McCormick CEA Solutions is your leader within the Commercial Cannabis Industry

A national cannabis construction company that has worked all across the country. Whether you need full assistance with a cannabis construction facility or a team to provide cannabis cultivation consulting, we are here to help your build succeed. McCormick CEA works hard to continually cultivate a solid reputation, locally and nationally, for being a leading cannabis industry expert in system design, technologies, and implementation. 

We offer the latest in cannabis construction and design. Our expert team of licensed contractors and cultivators have the best-in-class industry knowledge for projects of any size or complexity.

  • We want our clients to utilize our experience and leverage our knowledge in streamlining the initial phases of their projects. GICS considers the design phase one of the most important steps as it relates to any project.

    We specialize in a wide array of challenges you may face including:

    OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT

    •Facilitating Strategic Relationships & Distribution Channels

    •Market Trends and Forecasting

    •Loss Prevention

    ​STAFFING

    •Training

    •Procurement via trained veterans

    •Hiring Best Practices

    ​CULTIVATION MANAGEMENT

    •Mold & Pest Mitigation

    •Efficiencies Analysis

    •Standard Operating Procedures

    •Identifying Genetic Potential

    OVERALL PRODUCT REVIEW

    •Transplanting Techniques

    •Cloning

    •Genetics

    •Taste

    •Terpine

    •Flavor

    •Potency

    •Trim Quality

    •Burn Factor

    •Feeding Programs

    •Genetic Development

    •Nutrients

    •Watering

    REGULATORY COMPLIANCE & MAINTENANCE

    •Municipal and State Mandates

    •Business Tax Law

    •ISO 17025 Certification assistance

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  • Whether you are incorporating your own design plans or leveraging the vision of GICS, we employ your vision as the building blocks in creating your facility. GICS is your one stop shop throughout the construction process, from the conceptual stage through the bidding, building, and post construction completion.

    Although there may be certain facts and circumstances in specific geographic locales that vary from what is presented here, the basic construction concepts are similar. Our construction process is designed with high efficiency and automation in focus to lower your upkeep and operating costs. We make it our job to stay on top of your industry to provide our clients with the competitive edge they need to stay ahead of their market.

    In this specialty industry you need a specialized Contractor. GICS only focuses it efforts on the cannabis industry therefor our clients reap the benefits of our niche knowledge set and assistance in navigating an ever-changing landscape. The Midwest is the Nation’s leading agricultural region putting it at the epicenter of cutting edge Horticulture technology procedures and processes.

    CONSTRUCTION

    Onsite daily GICS Superintenant supervising trades and construction progress

    Project Managers & Superintenants have both design grow and build experience

    Green zoned municipal areas in the Midwest leverage your good working relationships with

    Hold weekly construction meetings

    Can offer 24/7 visual monitoring to be accessed from anywhere in the world as we understand that not every project is in your backyard

  • In this specialty industry you need a specialized Contractor.

    GICS only focuses its efforts on the cannabis industry therefor our clients reap the benefits of our niche knowledge set and assistance in navigating an ever-changing landscape.

    The Midwest is the Nation’s leading agricultural region putting it at the epicenter of cutting edge Horticulture technology procedures and processes.

    • Fractional Oversight

    • Weekly Auditing

    • Hiring and Training Staff

    • SOP/IPM

From Concept to Creation


GICS takes a collaborative approach with clients to ensure and or establish your optimal project design. We will create a customized facility based on your goals from cultivation, extraction, testing, or retail. Whether you are new to the industry or expanding your venture, we are here to build your Commercial scale operation.

“Licensees and investors want a facility they can be proud of; is designed to be efficient and productive immediately; and can be sold later to market integrators, if desired. We deliver that kind of cannabis facility.”

— Chad McCormick, McCormick CEA Founder

Recent Work

Our practice spans from retrofits of existing buildings to the complete planning and design of new commercial grade cannabis cultivation facilities. While our work is aesthetically diverse, our projects are linked by a focus on enhancing partnerships within the industry.

Fawn River Project.

Fawn River Project.
Denver Cole Farms Project.

Denver Cole Farms Project.
Bloom Medicinals Retail Projects.

Bloom Medicinals Retail Projects.
Warren Betty Project.

Warren Betty Project.
Bloom Medicinals Cultivation Project.

Bloom Medicinals Cultivation Project.

FAQs

Let’s Work Together

We’re always looking for new opportunities. Please get in touch and one of our project managers will contact you about beginning the proposal process.