One complete building company — and you help start it.

Here's the whole idea in plain terms: where it came from, how it's built, and exactly how you fit — and win — as we grow it together.

Where this came from

Running construction, I kept seeing the same thing: skilled tradespeople are retiring faster than we're replacing them, every job needs three or four different licensed trades, and the money leaks out the door every time we sub work to somebody else. Then it clicked — a licensed general contractor (KB-1) is carved out of exactly three trades: electrical, plumbing, and HVAC. Add those three back in-house, plus civil engineering, and you don't have a contractor who hires everyone else — you have one company that can legally self-perform the entire job.

"Instead of building a wish-list of random trades, build the exact set of licenses a whole project requires — under one roof, on licenses we already control. That's not five side businesses. That's one complete building firm you can sell whole, sell by the piece, or keep and run."

How it's built — three moves

Launch the wedge

Stand up Verified Electric with one sharp, in-demand offer and prove the model on real jobs.

Complete the firm

Add each licensed division one at a time until we self-perform the whole job in-house.

Cash the value

A complete, licensed, well-run firm sells at a premium — or we keep it for the cash flow.

The five divisions — one firm

Verified Construction

KB-1 GC · Steve · Year 1

The licensed GC that bids whole projects and ties the trades together.

Verified Electric

The pilot · Adrian · Year 1

The wedge and the biggest engine — where you come in as the anchor.

Verified Plumbing

Licensed lead · Year 2

Sewer scope + hydrojetting draw; broken lines feed Civil.

Verified HVAC

QP TBD · Year 3

Clean-and-service tune-up that turns up repairs and replacements.

Verified Civil

A engineering · Steve · ~Year 4

Site & underground; the dig-and-replace work plumbing turns up.

The flywheel

One home · five divisions

One truck in a home becomes work for the whole firm — re-sold across every trade.

Why electrical is first — and why now

~19k

Scottsdale homes built in the 1970s that need a panel upgrade for modern life — EV chargers, AC, the works. A ~$6,000 job at ~$3,000 gross profit, sold with a monthly-payment option so price is never the wall. It's a need, not a want — and every panel opens the door to the rest of the firm. That's the demand we point the first trucks at from day one.

Your role — start it, then own it

You're not hired help — you're the anchor of the pilot division, and the plan is built so your job gets lighter over time while your stake stays whole.

Phase A · Launch

Founder & operator

Qualifying Party — you hold the electrical license.
Director of the division — you set standards, quality, and crews.
Run the first truck — hands-on while we prove it.
You draw operator pay (~$90k) + the ~$50k DoC/QP oversight wage — both, ~$140k combined — plus 5% ownership.

Phase B · Step back

Owner & overseer

Train your replacement to run that first truck.
Hand off the truck — drop the operator hat and operator pay.
Keep the ~$50k DoC/QP oversight wage and your full 5% + exit payout.
Oversee growth, acquisitions, training & mentoring — more passive, an investor while you chase your own things.

Two wages, at first

~$90k operator pay for the truck + a ~$50k DoC/QP oversight wage for the license and leadership — ~$140k combined.

5% ownership

A vesting stake in the division you build — a real payout at exit, on top of full cash pay.

It's yours to keep

The 5% stays with you when you step back off the truck. It's a founder's stake, not tied to the seat.

Why that matters: the 5% is yours because you started this — not because you're sitting in a chair. If we later hire someone to fill the director/QP seat after you, they earn the DoC/QP wage on top of their operator pay, but they don't get the 5%. That ownership belongs to the founders who got it off the ground. You.

And there's a second door

You also hold an active KB-2 building license (ROC 352817) — which means you could qualify and run a second Verified division down the road for another 5%. Start the pilot, then, if you want it, own a piece of a second line too. The more of the firm you help stand up, the bigger your stake in the whole.

Why it's low-risk for you

Real capital behind it. A committed capital partner funds the launch and the divisions and gets paid back first — you're not fronting the money.
Your license is protected. Fully bonded and insured, everything to code, and we develop a second qualifier early so the firm never rests on you alone.
Warm demand on day one. Steve's construction relationships and the panel-upgrade market mean real work from the start — not a cold launch.
Built, not bought. This stands up on licenses we already control — no betting the launch on buying someone else's shop first.
Legacy. Through the Verified Training ladder — apprentice → passes the exam → runs their own truck — you shape the next generation of the trade. That's how you build your replacement and the whole workforce.

That's the whole thing. One complete building company, built on licenses we control, launched through your division first. You start it as the anchor, earn two ways plus ownership, then step back into a lighter role that still pays and still owns — while helping the whole firm grow. I already have the entire plan mapped and I'm all in. I want you starting it with me.

// For discussion with Adrian. Roles, wages, and equity are the proposed structure — finalized in the operating and key-person agreements with counsel. Figures are illustrative planning numbers, not guarantees or investment advice. Verified · The Lugo Team · confidential.