Archon Contracting construction site with two team members wearing Archon-branded safety vests

Multi-State Expertise

Projects delivered across eight states and New York City.

End-to-End Delivery

From preconstruction and design-assist through commissioning and closeout.

Strong Partnerships

Collaborative relationships with owners, developers, GCs and design teams.

Safety & Quality

Committed to disciplined execution on every project, every day.

Who We Are

Built on Heritage.
Engineered for the Future.

In ancient Greece, an Archon was a chief steward — a leader trusted to protect resources, guide people, and build for the future. That principle defines Archon Contracting: disciplined leadership, accountable execution, and relationships that endure long after project closeout.

Our foundation was formed in Mississippi, where trust, craftsmanship, and personal accountability still define how business is done. From those roots, we expanded through Alabama and Florida and into the broader Southeast, bringing together construction leadership, turnkey MEP capabilities, workforce supply, design-build expertise, and coordinated specialty trades under one platform.

Today, Archon serves owners, developers, and general contractors across eight states. Our mission is larger than any single trade: to help build the hotels, communities, hospitals, schools, commercial facilities, and infrastructure driving the next chapter of growth across the American Southeast.

Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC)

ArChon is a proud ABC member contractor, holding ourselves to merit-shop standards for safety, craftsmanship, and construction excellence on every project we deliver.

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Market Sectors Served
100+
Field & Office Professionals
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Regional Offices — MS & FL
60+
Projects Delivered or In Progress
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Mechanical · Electrical · Plumbing · Design-Build · Design-Assist
What We Do

Turnkey Delivery from Preconstruction to Closeout

Our MEP division is fully turnkey, supported by workforce, design-build, design-assist, procurement, and multi-trade capabilities.

Mechanical

HVAC systems, hydronic piping, ductwork, and equipment installation engineered for performance and code compliance.

Electrical

Power distribution, lighting, fire alarm, and low-voltage systems — from temporary power through final commissioning.

Plumbing

Domestic water, sanitary, storm, and gas piping systems for multifamily, hospitality, healthcare, and commercial projects.

Design-Build

Single point of accountability from concept through closeout — integrated engineering, estimating, and field execution.

Design-Assist

Formal MEP design-assist program in partnership with Architecture & Engineering Firms Architects — constructability review from schematic design forward.

One Partner. Every Trade.

Integrated Construction Capabilities

Flexible delivery for owners and general contractors who need a dependable regional partner—from complete turnkey MEP packages to supplemental workforce, design-assist, procurement, and coordinated multi-trade execution.

Turnkey MEP

Complete mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire alarm, BIM coordination, procurement, installation, startup, commissioning, and warranty under one accountable team.

Workforce Solutions

Skilled electricians, plumbers, HVAC mechanics, pipefitters, sheet-metal professionals, foremen, superintendents, and project staff deployed where projects need them.

Design-Build & Design-Assist

Early constructability, budgeting, value engineering, BIM coordination, procurement planning, and field-informed design decisions.

Specialty Trades

Coordinated access to civil, concrete, framing, drywall, roofing, fire protection, finishes, and other trade partners through a single management platform.

Preconstruction & Procurement

Scope validation, cost modeling, schedule development, long-lead planning, buyout support, and practical value engineering before work reaches the field.

Our Story

Rooted in Mississippi. Growing Across the Southeast.

Archon was shaped by the business culture of Mississippi—where your word matters, relationships are earned over time, and every project carries your name. Those roots gave us a clear standard: lead with integrity, solve problems directly, and never lose sight of the people who make the work possible.

As the Southeast entered a new era of population growth, hospitality development, manufacturing investment, healthcare expansion, and urban construction, our team grew with it. Alabama became a natural bridge. Florida became a major operating platform. From there, our reach expanded into Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana, and the Carolinas.

Our ambition is not simply to follow the growth of the Southeast. It is to help build it—project by project, workforce by workforce, and relationship by relationship.

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AlabamaRegional Expansion
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The SoutheastOne Integrated Platform
Where We Build

Markets We Serve

Diverse project delivery across the sectors that drive growth in the Southeast — with deep, repeat experience in every one.

