Epic is a third-generation, family-owned construction manager, general contractor and design-builder for public and private owners across New Jersey, New York and Connecticut.
An owner's agent with no stake in the low bidder. We've managed K-12 programs, courthouses and public safety buildings for three decades.
Talk to our CM teamLabs, athletic centers, libraries and data centers delivered on live campuses, from Rutgers and Princeton to CUNY.
Plan a campus projectOpen-book CM at Risk with a guaranteed maximum price, or a single design-build contract. Pharma, hospitality and worship spaces included.
Get a GMP conversation startedCustom millwork, casework and countertops from our own New Jersey shop. Shop drawings, fabrication and union installation from one source.
Get a millwork quoteA look at what our teams are building and managing this year. Every project here has a named Epic executive accountable from preconstruction to turnover.
A 16,000 sq ft replacement for a 1913 firehouse in Rockaway Park, designed by BKSK Architects for flood resilience: raised standby generator, solar hot water, green roof and drive-through apparatus bays. Targeting LEED Gold.
Kindergarten additions and renovations at four elementary schools, phased around the school year.
Police, municipal court, township offices and a first-floor senior center under one roof.
A consolidated public safety facility for the Township of River Vale.
A new career and technical education building for Hunterdon County students.
The right contract shapes cost, schedule and who carries risk. We've delivered under every model below, so we can tell you honestly which one fits.
As Construction Manager as Advisor we act as an extension of your staff. We hold no trade contracts, so our only interest is yours. A heavy preconstruction effort (constructability and budget reviews, value analysis, bid-document checks) puts structure in place before the first shovel.
In-house we bring trade estimators, licensed architects, professional engineers, a safety director, general counsel and LEED-accredited staff. Schedules run in P6 and live in the cloud for every stakeholder.
Ask about CM AdvisorConstruction management in New JerseyUnder a negotiated Guaranteed Maximum Price you see every trade cost, general condition and fee. We join early in design so budget, schedule and design decisions inform each other, and we agree up front how contingency is used and how savings are shared.
Scopes are written job-specific to close the gaps and overlaps that turn into change orders on bid day.
Ask about CM at RiskConstruction management in New JerseyWe assemble the right designer for your scope and lead a single integrated team from your bridging documents to turnover. Design-build typically shortens duration and reduces total cost because design and construction decisions are made together.
Example: the 246-space Hudson Street parking structure in Ridgewood, an $11M precast garage detailed to match the village's historic downtown.
Ask about Design-BuildDesign-build in New JerseyAs general contractor we hold every trade contract and manage the site day to day under a lump-sum agreement. Each job gets a project executive, project manager, superintendent and project engineers, backed by project controls and QA/QC teams that track milestones throughout.
Example: the $75M, 307,000 sq ft RWJBarnabas Health Athletic Performance Center for Rutgers.
Invite us to bidGeneral contracting in New JerseyWhen a public entity designates an area in need of redevelopment and selects its partner on qualifications, we offer design-build or CM at Risk, or advise as CM. Our resume includes Platinum, Gold and Silver LEED public projects and deep familiarity with public-sector documentation.
Discuss a redevelopmentDesign-build for redevelopmentScheduling, cost estimating, staff augmentation and facilities management on your terms. Our labor practice has completed Project Labor Agreement studies for more than twenty projects across nine New York counties, plus PLA negotiation, wage compliance, labor liaison and local-hire and apprenticeship programs.
Request a consultationPLA and labor consultingA selection from more than 120 featured projects. Filter by the kind of building you're planning.
GC, $75MPiscataway, NJ
Under constructionRockaway Park, NY
Design-Build, $11MRidgewood, NJ
CM Advisor, $20.2MCranford, NJ
Queens, NY
Newark, NJ
CM, $19.7MBordentown, NJ
Fanwood, NJ
New Brunswick, NJ
Princeton, NJ
Short Hills, NJ
Hackensack, NJ
Peapack, NJ
Perth Amboy, NJ
Colts Neck, NJ
New York, NY
Howell, NJ
Piscataway, NJ
Have a project like one of these? We'll send relevant case studies with our qualifications.
Browse the full portfolioBob Epifano started Epic in Piscataway in 1971 with a hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves approach. His sons grew up on job sites and in the estimating room, and a grandson now runs projects. Many of the people who manage your project have been here thirty years or more.
Robert "Bob" EpifanoFounder and Chairman Emeritus. Past president of BCANJ, ACI Fellow and former national board member of the American Concrete Institute.
