Who We Are

About Us

CMS is an award-winning construction contractor providing extensive design-build, new construction, renovation, fueling systems, and energy and sustainability experience for a wide range of federal government and commercial clients worldwide. The CMS Group of Companies also provides strong self-performance capabilities in mechanical, piping, and fabrication work. Our construction know-how and mechanical capability enable us to perform the most technically challenging projects. Our customer-first philosophy ensures the best customer experience on every project.

CMS was established in 1996 and re-incorporated in 2004 after a change in ownership. In 2005, after restructuring, we obtained a key Federal Program certification — 8(a) Business Development — from the US Small Business Administration (SBA). CMS graduated from the 8(a) program in April 2014 and is a recognized success story within the SBA program today.

CMS Milestones — 1996 to Present

1996

CMS established

2004

Re-incorporated ownership change / restructuring

2005

Achieves 8(a) certification

2009

1st IDIQ award (US Coast Guard MACC)

2010

SAME SB of the Year
Navy 8(a) & SB Guam MACC awards

2014

Graduate 8(a) program

2015

MPA with Jack Wayte Construction (JWC)

2016

USAF $2.6B Regional Engineering & Construction (RE&C) awards – all regions

2017

USAF $2.5B Worldwide Engineering & Construction (WE&C) award
SAME SB of the Year

2022

MPAs with JWC & UIC Sanatu

2025

USAF $15B Worldwide C2E & $2.5B POL Worldwide awards
1st Australia project
MPA with Semper Tek

2026

Continued growth/expansion

Today, CMS’s focused strategic initiatives, systems, SOPs, corporate experience, and philosophy of continuous improvement not only enable us to expand our global reach and provide a more expansive service offering to our clients, but also increase opportunities for meaningful and challenging careers in the construction industry.

Board of Directors

Ernest Enrique, PE, serves as Chairman and CEO of CMS Corporation. He holds an MS and BS in Civil Engineering and is a licensed PE in 10 states. With over 30 years of global executive leadership, he brings extensive experience in management, strategic planning, business development, and acquisition integration across construction, engineering, environmental remediation, and consulting sectors. He has led teams executing over $2 billion in projects for the US Department of Defense, state, local, and private clients, including remote, austere, and hostile environments. He oversees CMS’s strategy, performance, and operations, leading global teams delivering design and construction management services to government and private clients. His entrepreneurial mindset and business acumen have fueled the company’s exponential growth and global reach.

Ernest C. Enrique, PE

Chairman/CEO

Mercedes Enrique, MBA, F.SAME, serves as President, Chief Financial Officer and Small Business Liaison Offer of CMS Corporation. She holds an MBA and BSE in Computer Science & Engineering from the University of Toledo, and has participated in continuing education programs at Wharton, Kellogg, and Stanford Schools of Business. Ms. Enrique has over 18 years of experience in the construction industry and manages day-to-day internal operations for CMS, including finance, accounting, procurement, human resources, contract administration and IT. She is a member of the Indiana Chamber Board, the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Missouri. Additionally, she has been an active member of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) since 2005, and is passionate about mentoring small businesses and Industry-Government Engagement.

Mercedes O. Enrique, MBA, F.SAME

President and CFO

Khushwant Mander serves as the Executive Vice President of CMS Corporation and the President of CMS’s self-performance unit, Customized Mechanical Solutions LLC. He holds an MS in Geology and a BS in Environmental Science/Chemistry and has over 28 years of experience in the construction industry, and oversees project management and field supervision of projects, as well as CMS’s internal Quality and Safety organizations. He has expertise in program management and execution for federal government and commercial clients, as well as quality and safety program implementation. Mr. Mander has Program Managed 22 Navy & U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts with a combined ceiling of over $3 billion.

Khushwant Mander

Executive Vice President

SBA Mentorships

Paying It Forward

CMS, formerly an 8(a) Protégé firm, graduated from the Small Business Administration (SBA) Mentor-Protégé Program in April 2014 with a high degree of success. During an 8-year relationship with our Mentor firm, we gained extensive experience in federal contracting. What we learned and how we applied it helped us grow the company and become the successful contractor we are today. Because of our success, we gained a strong desire to pay our knowledge forward. In 2015, we became an 8(a) Mentor to two Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDBs) under Mentor/Protégé Agreements (MPAs).

Those two 8(a) Mentor-Protégé relationships recently expired. In 2022, CMS was approved under the SBA All Small Mentor-Protégé Program (ASMPP) as a Mentor to Jack Wayte Construction Co., Inc., a New Mexico-based certified Economically Disadvantage Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), under NAICS Code 236220 and to UIC Sanatu, LLC, an SBA 8(a) Certified Alaska Native Corporation (ANC) under NAICS Codes 236220 and 237120.

In 2025, CMS received SBA approval for a new Mentor-Protégé Agreement (MPA) with Lexington, Kentucky-based Semper Tek, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) under NAICS Code 236220.

CMS provides guidance to its Protégés in key areas such as project management systems, corporate policies and procedures, customer and supplier networks, safety and quality control programs, and key personnel to ensure that they have the opportunity to leverage these resources during the term of the agreement.

For more information on our Mentor-Protégé relationships, including 8(a) sole source contracting opportunities or interest in becoming a CMS protégé, please reach out to us at [email protected].