Construction project management in Bernex
Planning building work? Apartment, house or building renovation, a new storey or a roof extension, running the project is our job.
Single-family house or block of flats, HMG Construction Management SA manages your building work in Bernex. Founded in Geneva in 2014 and with no financial ties to contractors, the firm can file your permit application as a registered MPQ agent, then finds the contractors, sets the schedule and manages construction to SIA standards.
What is the building stock in Bernex?
Bernex covers a lot of ground. It extends over 1,295 hectares and has 11,208 residents at the end of 2025, according to the OCSTAT profile. Its housing matches its size, with 1,648 residential buildings at 31 December 2025 according to cantonal table T 09.02.1.2.01.
The stock is mixed. 1,006 buildings are single-family houses, slightly more than six in ten, and 642 hold several dwellings. The periods are mixed too, with 244 buildings from before 1946 and 338 from after 2000, the latter being just over one building in five. Most of the stock, 1,066 buildings, therefore lies between those two dates. A firm working in Bernex has to be able to run a house renovation as well as works in an occupied block, dealing with a régie (managing agent) or a PPE (co-ownership).
The official Bernex website (in French) presents the local administration.
Permits in Geneva
The procedure changes with the building. For a house, the question is whether the works stay inside or alter the volume. For a home in a residential block, the LDTR, the Geneva law on housing demolition, conversion and renovation, applies on top and governs alterations. In both cases, applications under the ordinary procedure must as a rule be filed by a professional on the MPQ register, as the page Je prépare ma demande d'autorisation (in French) points out. See also our guide to building permits in Geneva.
Types of work in Bernex
- House renovation, for the 1,006 single-family houses.
- Apartment renovation, in the 642 buildings with several dwellings.
- Adding a storey, one way to gain floor area on an existing house.
- Energy renovation, for the majority of the stock, built before 2000.
- Facade renovation, on houses and blocks alike.
- Shop fit-out, if your project concerns business premises instead of a home.
How HMG manages your project in Bernex
Private owner, managing agent or co-ownership, you choose the scope. Under a full appointment, HMG draws the plans, files the permit application as an agent registered on the Geneva MPQ list (mandataires professionnellement qualifiés, the cantonal register of qualified building professionals), then manages the site. Under a construction-phase appointment, your architect handles the design and the permit, and HMG follows on, working with them.
The firm has managed six storey additions on buildings in Geneva and Meyrin, and five villas. It applies the same discipline at both scales. Bids are compared item by item, the schedule fixes each contractor's dates, and the weekly meeting is used to check progress, quality and costs. In an occupied block, HMG also plans how residents are kept informed.
Municipalities in the same sector
Between the Rhône and the Arve, nine other municipalities share a sector with Bernex. Seven of them are listed below.
Projects by HMG in the Canton of Geneva
Frequently asked questions
Is Bernex mostly houses or apartment buildings?
Both. OCSTAT counts 1,006 single-family houses and 642 buildings with several dwellings at the end of 2025, out of 1,648 residential buildings.
Does the firm work for managing agents and co-ownerships?
Yes, the appointment can come from a régie or a PPE co-ownership as well as from a private owner. Its scope, the budget and the frequency of reports are agreed with the owner's representative.
Who files the permit application?
The firm, as an agent on the MPQ register, or your architect if you have one. Applications under the ordinary procedure must, with rare exceptions, go through such a professional.
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