Calling all builders. Steel Commercial Building advice. (Costs)

Factual Questions
1

Ok, my next step is to sit down with a builder and discuss my plan. However, I’d like to know if my plan is even viable. I don’t want to look like I have my thumb jammed up my nose. I am looking to start a business that would require a 4200 square foot building. I’m leaning towards steel due to the simplicity of the structure and cost effectiveness. Included in that footage is a 900 sq ft office area in the front and a 75 sq ft 1 stall bathroom. The rest would be a straight wall building with one small storage side room. I have $200,000 available for construction after all other planned business expenses.

Minus the office, the rest of the building would be rather simple. A standard amount of windows. 3 exterior doors. Insulated. Ac/Heat. Electricity and plumbing. Lighting.

The office and bathroom would be dry walled with trim work. The rest of the building wouldn’t need dry wall.

There is no slab, so that would have to be poured. Am I even remotely close to being in the ball park with $200,000? This would be located in Wisconsin.

I know there are significant variables, but I hope I was clear enough to get a VERY rough estimate.

I want to hear “you’re crazy for thinking you can get that done for 200,00!” or “That’s reasonable”. I just don’t want to look crazy to the builder when I sit down with him.

2

I would first look around and see if there is an existing building you could rent.

3

That would be ideal, but I’m going to run a dog boarding / day care business and most rentals wouldn’t allow the necessary construction / alteration to the property.

4

The steel building companies can give you a pretty good estimate of total cost, but you’ll need the advice of a local builder to firm that up.

Blackjack goes to a groomer and occasionally for daycare at a nearby place renting space in a warehouse park, sharing a building with a gym. It’s a big steel building, essentially open when they rented it. There’s a daycare center for children in another building there. It seems to be economical for large space businesses like that.