Spaces built with craft, delivered with care.

Restaurants, mixed-use, schools and institutional builds across Maryland, D.C., and Virginia. Ninety years of building, one standard of trust.

Sailor Oyster Bar dining room with heart-pine floors and open bar
Pearl Restaurant bar with tropical wallcovering and woven bistro stools
Aerial view of Bay Manor with the marina and Chesapeake Bay Bridge beyond
Timber Pizza order counter with reclaimed wood and wood-fired oven
Ponche Tiki Bar with thatched canopy and glass float pendants

Sailor Oyster Bar

Annapolis, MD · Restaurant restoration


Complex projects, delivered with accountability.

BuilderGuru specializes in delivering complex public and private sector projects through trusted construction management, preconstruction, and design-build solutions. Our team ensures accountability, transparency, and excellence, from concept to completion.

90+Years of experience
500+Successful projects
100%Safety committed
About BuilderGuru

Full-service construction, start to finish.

One accountable team from the first budget to the final walkthrough, across Maryland, Washington D.C., and Virginia.

Finished bar and lounge at Sailor Oyster Bar

Building and managing the work

General Contracting

Comprehensive project delivery from concept to completion. We coordinate every detail (schedules, budgets, trades) so your build runs smoothly.

Construction Management

Full oversight using Critical Path scheduling to track every phase. Our three-phase quality system ensures nothing slips through the cracks.

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Bay Manor mixed-use building and entry drive

Planning before ground breaks

Preconstruction

Early-phase planning that sets your project up for success. We analyze costs, identify risks, and align design with budget before breaking ground.

Budget Development

Transparent cost planning from day one. We review every drawing and spec to deliver accurate projections you can count on.

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New standing-seam metal roof at Sailor Oyster Bar

One team from design to occupancy

Design-Build

One team, one contract, one point of accountability. We streamline design and construction for faster delivery and fewer surprises.

Ground-Up Construction

New builds from the ground up. We handle site planning, design coordination, and construction through final occupancy.

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Renovated dining room and bar at Pearl Restaurant

Transforming existing spaces

Tenant Fit-Out

Transforming shell spaces into fully functional environments: offices, medical suites, retail, and more. A BGC specialty since 2003.

Renovation

Modernizing and expanding spaces while keeping your operations running. Specialized protocols for healthcare, restaurant, and retail environments.

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Recognized, year after year.

Hundreds of industry awards over nine decades, for both the quality of our work and the safety of our sites.

2024

Excellence in Construction, Sailor Oyster Bar

ABC Chesapeake Shores

2024

Diamond STEP Safety Award

ABC Chesapeake Shores

2023

ABC Top Performers, ranked #140 nationally

Associated Builders and Contractors

2023

Excellence in Construction, Acqua Al 2

ABC Chesapeake Shores

2022

Accredited Quality Contractor

Associated Builders and Contractors

Communal table and dining room at Sailor Oyster Bar

I cannot say enough great things about BuilderGuru! They just recently finished building our second location for our business and if I could give 10 stars on this review I would. As with any construction project, we ran into unforeseen obstacles (some of them seemingly insurmountable) and with every challenge they had the perfect solution. In fact, in every instance the solution was an improvement upon what had originally been planned.

Restaurant owner · second location
BGC — BuilderGuru Contracting, Inc. and Gardiner & Gardiner Contracting, LLC

“We Build a Tradition of Trust”

Two companies, one standard: BuilderGuru Contracting, Inc. and Gardiner & Gardiner Contracting, LLC, building across Maryland since 1935.


Let’s build what’s next.

Tell us about your project. We’ll follow up to talk through scope, schedule, and budget.

Office
741 Generals Highway, Suite 104
Millersville, MD 21108