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Costcon Construction Services
Who We Are

Four Decades in Complex Construction

The founding, leadership, and hands-on experience behind every Costcon engagement.

Our Story

Lloyd Bernstein founded Costcon in 2008 and serves as its President and Chief Estimator. He brings more than four decades of hands-on expertise in estimating and managing complex healthcare, institutional, and commercial construction projects, including individual projects with construction values exceeding $1 billion.

Before Costcon, he founded and led Albecon in 1984, a Maryland general contracting and consulting firm that took on some of the most technically demanding medical facility projects in the region. That depth is rare: OR suites, MRI vaults, patient towers, lab fit-outs, and outpatient facilities. It is the core of what Costcon delivers.

We operate three distinct service lines: a cost consulting practice serving owners and architects; a general contracting line where Costcon acts as prime contractor, negotiating, bidding, and managing the full build; and a construction management line providing owner's representation and CM advisory for clients who hold their own trade contracts.

Built on experience, integrity, performance, accountability, and excellence.

Meet the Costcon team

President & Chief Estimator
Lloyd Bernstein
Primary Specialty
Healthcare & Hospital Construction
Reach
National & International Projects
Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

What types of healthcare construction projects does Costcon specialize in?
Costcon specializes in hospitals, acute-care medical centers, OR suites, MRI vaults, radiation oncology centers, outpatient clinics, medical office buildings, research laboratories, senior living, and faith-based and worship facilities. Principal Lloyd Bernstein has more than four decades of hands-on experience estimating these complex project types.
Does Costcon provide expert witness services for construction disputes?
Yes. Lloyd Bernstein provides expert witness testimony and litigation support for construction cost disputes, including change order analysis, delay and disruption cost analysis, defect cost estimation, and independent cost review for mediation and arbitration. His more than four decades of hands-on estimating on healthcare and commercial projects make him a credible, court-ready expert.
What are Costcon's service lines?
Costcon operates three service lines. Cost Consulting covers independent cost estimating, value engineering, and feasibility studies and master planning for owners and architects, and expert witness services for attorneys. General Contracting means acting as prime contractor, managing trade contracts and site delivery. Construction Management provides owner's representative services overseeing projects from start to completion. Costcon also handles cost planning and capital budgeting, including master planning costing, facility condition assessment costing, and multi-year capital improvement planning.
What geographic area does Costcon serve?
Costcon is headquartered in Crownsville, Maryland and takes projects nationwide and internationally. The firm has deep roots in the Baltimore–Washington corridor, including familiarity with local labor markets and material pricing, alongside active engagements nationwide and international work.
At what phase of a project can you provide cost estimates?
Costcon can provide estimates at every design phase, from conceptual program-only estimates through schematic design, design development, and construction documents. Early-phase estimates are especially valuable where scope can shift significantly between design phases.
How is Costcon different from large national cost consultancies?
You work directly with Lloyd, not a junior analyst, and you get hands-on healthcare construction experience without the overhead of a national firm. Costcon is independent and owner-side, with no contractor affiliations or conflicts of interest, and takes projects wherever clients need them, nationally and internationally.

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