Category: Pre-construction

Understanding the Types of Engineers Involved in Design-Build Projects Design-build projects thrive on collaboration and integration, and engineers play a critical role in ensuring the success of these projects. From designing structural components to implementing innovative solutions, engineers bring technical expertise to every phase of a design-build project. Here’s an overview of the key types of engineers commonly involved in design-build projects and their contributions. 1. Civil Engineers Role: Planning and designing infrastructure and site-specific improvements. Civil engineers […]

The Benefits of Design-Build for Parking Improvements: A Smart Choice for Corporations When corporations invest in parking improvements, efficiency, cost control, and minimal disruption are often top priorities. Choosing a design-build approach can help meet these goals while delivering a streamlined, high-quality outcome. For parking upgrades—whether it’s expanding capacity, enhancing safety features, or incorporating sustainability—design-build offers a single-source solution that simplifies the process from start to finish. What is Design-Build? The design-build model combines design and construction […]

Civil engineering is one of the oldest and most essential branches of engineering. It focuses on the design, construction, and maintenance of the infrastructure that supports modern society. From roads and bridges to water systems and skyscrapers, civil engineers are the experts behind many of the structures we rely on daily. Understanding civil engineering gives us insight into how cities grow, how transportation networks function, and how communities are built to withstand the forces of nature. The […]

Embarking on a facility design project is a significant undertaking that requires meticulous planning and execution. From understanding your needs to the design activities, each phase is crucial for ensuring a successful outcome. This guide walks you through the essential stages of facility design, providing valuable insights and practical tips. Understanding Your Needs Before You Start Before diving into the design phase, it’s critical to finalize your space assessment. This involves updating your preliminary space needs assessment […]

Pre construction services, sometimes associated to consulting services, are used before any actual construction begins. These services are part of a necessary planning stages of any construction project and are critical to ensure any project can be successfully completed. Preconstruction is typically the initial phase of the overall planning, risk assessment, coordination, and control of a construction project. Pre-construction objective is to identify and outline project planning and give the owner a clear picture for what their […]

We preach that pre construction services are critical to any construction project and go well beyond just estimating what a project could cost. They include a lot of things, from understanding initial customer requirements to plans, schedules, studies, permitting, land acquisition, value engineering, and more. Let’s take a look at several different component of pre construction services. Meetings and Follow-ups The contractor or consulting or design team will go over the owners’ objectives and initial requirements.  . In […]

Any successful commercial or residential construction project requires a road map, and a schedule with a detailed plan to track expenses and budgets. For construction projects a detailed pre-construction plan led by a pre-construction manager is the best way to provide owners or facilities managers with a standardized methodology that includes preliminary costing,  planning and engineering review to define the project scope of work, identify potential conflicts, prepare timing and analyze project material, equipment and labor costs. Preconstruction […]

With the pandemic going on, construction firms and competitors we are talking to are often wondering about the strength of their pipeline.  When this problem has been solved (we have very successful competitors, creating a healthy business activity), another question comes quickly in mind: will the project remain on budget despite social distancing, covid related protocols, personnel safety requirements, etc.  The ability to position an operational team for success (and safety!) should be our common, highest priority as […]

Considering the scope and length of any preconstruction process on a project, the need for a systemic system to manage this preconstruction process is evident.

Best practices to help commercial property owners or facilities managers, contractors, designers or architects .

Preconstruction Managers are key assets within a contractors’ organization. They require an ability to multitask and mastery of multiple skills.

The project delivery method selected by a construction owner has tremendous impact upon the definition of the general contractor\’s preconstruction role.