CMS Achieves ABC STEP Diamond Level

by | May 5, 2026 | Awards, News

Maumee, OH – CMS announced today it has achieved DIAMOND level status for the sixth consecutive year in the Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) STEP Safety Management System. STEP (Safety Training Evaluation Process) enables top-performing ABC members, like CMS, to achieve incident rates 658% safer than the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics construction industry average, reducing total recordable incident rates by 85%.

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.

Achieving DIAMOND level status for the sixth consecutive year is a direct reflection of our team’s unwavering commitment to safety. At CMS, protecting our people is at the core of every decision we make, and this recognition reinforces the strength of our culture and the consistency of our practices across all projects,” said Ernest Enrique, Chairman and CEO at CMS Corporation.

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Podcasts & Media

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.

Watch CMS Corporation President, Mercedes Enrique, share her experience with SAME SBC, "My SBC Story: Mercedes Enrique." September 2021.

In an episode from the HDR Advisory Group Podcasts, you’ll hear CMS President and Owner, Mercedes Enrique, share the steps she took before making a leap of faith, and the value she places on relationships and having an abundance mentality.

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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