Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned construction prime founded by a U.S. Marine Corps Explosive Ordnance Disposal operator. Five demonstrated federal and institutional projects totaling $15.97M completed at 100%. Zero OSHA DART for 2022, 2023, and 2024. Bonded at $15M single / $25M aggregate. Filed Phase I for USCG RMACC III Region 5 — USCG East District.
Costa Azul Contracting Group was founded by Jay Munoz, a United States Marine Corps Explosive Ordnance Disposal operator. The job description was simple. Approach what no one else will. Render it safe. Walk back. The training was anything but simple. Years of pressure, precision, and decisions where the margin for error was zero.
That standard is the company's standard.
What started as a single-person operation has grown to a 25-person field team executing federal, military, and institutional construction nationwide. Five demonstrated projects delivered at 100% completion. Two rated Exceptional, two rated Very Good. Zero OSHA DART events across three calendar years. Bonded single $15M, aggregate $25M. CAGE 899A5. UEI CNA1AL5BMU31.
The real differentiator is older than any of it. A culture of disciplined hazard recognition, procedural compliance, and situational awareness — reinforced by senior safety leadership that includes a retired Navy EOD Diver. Same operator. Same calm. Different mission.
"In EOD, the standard is render safe. In construction, the standard is render right. Same operator. Same calm. Different mission."
EOD school is where the Marine Corps decides whether an operator can hold composure with their hands on a live device. The answer is not a feeling. It is documented in the way they breathe, the way they call out steps, the way they hand off to the next operator. Render safe. Confirm. Withdraw.
Costa Azul carries that documentation forward. EM-385-1-1 compliance. Site-specific Accident Prevention Plans. Daily Job Hazard Analyses on all self-performed work. Subcontractor foremen at OSHA 30/40-hour minimum before they mobilize. Different mission. Same operating system.
"We brought back the calm. That is what we sell now."
Our project execution doctrine, adapted from EOD field practice and proven against the Coast Guard's expectation under RMACC III: construction support that maintains full mission readiness while improving facility resilience.
Pre-construction risk register. Installation access controls, coastal conditions, utility coordination, base security protocols, environmental controls (SWPPP/BMP), and operational constraints surveyed before mobilization. EOD does not approach a device without a full picture.
Site Access Coordinator, badged subcontractors, escorted entry windows. EM-385-1-1 compliant Site-Specific Accident Prevention Plan. Daily Job Hazard Analyses on every self-performed task. Three calendar years of OSHA DART 0.00 — not luck, discipline.
Self-performed demolition, concrete, interiors. Prequalified subcontractor network for MEP and specialty. Mid-stream DBB-to-DB conversion when conditions change (proven on the SD Convention Center). The mission ahead of the milestone.
Owner-facing closeout binder. PPQ submitted to client. Five demonstrated projects — two rated Exceptional, two rated Very Good, all 100% complete. Lessons captured. Past performance file updated for the next federal pursuit.
Structured for Design-Bid-Build, One-Step Turnkey Design-Build, and urgent / emergency response task orders. Self-performed selective demolition, concrete, limited interiors, carpentry, and small-scale MEP support.
Structural concrete, sitework, envelope, interior modernization, building system upgrades, and small-facility new construction — sequenced around mission continuity in occupied and secure federal facilities.
Pier-adjacent concrete pads, electrical shore power supports, waterfront SWPPP/BMP compliance, and tidal-impacted access sequencing. Leadership informed by Navy and Marine Corps EOD diving backgrounds.
Aging USCG assets often lack accurate as-builts. Early investigative approach, intrusive field verification, selective demolition sequencing, and rapid trade coordination keep occupied facilities operational.
Integrated Designer of Record (2n5 Studio) engaged from scope identification through closeout. BIM-supported scoping, cost-loaded early design packages, and constructability sequencing compress federal DB timelines.
Demolition, abatement, and design-build construction of new operational facilities at USCG Base Seattle. Reinforced concrete pads for electrical shore power, HVAC equipment pads adjacent to navigable waters, double security fencing, eight-landing stair access, and relocation of ~3,000 pieces of equipment across the waterfront. Twelve consecutive months without incident.
Design-build delivery of three new facilities (PEMB + two pre-fabricated program buildings) plus full site improvements for military families. Tripled service capacity from 32 to 120 children. Six additive change orders absorbed without schedule impact. Encountered a UXO signature on a former training-area site; CACG's EOD-trained leadership ran the structured safety response.
Full interior renovation of a 22-year-old commercial kitchen in an active waterfront event venue. Selective demolition to bare shell, full MEP replacement, rooftop HVAC craning, and FF&E installation. Mid-stream conversion from DBB to design-build. Completed 5.5 months ahead of contract. Enabled $16M+ of immediate event revenue including Comic-Con.
“ Twelve consecutive months without incident, working pier-side around active helicopter operations, vessel movements, and a 20,000-lb armory relocation. Overall rating: Exceptional.
“ They tripled our service capacity from 32 to 120 children, ran a structured UXO safety response when a signature came up on the former training site, and maintained a culture of safety and professionalism throughout. Exceptional schedule management.
“ Delivered 5.5 months ahead of contract. The accelerated turnover let us host Comic-Con and the next slate of events, generating more than $16M in revenue in the first weeks of operation.
Direct contracts with federal, military, port, and institutional clients — supplemented by sub-prime work to Tier-1 GCs (Whiting-Turner, RQ Construction) and design partner experience across the Region 5 footprint via Executive Manager Mitch Tharaldson and Designer of Record 2n5 Studio.
CACG is bidding USCG RMACC III Region 5 as a sole prime offeror under SDVOSB set-aside. NAICS 236220. CAGE 899A5. UEI CNA1AL5BMU31. Federal Surplus Property Program enrolled. EM-385-1-1 compliant safety program led by EOD-trained executives.
For USCG Region 5, CACG's Phase I team is anchored by Executive Manager Mitch Tharaldson for East Coast continuity, 2n5 Studio as Designer of Record (woman-owned, $2B+ DoD/federal portfolio, AIA-led by Steven Noel), and AmeriVet Contracting Inc. as rapid-response equipment and demolition partner. Self-perform trades are kept in-house: selective demolition, concrete, limited interiors, carpentry, and small-scale MEP support.
Federal calling card — NAICS 236220, CAGE 899A5, UEI CNA1AL5BMU31, SDVOSB, CSLB 1050109, bonding $15M / $25M, and five demonstrated projects totaling $15.97M.
Full submitted Phase I for Solicitation 70Z08725RRMACCIII: Factor 1 (Corporate Experience), Factor 2 (Past Performance), Factor 3 (Regional Management), Factor 4 (Safety), plus SF1442 and Section K Reps & Certs.
Surety letter confirming $15M per-project / $25M aggregate. OSHA DART 0.00 across 2022, 2023, 2024. EM-385 compliance program. Subcontractor OSHA 30/40-hour certification minimums.
We respond to RFIs, teaming requests, and capacity briefings within one business day.