Pre-construction
- Prepare estimate
- Constructability/front-end documents review
- Assist the architect in pre-bid meetings
- Receive and tabulate bids
- Evaluate bids and recommend awards to Owner
- Conduct pre-award conferences
- Award trade contracts
Schematic Phase
- Develop cash flow analysis
- Track and review permits/approvals
- Develop design production schedule
- Establish reporting and accounting procedures
- Review schematic plans
- Continue to identify long lead purchase items
- Develop phased construction schedule
- Develop schematic estimate
- Develop procurement plan
- Establish realistic allowances/contingencies
- Analyze estimate (program vs. budget vs. estimate)
- Review and revise cash flow analysis
- Update master schedule
Design Development Phase
- Refine program
- Evaluate mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems
- Evaluate architectural components
- Evaluate structural components
- Evaluate site requirements
- Conduct value engineering analysis
- Perform life cycle studies
- Establish general conditions
- Evaluate labor/supplier market
- Prepare bid recruiting lists
- Develop logistics plan
- Review safety requirements
- Develop community relations plan
- Track and review permits/approvals
- Schedule purchase of long lead items
- Review design development documents
- Prepare design development estimate
- Analyze estimate (program vs. budget vs. estimate)
- Review and revise cash flow analysis
- Update master schedule
Construction Document Phase
- Update design schedule
- Review plans for constructability
- Bid and purchase long lead items
- Establish bid alternates
- Provide construction schedule for inclusion in construction documents
- Finalize front end documents
- Finalize bid recruiting lists
- Finalize logistics plan
- Finalize review of safety requirements
- Finalize community relations plan
- Track and review permits/approvals
- Evaluate specific needs for independent testing
- Determine bid divisions of work
- Review construction documents
- Prepare construction documents estimate
- Analyze bid market
- Analyze estimate (program vs. budget vs. estimate)
- Review and revise cash flow analysis
- Establish owner occupancy schedule
- Update master schedule
Bidding and Award Phase
- Track and review permits/approvals
- Procure prices for outside testing
- Assist in preparation and review of construction contracts
- Advertise for bids
- Conduct pre-bid meetings
- Distribute bid documents
- Receive and tabulate bids
- Evaluate bids and recommend awards to Owner
- Conduct pre-award conferences
- Award trade contracts
- Analyze budget
- Review and revise cash flow analysis
- Create/update master schedule