United Contracting & Design | Design-Build General Contractor, Birmingham AL

One company. One contract. One call.

You shouldn't have to manage the architect, the engineer, the permit office and every sub on the job. We coordinate all of it, and you always know who to call.

Site selection

We help you pick the right site and know from day one whether it fits your business.

Design & feasibility

Site layout, floor plan and renderings, plus the right mix for your site — food brand, package store, products — with a ballpark budget before you commit.

Permits & approvals

City, county, ADEM, ALDOT and utility approvals handled for you.

Build

Our superintendent is on site every day to plan, coordinate and hold the schedule — and deliver a high-quality building.

FF&E

Your furniture, fixtures and equipment coordinated and installed, so your business opens looking just like you planned.

Open for business

Final walkthrough and closeout handled. You focus on taking your concept to cash flow.

Chevron fuel canopy with dale's market behind it

Dale's C-Store · Good Hope, AL

Scheduled for eight months. Open for business in seven.

A 6,598-sq-ft convenience and liquor store, Chevron fuel canopy and 2,400 cubic yards of earthwork — delivered a month early. On a store, every month saved is a month of sales you keep.

6,598 sq ftStore

1 monthAhead of schedule

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John Behl shaking hands with Good Hope Mayor Jerry Bartlett outside the new Multiplex

Just completed · Ribbon cutting Oct 1, 2026

The Good Hope Multiplex: built for 300 people and 250-mph winds.

“We highly recommend these guys. They did a fantastic job for us.”Jerry Bartlett, Mayor, City of Good Hope

3,416 sq ftStorm shelter

BondedUSDA-funded

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Curry Up Now dining room in downtown Birmingham with brick wall, Birmingham mural and planter bench

Curry Up Now · Downtown Birmingham

A historic downtown storefront, reborn as Indian street food.

We turned an empty 1,793-sq-ft storefront into a full franchise restaurant: commercial kitchen and hood, order counter, dining room and roll-up storefront, all built to Curry Up Now's brand standards.

1,793 sq ftRestaurant

FranchiseBrand-standard build-out

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From concept to
cash flow.

Your concept, open for business.

C-Stores & Fuel Stations

Restaurants & Build-outs

Public & Community

Schools & Renovation

Featured projects

Morgan Road C-Store

Ruffin Road C-Store

Curry Up Now