Clear Project Planning
- Detailed Work Plan – Timeline, scope, and milestones mapped out before work begins.
- Feasibility Input – Advice on design practicality, cost implications, and alternatives.
- Permits & Approvals – Handling or guiding the process to avoid start delays.
Budget & Cost Control
- Accurate Estimating – Based on experience and real market data.
- Transparent Tracking – Regular cost reports so the owner knows where money is going.
- Change Order Oversight – Only approve necessary, justified, and priced changes.
Schedule Management
- Realistic Deadlines – Avoid overpromising just to win the job.
- Critical Path Tracking – Focus on tasks that can delay completion if they slip.
- Problem-Solving – Quickly address material delays, labor shortages, or weather issues.
Quality Assurance
- Regular Inspections – Verifying work meets plans, specs, and codes.
- Skilled Subcontractor Selection – Choosing reliable, vetted trades.
- Deficiency Tracking – Fixing punch list items before handover.
Safety Management
- OSHA Compliance – Enforcing job-site safety rules.
- Training & PPE – Ensuring crews know hazards and use protective gear.
- Incident Reporting – Documenting and addressing any accidents.
Strong Communication
- Owner Updates – Weekly or biweekly progress reports with photos and summaries.
- Coordination with Designers & Subs – Preventing conflicts and rework.
- Open-Door Policy – Making it easy for the client to ask questions or raise concerns.
Contract & Risk Management
- Solid Contracts – Clear scopes, payment terms, and legal protections.
- Insurance Coverage – General liability, workers’ comp, and bonding as required.
- Risk Assessment – Identifying and reducing chances of delay or disputes.
Closeout & Post-Completion Support
- Final Documentation – As-builts, warranties, manuals.
- Smooth Handover – Ensuring systems are working and the owner understands them.
- Warranty Service – Standing by their work after completion.