What risk-averse boards ask before they sign.
Social proof and straight answers for strata councils that have been burned before and don't intend to be burned again.
Leading under pressure, on more than one contractor at a time.
"Three trades on site at once, a hard insurance deadline, and James kept every one of them moving without letting the budget slip."
"We were off-Island and blind to what was actually happening on our site. Solihull became our eyes — and made sure the GC knew it."
"The fixed monthly retainer meant our board could budget a full year out instead of approving surprise invoices every month."
A fixed retainer, not a running tab.
During active construction, Solihull works on a fixed monthly retainer rather than variable hourly billing — so your board can put a real number in next year's budget and defend it at the AGM, instead of explaining an invoice that moved again.
Standing you can verify.
The questions every council asks first.
No — and the difference matters. A Strata Property Manager (SPM) handles the building's ongoing operations and complies with British Columbia Financial Services Authority (BCFSA) regulations around governance, finances, and administration. An Owner's Representative (OR) is brought on specifically for the technical delivery of a capital project — reading engineering scope, running site meetings, and verifying invoices against actual progress. Most SPMs will tell you directly that a project of any size needs an OR alongside them, not instead of them.
Pre-construction work — feasibility review, report translation, RFP management — is billed hourly, typically $100 to $200+ per hour depending on complexity. Once a project moves into active construction, Solihull shifts to a fixed monthly retainer, typically $3,000 to $8,000+ per month, scoped to the size and duration of the job. You'll see the exact number before anything is signed.
A general contractor is protecting their own margin — that's their job, and there's nothing wrong with it. Nobody on that side of the table is protecting the strata's interests specifically. An owner's rep is the one person in the project whose only client is you.
Yes. Solihull Contracting & Consulting is an active BC corporation carrying commercial general liability insurance, with a clean WorkSafeBC history. Documentation is provided directly to your council or property manager on request.