About

Hey, I’m Peter.

I spent 15 years building projects before I started advising the people who pay for them.

Peter Chapa, founder of Same Side Advisors

Peter Chapa, Founder

I started in construction as an unskilled laborer and worked my way up to Chief Operating Officer of a fast-growing commercial general contractor.

Along the way I poured concrete, set steel, laid block, framed, roofed and ran excavators, loaders and lifts. I've run jobs as a superintendent, managed projects from preconstruction through closeout, and led estimating, preconstruction and operations for a company delivering ground-up car washes, travel centers, retail and specialty buildings across Colorado.

Most preconstruction advice comes from people who have only seen projects from an office. I know what a scope gap looks like in the field, what a light allowance turns into, and which line items become change orders. Same Side Advisors puts that experience to work for owners before they sign.

Peter also serves as COO of Aslan Corporation, a Colorado general contractor. Same Side Advisors is a separate firm. Any relationship with a contractor bidding your project is disclosed in writing before work begins.

Career path
  • Laborer and field crewSelf-performed concrete, steel, masonry, framing, carpentry and commercial roofing.
  • Site superintendentRan ground-up commercial projects from mobilization through closeout.
  • Project managerManaged concurrent commercial and car wash projects from preconstruction through closeout.
  • Chief Operating OfficerLeads estimating, preconstruction, project management, field operations and business development.
Credentials
  • Colorado Class A contractor license, Denver metro jurisdictions
  • ICC F11 and F12 exams passed
  • $100M+ in construction delivered under direct management since 2019
  • 100+ projects managed, 150+ estimated

Based on the Colorado Front Range. Husband, father of three and Colorado outdoorsman.

Let's look at your project.