"Great Southern Contractors recently completed the building of our 11th Planet Fitness location in Central Florida.  The job was more advanced build-out than we had experienced in any of our prior 10 locations since it was a brand new building."  Read more...

"[We] appreciate the opportunity to offer our recommendation on behalf of Great Southern Contractors.  We have known and worked with Ken and Elaine Tumlin for many years."  Read more...

West Oaks Village
"...Great Southern Contractors is building a 24,000 s.f. retail/child care facility for my company in Ocoee, FL.  In addition to this; the project superintendent Paul Tanguay is very knowledgeable about the building process and has been very helpful throughout the project while keeping everyone aware of the day to day activities."  Read more...

"This letter is written as a recommendation of Great Southern Contractors.  Great Southern is currently completing construction of our 10,000 s.f. Walgreens and 30,000 s.f. Harbor Square Retail in Orlando.  This project had a very aggressive 90-day completion schedule--Great Southern is now set to complete the project in 75 days."  Read more...

FWH Architects
"Ken Tumlin and his staff at Great Southern Contractors recently completed a 10,600 square foot build-out for a Walgreens Retail Store on the ground floor of a multi-story building.  My firm was the Architect of Record for the design of the store and construction observation."  Read more...

R&V Development
"This letter is written to provide a recommendation for Great Southern Contractors, Inc. (GSC).  We had the pleasure of working with GSC on two projects, one Tuffy Tire located in Titusville and the second a Firestone located in Fort Myers, FL."  Read more...

"...Currently Great Southern Contractors is building a 33,000 s.f. retail/office center in Orlando, Florida.  ...Ken and Paul have always responded quickly and accurately to any of my questions and concerns."  Read more...

"Never in our careers have we experienced such cooperation with a general contractor.  They were most generous and accommodating with showing us the building progress and because of their vast knowledge, they saved us both time and money by catching errors before they became reality.  Not many contractors are as thoughtful as they were with answering our questions.  They went well beyond their duties and made our job of transforming this beautiful building into a bookstore a smooth and joyful experience."

"Great Southern Contractors has worked for Burdines on many interior renovations with varied scopes of work for approximately 15 years.  The results were all the same, great team work and on schedule.  In 2003, Ken and his team accepted a challenge to renovate two of our stores at the same time.  While the scope of work was different in each store, both were extensive and completion dates the same for both stores.  Great Southern Contractors put the teams in place and completed the projects on schedule with no cost overruns."
 [Both stores remained open during the renovations].

"Ken, your personal involvement, attention to detail and leadership have made this project run smoothly from start to completion.  You have the skills, background and experience to quickly adapt your team to the high pace and heavy workload required to build this commercial building.  This is the finest example of teamwork and professionalism that I've encountered in commercial development."

"Ken's ability to quickly resolve any problems along with his constant dedication and follow-through made this a very successful project.  We will look back at the old interior and wonder how it has managed to become the beautiful store it is now in such a short time.  It has only been through the extraordinary efforts of Great Southern Contractors that we were able to accomplish it."

"Great Southern Contractors offered a very competitive bid which they followed up with prompt efficient service.  There has been clear effective communication which has allowed for cost savings in change orders and other building issues.  In construction delays/issues that were beyond their control, they were responsive with plans of action to bring the project back on line."

"From working with the architect, surveyor and the choosing of the subs, the quality of Great Southern's work has been on a superb level.  The timing of the project has been on schedule to the day during the twenty-four week construction period.  Ken has made himself available at all times for consultation whenever needed."

Cuhaci & Peterson, Architects, Inc.

"The Retail Shops at Buenaventura Lakes, in which Great Southern was the contractor of the shell and various tenant improvements, was by far the nicest looking project with the best quality of workmanship."