Construction Management Services
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- Scope Reviews Scope reviews are critical in the early pricing of a project. The cost projections can, and do frequently get bogged down, due to inadequate structure of the scope and what is included within the discipline. It is at this time when specifications could be limited in nature.
- Bid Package Assembly One of the most critical parts of the successful project is how the assemblage of the bid process is structured.
- Bid Package Reviews In order for the bid process to be complete, and within an acceptable cost range, the review process is critical. Each element from value management, scope reviews, and assemblage of the bid packages is vital to determine projected final cost and execution.
- Project Mobilization Plans This portion of the process takes on a significant role as it begins to define not only the responsibility portion of the project; it also helps in the schedule development of the project, defining the individual tasks associated within the project.
- Onsite Management and Project Tracking There have been too many times in this industry in which the management has repeatedly left the general superintendant in charge of a project without proper documents to manage or track a project; this could be a critical mistake.
- Quality control and Programming Quality control and programming cannot be maintained unless management takes a serious role in providing each superintendent or foreman the required documents to be able to manage the project. Quality of the project cannot be assured without scopes, value management approvals, correct estimates depicting what are in the cost, above all the schedule and mobilization plan are crucial.
- Project Closeout and Turnover This is often the most crucial portion of the project, this is a make or break situation for most Managers and Contractors, this is the most nerve racking, this could be the time when Management tells the client WE ARE NOT GOING TO MAKE THE OPENING, welcome to the industry. If you think about this dilemma, look at how this project was put together, where is the Management? It is too easy to put the blame on the field operations.
- Project Commissioning This is often mistaken for PUNCHING OUT THE BUILDING I can assure this is not the case, there is a procedure that must be followed for successful commissioning practices this is a key ingredient for project closeout. Walnut Creek Consulting uses a proprietary program for this purpose.
- Post Bid Analysis One of the most critical pieces of the puzzle is the review of the bids that have been received or used when final construction documents were issued, this is crucial in that construction is often started and this process is often overlooked, it is important to evaluate the scope definitions as they were plugged in to the project. These must match closely to the intent of the scope. It is at this time critical information must be gathered to insure and verify hard costs against estimated costs of the project.
- Shop drawings One of the important aspects in the entire process is the shop drawing process. The tracking of these documents and accuracy of these becomes of utmost importance in the scheduling of the project. Also the way the scope of the work was defined early in the project can and often determines the final cost outcome.