When deciding whether or not you need professional construction management services, you should consider who would handle these associated tasks:
- Preparation of design, engineering and budget requirements
- Analysis of the feasibility of materials, methods and other construction-related cost factors
- Coordinate of contract documents, drawings, specifications and schedules
- Prequalification and coordination of general and specialty contractors
- Conduct pre-bid conferences for the bidding contractors, answer their requests for clarification
- Preparation of bid documents, which maintains consistency in the bid process
- Analysis of bids for correctness and adherence to the specifications
- Review of the construction contract and schedule
- Coordination of the contractors’ activities to meet the association’s needs
- Review of the work in progress to verify compliance with the contract specifications, schedules and invoice requests
- Review of any change orders for accuracy and reasonableness and verify the validity, the cost and the effect on the schedule
- Maintaining complete cost accounting records for all contractors and vendors
- Review of lien releases, ensure that the proper forms are used and are completed correctly
- Providing interpretations and resolutions to issues that arise
- Verifying that contractors and vendors carry the correct insurance to work in common interest developments
- Review and approval of product samples, shop drawings, or other submittals
- Conducting final inspection of the project and develop a “punch-list” for completion of incomplete work
- Securing all guarantees, affidavits, releases and manuals for the association’s permanent record
If you are not confident in the ability of your team to complete all of the above tasks in a timely and competent manner, you may want to consider our construction management services.