strategic planning
Pre-construction services
Ramsons provides early cost monitoring, transparent communication, comprehensive cost and design analysis, and alternative recommendations to help clients make informed decisions and ensure project success.
Overview
Cost Modeling
Using historical data and market trends, Ramsons will work with a team to create a line item budget of the project.
Estimating
Ramsons will provide complete estimates at each major phase of design. These estimates will be compared to the cost model. We'll also provide the architects with comparison estimates as required during the design phase (i.e. an estimate showing the cost difference between brick and split-faced block might be requested so the architect can determine which veneer to use).
Targeted Value Engineering
Ramsons will compare estimates to the cost model so we can identify specific line items that are trending over-budget. We'll also make recommendations of alternative designs.
Scheduling
Ramsons will work with the architect to develop a pre-construction schedule.
Constructability Reviews
Ramsons will carefully examine the plans and identify problems. Common issues include conflicting details, discontinued product colors and two construction elements taking up the same space. We'll prepare a report so the architect can make changes prior to the documents going out to bid.
Bidding Phase
Ramsons will manage the bidding phase. We'll create bid packages, solicit bids, conduct the bid opening and evaluate the proposals.
Value of Pre-construction services
Ramsons Pre-construction Program recognizes that the most crucial point in a construction project is actually pre-construction. Decisions made in this phase determine the cost, value and quality of the construction phase. As the infographic below indicates, as the design develops, the ability to influence cost decreases while the cost of making changes increases. It is therefore critical that our clients know their costs early in the process so informed decisions can be made. Our Pre-construction Program is designed to constantly monitor costs, communicate these costs to the team and make suggestions regarding options. We don’t just examine front-end costs, but also life cycle costs and the effect on design. Our job in the pre-construction phase is to identify, inform and recommend alternatives.
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