FORSTER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC
From start to finish, we get the job done!
Michael Forster 504.495.0051
About Us
Experience
FORSTER
CONSTRUCTION
SERVICES, LLC
CONSULTING
MANAGEMENT
DESIGN BUILD
67570 Antioch Drive
Mandeville LA 70471
Phone (504) 495.0051
Michael J. Forster: Forty-eight years of experience in the construction industry. The first ten years of experience was obtained while employed by The John W. Cowper Co. Inc. where he
FORSTER
CONSTRUCTION
SERVICES, LLC
CONSULTING
MANAGEMENT
DESIGN BUILD
67570 Antioch Drive
Mandeville LA 70471
Phone (504) 495.0051
Michael J. Forster: Forty-eight years of experience in the construction industry. The first ten years of experience was obtained while employed by The John W. Cowper Co. Inc. where he quickly advanced from a field engineer, to superintendent, to project manager and construction manager.
Notable projects: Marriott Hotel; NYSEG’s Summerset one-billion-dollar coal generating project; North Star Bank Headquarters; Bethlehem Steel; Waterfront Village, 100 acre office, retail and exclusive residence development; Two Mile Creek Waste Water Treatment Facility; Niagara Falls Water Treatment Facility.
In 1985 Michael Forster started Forster Construction Management and for twenty years provided private construction consulting and management services for some very notable projects. Mr. Forster’s clients called upon him for numerous repeat projects and he became an integral part of many of his client’s decision-making processes.
IBM Office Building
Buffalo Waterfront Village
Buffalo, N.Y.
1985 Ground up construction of 100,000SF three story office building, start to finish eight months.
INGRAM MICRO:
1759 Wehrle Drive
Williamsville, New York
1991: Phase I: 80,000 S.F. Eastern Headquarters, Amherst, NY
1994: Phase II: 90,000 S.F. Expansion of Eastern Headquarters
1997: Phase III: 150,000 S.F. Office Facility, 1740 Wehrle Drive, Amherst, NY
1998: $30,000,000 Tucson Data Center, Tucson, Arizona
2000: Tenant fit-out 395 Youngs RoadFacility, Amherst, NY
2002: Data Center Modifications 1759 Wehrle Drive
2005: Solutions Center & IT Lab 1759 Wehrle Drive
WEINBERG CAMPUS:
2700 North Forest Rd.
Getzville, New York 14068
1991: $42,000,000 Skilled Nursing; Adult Home & Senior Housing Complex
1992: Greenwood Residences: Community Homes for Office of Mental Health.
1996: Expansion Analysis Study
1997: The Meadows Senior Housing Apartments
1998: Garden House Memory Care Facility
1999/2000: Garden House Phase II $4,300,000
2000: Pace Program Development
2000-2001: Medical Clinic and Training Facility
2001-2002: Total Aging In Place (TAIPP)
Senior Housing Project $10,200,000
ERIE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
1986: Pilot Field currently Coca Cola Park; $43,000,000 Baseball Stadium
1988: Pilot Field Expansion
1989: Marine Atrium Infrastructure Project
1990: Memorial Auditorium NHL Renovation
Other Projects, and Mr. Forster’s role:
IBM Office Facility, 1985 Waterfront Village, Buffalo, N.Y. $9 Million; Construction Manager
Mr. Edward McNeil, Partner Pioneer Group (315) 471-6523
Greenwood Residences,1991 West Seneca, N.Y. $1.1 Million; Construction Manager
Remarketing Services of America, Inc.; 2000 Construction Consultant
Great Lakes Orthodontics, LTD ; 2001Construction Consultant/ Owner’s Rep. Design Build
Urology Associates of WNY: 2003 Owner’s Consultant/ Design Build
Elderwood Associates Westwood Senior Apartments, 1999 West Seneca, N.Y. $6.2 Million; Owner’s Representative
Elderwood Corporate Office Building, 1993 Limestone Drive, Amherst; Owner’s Rep/ Design Build
Moog Controls Inc. , 1998; Orchard Park, N.Y. $10.4 Million; Owner’s Representative / Design Build
International Motion Controls, 2004 Building purchase assessment.
