Collaborative Structures Limited (CSL) is an industry leading provider of construction management, general contracting, and designbuild services across Ontario’s industrial, commercial, and institutional sectors. Since its founding in 2003, CSL has expanded significantly in size and capabilities, delivering over 250 major projects. They attribute their success to their commitment to building relationships, prioritizing health and safety, and upholding honesty and ethical practices in collaboration with stakeholders. This approach most often results in high-quality quality projects that exceed client expectations. “At CSL, we’re focused on understanding the needs of all our stakeholders,” says Conor Downe, Pre-Construction Manager. “Our goal is to build long-term relationships based on collaboration, trust, and open communication, delivering results every time.” “Our commitment can be summed up in three words: Project. Execution. Excellence. That excellence is achievable only with trust and respect among our partners and team.” Conor explains that CSL’s stakeholders include owners, design professionals, government entities, subcontractors, suppliers, consultants and safety authorities. With each, CSL strives to be open, fair, ethical, and professional. Through open communication and team empowerment, we deliver on our promise of excellence,” he notes. CSL’s leadership team consists of Bill Zister, Josh Blackler, Justin Bender and Nate Toews. Josh, a long-standing member since 2006, started as a junior estimator and now oversees the company’s Preconstruction department. Nate and Justin joined as recent graduates in 2005 and 2008, respectively, and now oversee the company’s NOVEMBER 2024
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