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on construction process to
hundreds of living procedures
for the phases of construction,
including our Total Quality As-
surance manual and our COR
certified Safety program”.
Jerry continues, “if you ask some
of our employees what gets
them excited, or why they’re
here at Caliber, why they might
have left other companies to
be here, it’s because things are
moving. It’s a lot of fun. We all
love to exceed and succeed,
and this is the place to do that.”
“We’re growing as a company
and as a family. But we’re not
just building projects or only
building a business. ” In a re-
cent podcast, Justin Bontkes
said that he used to think he
was passionate about building
homes, but he’s since realized
that’s not the whole truth. In
reality, he is passionate about
“building” in general – that in-
cludes building people, building
processes, and building a busi-
ness. Justin sums it up saying,
“we love building people and
process, we just happen to do
construction”.
According to Jerry, that passion
for people is infectious. He says
that everyone at Caliber– no
matter their role – comes to
work excited about contribut-
ing to that shared purpose.
“We’re all building in different
ways,” Jerry agrees. “Whether
you’re a labourer on site or a
project manager, you’re con-
tributing to the physical build-
ing of the homes, the process,
and the people. If you’re a book-
keeper or a business developer,
you’re working on building our
business and revenue. That