C&M Road Builders Inc

C&M Road Builders is a heavy construction company that conducts operations on Florida's West Coast. Projects consist mainly of complete site development for housing. In addition to private projects, the company has completed road construction, site development, and underground utility contracts in the public sector.

C&M Road Builders Inc has been building infrastructure for residential developments since 1989. C&M has constructed communities throughout Sarasota and Manatee counties for clients who include Palmer Ranch Development, US Home, Centex Homes, Lennar Homes, Lakewood Ranch, Pulte Homes, Rivolta Development, Lumberman's Investment Corp and Sam Rodgers Communities. The company has continually and sensibly grown to meet the needs of the development community and now consists of a staff of over 85 employees and a fleet of more than 150 pieces of major equipment and trucks.

Chris Muth and Mark McCabe started C&M Road Builders Inc. after working for a prominent local site contractor. Chris has a degree in Business Administration and was reared in his family's company, Muth-Knectel Construction in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Chris handles the administrative and financial aspects of the company. Mark has a degree in Civil Engineering and is a Registered Professional Engineer in Florida. Mark handles the field operations and fleet management duties.

C&M Road Builders Inc. uses its own crews for the majority of the scope of a land development project. Company crews perform land clearing, excavation, water, sewer and drainage pipe installation, road base construction and final grading as well as all construction stakeout. The company uses its fleet of more than 60 pieces of predominately Caterpillar machinery to support the crews. In addition, over 50 trucks from pickups to tractor-trailers supply materials to the crews. A fleet management staff including mechanics, welders, fabricators and  maintenance technicians enable all equipment maintenance and repair to be done in house. This in house service and maintenance minimizes and redusces excess fuel comsumption which reduces equipment downtime and environmental impact. To further support its operations, the company's materials handling division recycles concrete and operates a road base pugmill and a concrete mobile mixer.

The decision to provide all aspects of the site development process was in response to the company's desire to create a more service-oriented operation and in response to the needs of it's customers.

Specialization requires the use of fewer subcontractors and therefore results in a better control of scheduling. In the case of C&M Road Builders, Inc., the only subcontractors used on a typical project are for curb and gutter, asphalt paving and incidentals (sod, striping, etc.).

While the private market represents the majority of the business, the company is qualified to compete in the public sector and has a strong bonding capacity.

Material processing

Site development and road construction require specialized materials as a part of the process. Crushed concrete and soil cement are two of these materials. C & M produces crushed concrete for road sub-base use in its own facility. This material is produced after screening to eliminate unsuitable material. Often concrete from a demolition effort is used in making crushed concrete. Material used meets all appropriate governmental standards prior to use. The crushed concrete operation is a recycling effort which provides cost efficiency to the customer and a benefit to the environment. C & M pursues recycling opportunities at all our projects and provides recyling resources for other companies by accepting their excess materials.

Soil cement and other cement containing materials are used for the part of the road which will receive the asphalt wearing surface.  Soil cement is predominately used in road construction in this area as it is resistant to softening by water intrusion and, since it contains cement, it hardens with age providing a strong road. C & M soil cement production is by an on-site plant brought to each job. This allows a high quality product with no structural loss caused by long trucking times when the material is brought it from off site.