Plan Review
Detailed Budgets
Itemized Estimate
Bank Readiness
LEAN Construction
What Pre-Construction Solves
Subterranean &
Geotechnical Uncertainty
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The Issue: Sub-surface anomalies, unstable soil, or unknown utility encumbrances that lead to massive change orders during excavation.
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The Solution: We lead a forensic site discovery phase, reviewing Geotechnical (Soil) Reports and utility surveys to identify subterranean risks. By verifying site conditions early, we ensure your foundation and site-work budgets are grounded in reality, not assumptions.
Design-Budget Disconnect
(Budget Creep)
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The Issue: Receiving a bid at 100% Construction Drawings that is 20% over your pro forma, forcing a costly and time-consuming redesign.
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The Solution: We perform Continuous Cost Modeling starting at the Conceptual and Design Development (DD) phases. Our team provides real-time pricing feedback and Value Engineering (VE) alternates, allowing you to make design decisions that protect your ROI without sacrificing asset quality.
Long-Lead Supply Chain
Bottlenecks
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The Issue: Waiting until groundbreaking to order MEP equipment, only to find a 40-week lead time on critical electrical gear or HVAC units.
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The Solution: We identify "Schedule-Sensitive" materials during the first 14 days of pre-con. Our team develops a Long-Lead Procurement Register, allowing developers to secure production slots and lock in pricing early to protect the opening date.
Regulatory Bottlenecks
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The Issue: Project delays caused by a lack of clarity on Central Texas site-plan approvals or Florida-specific wind-load and CGC compliance requirements.
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The Solution: We integrate municipal milestone tracking into your master schedule. Whether navigating Austin’s impervious cover limits or Florida’s HVHZ high-velocity hurricane zone standards, we ensure permitting strategies are aligned with your target groundbreaking date.
Fragmented Trade Buyout
(Scope Gaps)
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The Issue: "Apples-to-oranges" bidding where trade partners leave out critical scope items, resulting in budget gaps discovered mid-build.
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The Solution: Our team conducts rigorous Bid Leveling. We forensicly review every trade proposal against the master scope to ensure total coverage. We document all Assumptions & Clarifications within Procore, providing you with a high-fidelity budget ready for GMP conversion.
Data-Driven Roadmaps for Institutional Development
ROM & Conceptual Estimating
We establish a high-fidelity "Order of Magnitude" budget based on your Conceptual or SD (Schematic Design) sets to verify project feasibility early.
Value Engineering (VE) Matrix
A structured options analysis proposing material and method alternates that maintain quality while protecting the project's pro forma.
Bid Leveling & Scope Forensic
Forensic comparison of trade partner proposals to identify scope gaps and ensure an "apples-to-apples" buyout process before GMP conversion.
Long-Lead Procurement
Early identification of schedule-sensitive MEP equipment (switchgear, transformers, HVAC) to secure supply chain slots and lock in pricing.
CPM Master Scheduling
Establishing the "Project Pulse" through Critical Path Method (CPM) logic, identifying early-access milestones and trade handoff sequencing.
Site Staging & Logistics Plan
High-fidelity mapping of crane placements, material staging zones, and trade access paths for urban-infill and multi-pad developments.
Constructability Report
A multi-disciplinary forensic review of architectural and MEP sets to identify design clashes before field mobilization.
GMP Contract Readiness
Transitioning finalized Design Development (DD) sets into a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) contract with documented assumptions.