CMS Achieves ABC STEP Diamond Level

by | Jul 28, 2025 | Awards, News

Maumee, OH – CMS announced today it has achieved DIAMOND level status in the Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) STEP Safety Management System. Founded more than three decades ago, STEP is a proven system that provides the framework to measure, strengthen and build industry-leading safety programs that enable top-performing ABC members to achieve incident rates nearly six times safer than the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics construction industry average.

This prestigious recognition reflects CMS’s unwavering commitment to creating a culture of safety that protects everyone. The DIAMOND level is the highest recognition in the STEP program, demonstrating CMS’s proactive approach to hazard identification, employee training, and continuous improvement in safety practices across all of its projects.

Safety is more than a metric—it’s a core value at CMS,” said Ernest Enrique, CEO/Chairman at CMS. “Earning STEP DIAMOND status reaffirms that our team is not only committed to excellence in construction, but also to sending every worker home safely each day. It’s an honor that reflects the discipline, care, and dedication of every individual on our team.”

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In a featured article in the Guam Daily Post, read how Chairman and CEO Ernest Enrique discusses CMS Corporation’s role in enhancing critical fuel facilities in the Pacific with its $4.6M Andersen AFB Contract.

Listen to the Building Stories Podcast featuring Mercedes Enrique:  a series of in-depth conversations with the most influential leaders in construction, architecture, engineering, and development.

Watch CMS Corporation President, Mercedes Enrique, present in this SAME Small Business COI Webinar, "SBA Recertifications and Their Impact on Small Business." April 2022.

Watch CMS Corporation President, Mercedes Enrique, present in the webinar, "SAME Small Business Transition Challenges: A Proposed Framework and Solution." November 2021.

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Listen to CMS Corporation President, Mercedes Enrique, in an interview at the 2016 SAME Small Business Conference in Atlanta, GA. CMS has been a member of the Society of American Military Engineers since 2004.

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