Hospitality

Multi-Family

Government

Healthcare

Industrial

Commercial

Data Centers

Aviation & Education

Our leadership team's combined field experience also spans aviation (aircraft hangars & maintenance facilities), K-12 & higher education campuses, and large-scale power generation — see the full project record below.

Preconstruction Partnership

Design-Assist, In Partnership with Architecture & Engineering Firms Architects

Our formal Design-Assist program for mechanical and plumbing systems pairs ArChon's field expertise with Architecture & Engineering Firms' design leadership — from schematic design through construction documents.

Architecture & Engineering Firms Architects, P.A.

Founded in Mississippi, Architecture & Engineering Firms is a full-service architecture, interior design, and planning firm with more than 40 years of experience and offices in Jackson and Biloxi, MS. The firm is licensed in 31 states and Washington, D.C., and has received nearly 100 design awards, including a "Top Design Firm" distinction — with more than 80% of its business coming from repeat clients.

Architecture & Engineering Firms' portfolio spans hospitality & gaming, data centers, higher education, K-12, athletics, civic & museum, master planning, and mixed-use / commercial work — directly complementing ArChon's MEP delivery across the same sectors.

40+ Years in Practice Licensed in 31 States ~100 Design Awards Jackson & Biloxi, MS

Design Assist with Leading Architecture & Engineering Firms

Archon Contracting collaborates with leading architecture and engineering firms throughout the Southeast, providing Design Assist services from concept through construction. Our team supports owners and design professionals with constructability reviews, budgeting, value engineering, BIM coordination, scheduling, and MEP preconstruction services while preserving the design intent and improving project efficiency.

Design Assist Value Engineering Constructability Reviews BIM Coordination Preconstruction
Representative Experience

Projects Managed Under the Archon Leadership Team

The projects below represent work managed, supervised, estimated, coordinated, or delivered by members of the Archon leadership team during their professional careers, including work performed while serving other companies. They are presented as leadership experience and are not represented as projects contracted directly by Archon Contracting.

Hospitality

  • Tristan HotelPensacola, FL
    Full MEP + Fire Alarm · 120 Rooms
  • Home2/TRU Dual-Brand by HiltonRuston, LA
    Plumbing & Electrical · 156 Rooms
  • TownePlace SuitesGulf Shores, AL
    Mechanical & Electrical · 105 Rooms
  • TownePlace SuitesSarasota, FL
    Plumbing · 117 Rooms
  • Holiday Inn ExpressPort Orange, FL
    Electrical · 85 Rooms
  • Hyatt HouseOrlando, FL
    Electrical & Fire Alarm · 274 Units
  • TRU by HiltonRidgeland, MS
    Plumbing, Electrical, Fire Alarm · 98 Rooms · 2026
  • Candlewood SuitesMobile, AL
    Electrical · 103 Rooms · 2025
  • Hyatt PlaceSarasota, FL
    Electrical Construction
  • Hyatt PlaceSt. Augustine, FL
    Electrical Construction
  • Hyatt HouseTampa, FL
    Electrical Construction
  • Hampton InnTrinity, FL
    Electrical Construction
  • Home2 SuitesNokomis, FL
    Electrical Construction
  • Home2 SuitesLakeland, FL
    Electrical Construction · 2018
  • Home2 SuitesLakeland, FL
    Electrical Construction · 2025
  • Home2 SuitesFlamingo Crossing, FL
    Electrical Construction
  • Home2 SuitesBrandon, FL
    Electrical Construction
  • Holiday Inn ExpressOrlando, FL
    Electrical Construction
  • Holiday Inn ExpressSanford, FL
    Electrical Construction
  • SpringHill SuitesLakeland, FL
    Electrical Construction
  • WoodSpring SuitesOrlando, FL
    Electrical Construction
  • Extended Stay HotelSarasota, FL
    Electrical Construction
  • Brandon Hotel & LoftsBrandon, MS
    Full MEP + Fire Alarm · 95 Rooms

Multifamily

  • Crowne at Hickory GroveHigh Point, NC
    Plumbing, Electrical, Fire Alarm · 236 Units
  • Cardinal ApartmentsOrlando, FL
    Full MEP + Fire Alarm · 120 Units
  • West Lucaya Village ResortKissimmee, FL
    Resort Community — Electrical
  • Luxury Custom HomesMultiple Projects, FL
    Electrical Construction
  • Residential Housing DevelopmentsMultiple Projects, Southeast
    Electrical Construction

Healthcare

  • Washington County Physician's Office BuildingChatom, AL
    Full MEP · 12,600 SF Medical Facility
  • Evergreen WoodsSpring Hill, FL
    Full MEP + Fire Alarm · 12,500 SF Assisted Living Expansion
Our Leadership

Proven Leaders. Extensive Experience. Built on Trust.

