About M&R Quality Construction

Our team specializes in residential design build and commercial tenant improvements. Please look at our gallery for examples of our work!

Kenneth Ruff, Partner

• Over 40 years of on-site and off-site supervision experience
• Residential historic reconstruction and rehabilitation, design build high-  end luxury homes, multi-family homes, additions and remodeling
• Commercial seismic retrofits, rehabilitation of historic buildings, retail and restaurant build-outs, TI’s, and light industrial
• Excellent interpersonal skills and professional attitude used to cultivate productive relationships by working effectively with architects, engineers, developers, bankers, subcontractors, inspectors, city officials, and customers 
• Relentlessly looks for ways to increase productivity through planning innovation and execution, without compromising quality or safety 
• Skilled in solving practical problems and dealing with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Thorough knowledge of all trades, procedures, UBC codes, and OSHA standards

Mike Monaghan, Partner

• 40 years of medical office build-outs, retail store renovations, and ground-up construction. 
• From Class A corporate headquarters to high-end legal offices to OSHPD-required medical offices 
• Track record of maximizing every dollar in the design and construction process and to be fully transparent when budgeting so that our clients are aware and comfortable with every step of the process. 

These are projects that either or both Kenneth Ruff and Michael Monaghan worked on and or managed.

1.  333 W Santa Clara lobby remodel

2.  333 W Santa Clara Suites 600/622 market ready

3.  333 W Santa Clara Street front improvements

4.  KeyPoint Credit Union

5.  BMC Software

6.  BRG Sports

7.  The Olander Company

8.  2150 N First Street market ready

9.   91 E Tasman market ready

10. The Alameda Drive Aisle and Outdoor Amenity Space

11.  Vocera

12.  HGA San Jose

13.  Silicon Valley Glass

14.  Berliner Cohen

15.  Wilson Sonsini

16.  Court of Appeals

17.  King & Spalding

18.  Sullivan Cromwell

19.   Childrens Advocacy Center

20.  Care Now Milpitas

21.   Growing Smiles Dentistry

22.  PAMF

23.  Little Orchard Self Storage

24.  Cochrane Road Self Storage

25.  Bikram Yoga

26.  Erik’s Deli Oakridge

27.  University Electric

28.  Tech Museum

Yes, we offer comprehensive project management services and plan evaluation to ensure that your project is completed on time and within budget.

M&R focuses on delivering Value engineering (VE.)  It is a systematic analysis of the functions of various components and materials to lower the cost of goods, products and services with a tolerable loss of performance or functionality. Value, as defined, is the ratio of function to cost. 

Value can therefore be manipulated by either improving the function or reducing the cost. It is a primary tenet of value engineering that basic functions be preserved and not be reduced as a consequence of pursuing value improvements. 

The term "value management" is sometimes used as a synonym of "value engineering", and both promote the planning and delivery of projects with improved performance