Bob Epifano founds Epic in Piscataway, New Jersey.
NJ Business & Industry Association Good Neighbor Award for NJIT's Otto H. York Center.
Epic begins serving as Construction Manager as Advisor, now a core service for school districts, counties and universities.
Epic Millwork opens its shop. It has since expanded three times.
Named General Contractor of the Year by ASA of New Jersey, and Gilbane's outstanding general trades subcontractor at the Prudential Center.
Ground breaks on FDNY Engine 268 / Ladder 137, with Epic as construction manager for NYC DDC.
55 years in business, with the third generation of the family managing projects in the field.
Our name is our standard. Here's the evidence behind each letter.
Fifty-five years of work recognized from General Contractor of the Year (ASA of New Jersey, 2007) to the NJ Governor's OSHA Safety Award.
A contractor's "second set of eyes" on every design, trade-specific estimates, and P6 schedules shared online with every stakeholder.
As CM Advisor we hold no trade contracts. As CM at Risk our books are open. Either way, the owner's interests come first.
Zero lost workdays from 2013 through 2025, LEED Platinum, Gold and Silver public projects, and local hiring and apprenticeship programs.
Our executives started on job sites and in estimating. Combined, this group has more than 180 years at Epic.
Chief Executive Officer
At Epic since 1988
President
At Epic since 1985
Executive Vice President
At Epic since 1986
Chief Financial Officer
At Epic since 1998
VP / Project Executive
At Epic since 1984
In memory of John Epifano, 1968–2024. President Emeritus. He chaired every value-engineering and scope review and was on site for every job.
Every crew starts with daily planning and ends the week with a safety meeting. All field supervisors carry OSHA 30, and everyone on the payroll, management included, is in our random testing program. The reminder we use most is simple: someone is waiting for you at home.
Each bar is a full year with zero lost workdays.
What towns, school districts and the press have reported about our work.
As construction manager, Epic briefed the council: exterior largely complete, interior work underway.
Read the articleThe city and FDNY start work on the replacement firehouse, Epic’s current public-safety project in Queens.
Read the articleThe North Campus building, where Epic was construction manager from the 2022 groundbreaking, opens to students.
Read the articleThe township retained Epic Management for construction management of the new complex.
Read the articleEpic’s construction manager joined district and county leaders to break ground.
Read the articleThe council approved Epic Management of Piscataway as construction manager.
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New Jersey's millwork shop for architects, designers and general contractors since 2001. We draw it, build it and install it, so the piece in the shop drawing is the piece on the wall.
Portfolio (45 projects)Architectural millworkCasework & cabinetrySolid surface, stone & metal
Send drawings or a spec section with your request and we'll return a priced scope, usually within a week.
Our self-perform carpentry company: selective demolition, metal framing, drywall, ceilings and rough and finish carpentry. A union crew of about 75 that scales past 200, on projects from $50K to $25M and on term maintenance contracts for several universities.
Explore Epic InteriorsQuick answers about how Epic works. Don't see yours? Ask us directly.
Epic serves public and private owners across New Jersey, New York and Connecticut from offices in Piscataway, NJ (headquarters), New York City and Milford, CT.
Construction Manager as Advisor, Construction Management at Risk, design-build, general construction, redevelopment services, and consulting including scheduling, cost estimating, staff augmentation and Project Labor Agreement (PLA) studies.
As CM Advisor, Epic acts as the owner's agent and holds no trade contracts, overseeing the contractor and design team for a professional fee. As CM at Risk, Epic holds the trade contracts and works under an open-book Guaranteed Maximum Price.
Yes. K-12 and higher-education work is a core part of Epic's business, from multi-school additions and renovations for boards of education to university athletic centers, labs and libraries.
Epic Millwork fabricates custom wood and laminate millwork, moldings, custom cabinetry and countertops in its own New Jersey shop, which has operated since 2001.
Epic has recorded zero lost workdays every year from 2013 through 2025, holds an experience modification rate of 0.663, and received the NJ Governor's OSHA Safety Award in 2019.
Subcontractors and suppliers can join Epic's bidders list with their trades, work regions and bonding capacity, and the estimating team will invite them to matching bid packages.
Three short steps. Your note goes straight to the office nearest your site, and a project executive will follow up within one business day.
Most of our leaders started here as interns, field engineers or estimators. We hire project engineers, superintendents, PMs and estimators across NJ, NY and CT.