IDEA Construction focuses on the construction and renovation of religious facilities, educational buildings, medical and professional office buildings, office/warehouse buildings, athletic facilities and retail developments.  The company provides pre-construction services, construction services, and post-construction services in all of these categories. S. M. Wilson specializes in healthcare, senior care, education and retail facilities construction, and offers pre-construction, construction management, design/ build and general contracting services.

“We’ve been looking for a partner to help us continue growing our business in North Texas, and IDEA Construction is a very good fit for us.” said Scott Wilson, president of S. M. Wilson & Co. “IDEA Construction and S. M. Wilson both share the same business philosophies, and we highly value our people and our clients. Furthermore, IDEA Construction has developed an excellent reputation in the Dallas market. Combined with our financial strength and experience building larger projects, the S. M. Wilson/IDEA Construction partnership will be able to pursue projects worth up to $20 million.”

S. M. Wilson has been active in the North Texas construction market having built 87 projects totaling more than $250 million in construction value. 

“We’re very familiar with the local marketplace in North Texas, and this partnership will give us the impetus to move forward with an even greater level of talent and local experience,” Wilson added. 

IDEA Construction was founded in 1985, and has built or renovated hundreds of projects in the Dallas area with over $250 million in construction value and was recently named to the Top 125 Texas Contractors List by McGraw-Hill. “The partnership with S. M. Wilson expands our ability to not only better serve our existing clients, but to reach new clients in the Metroplex as well,” noted Mark Reid, President and CEO of IDEA Construction. 

Founded in 1921, S. M. Wilson is a full-service construction management, design/build and general contracting firm with headquarters in St. Louis and Rollins Construction Company, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of S. M. Wilson, in Indianapolis. S. M. Wilson is one of the largest general construction and construction management firms in the St. Louis area, and was named a ‘2006 Business of the Year’ by St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay. The company posted $450 million in 2009 revenues, and ranks 140^th in Engineering News-Record’s 2009 list of Top 400 commercial contractors nationwide.