The four of us shared all the functions of running the business, made decisions democratically, and divided losses and profits according to the hours each worked. Founded as a timber framing contractor, Bellingham Bay Builders, was grounded in a centuries old tradition of handed down knowledge and rigorous attention to detail. With challenging installations on inaccessible islands in the San Juan Islands and as far away as Japan, we developed a robust operational system that is the foundation of our modern project management system today. With our many years in the building trades, tradition of fine craftsmanship, and rigorous project management; it was an obvious step to start offering full service general contracting.