Lucas Rezende, Chief Operating Officer

Lucas Rezende

Chief Operating Officer

Leading projects from preconstruction through commissioning and closeout.

Lucas is a construction and real estate executive with more than 12 years of experience leading complex commercial development and construction programs across the United States.

He has directed business development, operations, estimating, preconstruction and project delivery throughout Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and New York.

  • Helped scale a regional MEP platform from startup to more than $100 million in contracted work.
  • Built and managed a project pipeline exceeding $300 million across multiple markets.
  • Oversaw 20+ simultaneous projects and more than 100 field and office professionals.
  • Managed capital-improvement and repositioning work for prominent Manhattan and Brooklyn assets.
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Cesar Romero, Director of Construction

Cesar Romero

Director of Construction

Leading projects from early estimating and design through turnover.

Cesar is an electrical engineer and construction executive with extensive experience delivering commercial electrical systems from preconstruction through testing, commissioning and final closeout.

He has led estimating, design-assist, design-build coordination, procurement, field operations, quality control and commissioning across hospitality, multifamily, healthcare, aviation, education, commercial and power-generation projects.

  • Directs project teams from initial budgeting and constructability review through owner turnover.
  • Brings deep field knowledge to value engineering, scheduling, material planning and QA/QC.
  • Led electrical construction and startup support for a large-scale power-generation facility.
  • Coordinates owners, architects, engineers, general contractors and trade partners across multiple states.
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Chris Gouras, Chief Executive Officer

Chris Gouras

Chief Executive Officer

Guiding strategy, capital relationships and long-term regional growth.

Chris brings more than 25 years of experience in economic development, project finance, public incentives and disaster-recovery programs throughout Mississippi and Florida.

He leads Archon's strategic direction, banking and bonding relationships, capital planning, agency coordination and government affairs, helping connect project opportunities with the resources required for successful delivery.

  • Founded and led an advisory platform supporting nearly 200 public and private development initiatives.
  • Deep experience with Community Development Block Grants and public-incentive programs.
  • Builds long-term relationships with owners, developers, financial institutions and public agencies.
  • Supports disciplined growth, market expansion and major-project capitalization.
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Julie den Herder, Chief Financial Officer

Julie den Herder

Chief Financial Officer

Building the financial discipline and controls required for scalable growth.

Julie leads Archon's company-wide financial operations and provides the reporting, controls and administrative structure required to support a fast-growing, multi-state construction platform.

Her responsibilities include cash-position reporting, bonding-capacity tracking, pay applications, collections, financial forecasting and coordination with ownership, banking partners and project leadership.

  • Oversees company financial reporting, cash management and project-level financial controls.
  • Tracks bonding capacity, receivables, pay applications and collection performance.
  • Strengthens internal systems, compliance and executive reporting.
  • Partners with operations to support responsible growth and long-term financial stability.
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Industry Membership

Merit-Shop Values. Regional Execution.

ABC Member Contractor

Archon Contracting is proud to participate in Associated Builders and Contractors and support merit-shop principles of safety, craftsmanship, workforce development, and construction excellence.

Coverage

Serving the Southeast

Map of the United States showing Archon Contracting service states
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Florida · Alabama · Mississippi · Louisiana · Georgia · North Carolina · South Carolina
Where To Find Us

Our Offices

Mississippi — Ridgeland

725 Avignon Dr, Ridgeland, MS 39157
Regional headquarters supporting operations across Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and Tennessee, and our Design-Assist partnership with Architecture & Engineering Firms Architects.

Florida — Orlando

L.B. McLeod Rd, Suite 3313, Orlando, FL 32811
Florida headquarters supporting operations across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
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