed "low bid," appears straightforward on the surface:...

Zach Simmons
Oct 28, 202310 min read


What the Data Says: Commercial Construction Delivery Methods
Introduction The U.S. building construction industry, with its myriad stakeholders and intricate processes, is a complex web of...

Zach Simmons
Sep 26, 20234 min read


Design-Build Commercial Construction Can Save Time and Money: Development in OKC
Stronghold Construction's Introduction to Design Build Commercial Construction A Holistic Guide to Design Build Construction Methodology...

Zach Simmons
May 26, 20239 min read
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