VFW National
Headquarters
A $16.2M base engagement that the owner expanded twice because they trusted the team managing it. The clearest demonstration of why our open-book CM model keeps generating the next call.
- Base Contract
- $16.2M
- Scope Expansions
- 2 (Owner-Initiated)
- Contract Model
- Open-Book CM
- Schedule Outcome
- Delivered on Time
VFW is the case the rest of the proof gets built on. Awarded as a base engagement, expanded twice mid-build by the owner. Not because the original scope was wrong, but because the relationship was right.
What was awarded.
A complex modernization for the Veterans of Foreign Wars at their national headquarters in Washington, D.C. Multi-floor commercial scope, occupied during construction, with the kind of phasing constraints that compress on a single missed sequence.
How the relationship widened.
Twice during delivery, the owner came back and added scope. Both expansions were unsolicited. Both happened because the owner was watching us run the original scope on an open book and decided the risk of bringing in a second contractor was higher than the risk of widening ours.
We're not trying to be the biggest contractor. We're building a firm you call back. VFW is what that looks like in delivery. — New Edge leadership
Why this matters for the proof.
"90% negotiated" is a number. VFW is the story behind it: a client saw the difference on an open book, came back, and brought more work. That is how one accountable relationship compounds.