T F Harper & Associates LP

Since 1972, Harper has operated in and around the Austin area. With our in-house technical staff of carpenters, painters, electricians, and plumbers, Harper & Associates LP offers immediate turnkey capability to its clients. Beginning with small projects of $50,000, TFHALP has chosen to maintain our primary market base in small to medium commercial projects with a diversified portfolio of design-build, construction management, renovation, historical preservation and adaptive re-use, as well as new construction. Currently, negotiated contracts account for over half of our workload and 20% of work is competitively bid. Another 20% is repeat work from clients who have utilized our services in the past.
For over thirty years, TFHALP has built relationships with Owners, Architects and Engineers, Subcontractors and vendors all over Texas. Our long list of qualified bidders, many of whom have been with us from inception, is evidence of a business built on trust, integrity and loyalty. We are especially proud of our partnerships with Historically Underutilized Businesses and the diversity of our own staff that is over fifty percent women and minorities. We routinely notice suppliers and perspective subcontractors through General Services Commissions Centralized Master Bidders List.
With our reputation for offering high quality craftsmanship and focus on offering the client the best value for its dollar in value engineering, TFHALP is a partner in the process from design start-up to completion. Aggressive schedules are routinely achieved and TFHALP has never been assessed liquidating damages insuring the safety of our employees and those who access our jobsite is a high priority. Our staff is OSHA trained and certified and OSHA recommended procedures are adhered to strictly. We are thoroughly familiar with applicable building Codes, state environmental, and fire protection guidelines.
An important element of every successful project is communication. To that end, our system of regular jobsite meetings and reporting procedures provide current documentation for accountability and performance standards. We utilize custom software for our cost estimates and scheduling that can be modified to fit the requirements of the Architect or Owner. We maintain an effective system of drawing control, shop drawings and submitted data, correspondence, and Change Orders.
We listen to our client and we assign a single point of contact for every TFHALP job. Our site is manned with that single point of contact and easily accessible documentation for the sole purpose of keeping our client informed.