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meets the Client’s quality and
budget expectations. We con-
tinually strive to provide value
every step of the way.”
Caliber Projects grew to its
current size and scope – and
acquired their current capabil-
ities – through intentional ef-
fort and seized opportunities.
The journey began in 2008 with
founder Justin Bontkes fresh off
graduating with a construction
management degree and eager
to make a name for himself in
the highly competitive Fraser
Valley. He started by purchas-
ing three lots in Surrey, building
and selling homes on them, and
then moved into luxury cus-
tom-built homes, single family,
and multi-family developments.
The company continued to grow
into multi-family and mixed-use
construction and project man-
agement, tailoring their skills to
meet the needs of multi-family
residential Developers in the
Greater Vancouver and Fraser
Valley area. In 2018 the senior
management team attended a
Scaling Up conference – which
was the catalyst for intentional
growth – and began dedicating
themselves to growing a great
unique company. With the as-
sistance of a business coach,
Caliber started a journey of es-
tablishing a strategic plan, the
foundation of which is Caliber’s
3 core values: Own It, Crush It,
Love It.
“We started actively trying to
expand our recognition in the
Fraser Valley,” Kevin recalls. “At
the time, we had a relatively
un-diversified client base. We
wanted to maintain and honour
our existing relationships, while
also realizing that we needed to
create new relationships in our
sandbox.”
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