Atto Technology; 1999; 40,000 S. F. Office/ Manufacturing Owner’s Representative
Town Hall Terrace Associates, LLP: Construction Management 33 Unit Town House, $3.8 Million.
Definity Health: 2004; Contract negotiations & Owner’s Representative 60,000 SF Office facility.
The Park School of Buffalo: 2005; Construction Management Dining Center
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From 2005 -2021 Michael Forster was the Managing Member of Supreme Commercial Contracting, LLC a General Contracting company in New Orleans.
Notable Supreme Commercial Contracting, LLC projects:
United Way for the Greater New Orleans Area
2515 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
Michael Forster was retained as a consultant for the evaluation and assessment of the Greater New Orleans Rebuild Child Care Collaborative. This resulted in the rebuilding of nine Child Daycare Early Education Centers in New Orleans.
St. Andrew the Apostle Church
Multi-Purpose Building
New Construction
Junior League of New Orleans
4319 Carondelet Street
New Orleans, LA 70115
Emergency Storm Damage Rebuild:
· Junior League Headquarters’ Building
· Bloomin’ Deals Thrift Store, 4645 Freret Street, New Orleans, LA
· Bloomin’ Deals Annex Building, 4619 Freret Street, New Orleans, LA
Elmwood Tower
1201 Elmwood Park Blvd.
Harahan, LA 70123
Storm damage rebuild of 100,000 square feet on the top five floors. New interior walls, offices and ceilings, floors 6-10 for the United States Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Services (MMS).
Harrison Road Revitalization
Lakeview Fine Foods, West Marine, the Little Miss Muffin Shop and the Coffee Shop
9501 Airline Drive Medical Office
Total interior rebuild due to flood damage, metal stud, drywall, ceilings, insulation, flooring.
Academy of the Sacred Heart School
4600 Carondelet
New Orleans, LA
Demolition and rebuild of storm damaged walls, ceilings, plaster repairs.
Gambit News Office
3923 Bienville Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70119
Total Interior re-build, Office Partitions, Gypsum Wall Board (GWB), Acoustic Ceilings, Painting, Doors Frames and Hardware. Re-surfacing EIFS exterior.
Hurwitz & Mintz Furniture Co,
211 Royal Street
New Orleans, LA 70115
Emergency Hurricane Repairs
Vegas Men’s Store
1924 Magazine St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
Building restoration, shoring, pilings, and replacement of failed masonry of a 155-year-old historic masonry building that was at risk of future collapse. The building is in the historically famous New Orleans Magazine Street retail corridor.
Arhaus
939 Girod St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
New Construction of Arhaus Furniture Store in New Orleans’ CBD.
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Commonwealth of Dominica Ports Rehabilitation Projects
Forster Construction Services (FCS) provided Construction Services to CarMar Caribbean Group Corp. for the repair and rehabilitation of three ports, The Woodbridge Port, Portsmouth Port and the Port at Cabrits. FCS’s services included the development of repair procedures, operation logistics along with value engineering and material procurement. Working with the Dominica Air and Sea Ports Authority and with direct meetings with Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, FCS’s participation resulted in the solving of access, logistic and budget issues to allow for the complete restoration when three previous attempts by companies failed over the past two decades. FCS developed a team which included, Gemite Products Inc. of Canada; Versa Dock International, UK, Simpson Strong-Tie FX70 Pile repair, Texas; and Carubba Engineering of New Orleans.
The project was recognized for Excellence in the Repair of Special Projects by the International Concrete Repair Institute (CRI) with an Award of Merit presented to Forster Construction Services, LLC at CRI’s November 16, 2017 convention.
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Consulting, Legal Assistance, Insurance Claim Review:
Forster Construction Services provides services for construction feasibility studies including value engineering options and cost estimates.
Insurance damage cost estimates, legal proceedings and expert testimony:
1500 St Charles Ave, New Orleans; Jean-Paul Layrisson, Esq.
2111 General Pershing, Hurricane Isaac; Dominick Impastato, Esq.
Jones Walker LLP, Hurricane Isaac; The Traveler Insurance Co.
1030 Canal St., 1000 Block Canal St. Fire; Jean-Paul Layrisson, Esq.
Torres v. Griffin; Timothy G. Schafer Esq.