Construction Management Services
The primary goal of CMPA as construction managers is to protect our clients’ interests by controlling budgets as we control costs. Our “Team Approach” translates into an environment for the client wherein the many challenges associated with construction projects are dealt with proactively and positively, with solid solutions. The resultant success is owner satisfaction with the finished product and goal achievement.
For us, success on the project means owner requirements and design requirements are being satisfied.
Some of the elements of construction management are:
- Avoidance of stacking trades through planning
- Avoidance of unnecessary overtime
- Maximum field production, with an adequate supply of field personnel
- Design and planning assistance from all contractors
- Assisting owner with pre-purchase items
- Owner changes with little or no schedule impact, or immediate recognition if they do
- Recovering past over-payments to contractors
- The evaluation and understanding of applicable support costs
- Keeping all aspects of the project team updated on costs
- Understanding the requirements for controls and instrumentation and planning for their implementation
- Planning for owner move-in and start-up
- Project safety program to protect owner and workers
- Prevention safeguards to reduce claims and extras
- Preparing bid documents
- Evaluating bids and selection of qualified contractors
- Review of design document for construct ability
- Review of contractor billings to verify charges
- Contractor coordination through daily and weekly meetings
- Identifying and tracking critical path items
- Working fast without extra cost while maintaining quality and safety programs
- Daily updating and review of project schedule
- Maintaining drawing control to prepare for as-builts as the job progresses
- Working with clean build protocols to avoid start-up delays
- Monthly status reports
- Expediting long lead items
- Layout and coordination of site work areas
- Assurance that gowning and clean zone protocols are held in compliance
- Planning and coordination of start-up of mechanical systems
- Project close-out and documentation
