Frequently asked questions

Henson Construction Co. is a general contractor and construction manager headquartered at 2300 West Oklahoma Avenue in Enid, Oklahoma. Founded in 1964, the company builds education, healthcare, commercial, corporate, government, correctional and recreation facilities across Oklahoma and Southern Kansas.

Henson Construction serves Enid and Garfield County, Northwest Oklahoma (including Alva and Woodward), Stillwater and North-Central Oklahoma, the Oklahoma City metro, and Southern Kansas, including Wichita and south-central Kansas communities.

Henson builds K-12 schools, CareerTech and university facilities, hospitals and clinics, corporate offices and headquarters, automotive dealerships and retail, municipal and county buildings, detention and correctional facilities, country clubs, museums, natatoriums, arenas, senior housing and multi-family residential projects.

Henson Construction Co. has been in business since 1964 — more than 60 years of building in Oklahoma and Southern Kansas.

A general contractor is typically hired through a bid after design is complete and builds the project for a fixed price. A Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) is hired during design, provides preconstruction services such as estimating and value engineering, then commits to a Guaranteed Maximum Price and manages construction. Henson Construction offers both.

A Guaranteed Maximum Price is the most an owner will pay for the defined scope of work under a CM at Risk contract. The construction manager absorbs cost overruns above the GMP, and unused contingency or savings typically return to the owner.

Preconstruction services include preliminary cost estimates, constructability review, value engineering, project scheduling, subcontractor bid solicitation and a Guaranteed Maximum Price. They matter because most of a project’s cost is determined during design — early contractor input avoids redesign, protects the budget and shortens the schedule.

Henson prepares a budget for every construction division, tracks costs in Timberline construction accounting software, and prints weekly job-cost reports showing expenses to date and balance remaining. Soliciting a large number of subcontractor bids from an extensive qualified list also drives costs down.

Henson Construction has been recognized by the Associated General Contractors of America for a Zero Incidence Rate (50,000 work hours) and received an award for being 25% below the building-division incidence rate. Its experience modification rate (EMR) is 0.80, a 20% credit on workers’ compensation insurance.

The experience modification rate (EMR) adjusts a contractor’s workers’ compensation premiums based on its safety history. A lower EMR like Henson’s 0.80 means lower insurance cost built into the project price — and it is a strong indicator of a safe, well-managed jobsite.

Yes. Henson Construction is a financially solid company and has earned one of the lowest available rates for performance and payment bonds, which reduces cost for owners on bonded public and private projects.

Yes. Henson Construction is affiliated with the Associated General Contractors of America and AGC Oklahoma.

Call (580) 234-7229, email [email protected], or submit the project form on the contact page. Include your project type, location, approximate size, budget range and timeline, and attach drawings if available.

Every Henson project is assigned a project manager / estimator at the start and a field superintendent who manages daily work on site. The same team stays with the project until it is complete, providing continuity and quality control.

Yes. Henson regularly builds on occupied school campuses and active hospital sites, using phasing plans, safety separation, infection-control procedures and after-hours utility shutdowns so operations continue during construction.