In today’s complex construction environment, commercial projects demand a highly experienced and talented consultant to represent the owner’s best interest in all aspects of their project. With the successful execution of over $500 million in projects, Brayden Management’s professional representation services have delivered owners efficiencies and profitability through streamlining the building process, incorporating state of the art best practices, and controlling expenditures. Acting as your consultant, we represent you through the entire construction process, from the design phase to the final closing of contracts, to ensure your project achieves optimal results.
Services Rendered
- Conceptual Design and Programming Review
From the onset of a project, a thorough review of the conceptual design is conducted that includes staffing, travel patterns for employees and/or traffic, buildabilty reviews, material life cycle and financial feasibility studies with a suggested abstract of overall project performance.
- Pre-construction Planning
Before any project commences, a detailed plan is established. This plan includes a schematic budget, master schedule, and course of action implementation. A comprehensive review of the project site, materials procurement, time lines and overall budget is also analyzed and summated into a workable blueprint.
- Jurisdictional Coordination
With most prospective developments, a governmental agency needs to be involved on a zoning, permitting, and regulatory basis. Both communication and coordination with these agencies are essential to allow the project to move forward and evolve.
- Project Schedule Development
Every project needs to have a master schedule prepared to track all aspects. This includes the complete preparation of a critical path utilizing a Gantt Chart presentation schedule.
- Project Cost Estimating
Each project can be set up with a conceptual budget at different phases; a schematic budget from the outset of the originating design, a design budget for the phased completion of the drawings, and then a final budget upon issuance of definitive construction drawings.
- Contract Compliance Reviews
This process is set up to minimize risks for the Owner in relationships established during any project, whether between the Architect, Contractor, or Government Agency.
- Pre-bid Consultation
Prior to issuing plans to contractors from either the General Contractor’s or Subcontractor’s level, a thorough analysis is completed in an effort to evaluate all variables for the project. Owners typically see an increase of 15% to 20% on any cost item after bid day. This review entails a full scope assessment for every trade on the project to guarantee that as many items as possible are identified up front to eliminate costly “adds” after the initial project bid occurs.
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- Bid Evaluations
When an Owner or Developer solicits Architects, Contractors, or Professional Services for a proposal, each entity has specific issues that are either included or excluded on their proposals. Being able to properly evaluate these specifics is essential to overall risk analysis, project budget adherence, and buildabilty reviews.
- Trade Contract Negotiations
Eliminating risk is crucial to conducting good business practices. By having a thorough review of all contracts, whether between the Owner and the Architect, General Contractor, or individual vendor for owner provided items, today’s developers are able to negotiate the right terms for these documents and eliminate many problems in the future.
- Accurate Payment Documentation
Most financial establishments have their own forms and required protocol in order for an Owner to receive a draw or a request for payment. Setting up and reviewing the correct process is essential to ensure timely disbursements and provide the lender or financial source adequate support data to establish confidence in the Developer.
- Reporting
A job site inspection occurs for each project on a monthly basis. Through the inspection process, a written report is authored and submitted to allow all members of the team to remain fully informed of the project status. This report includes a written summary of the project progress, schedule updates, outstanding issues, project delays, job site progress photos, and cash flow analysis.
- On-site Inspections
Each project requires monthly and sometimes bi-monthly visits to ensure full accountability for the lending institution, schedule adherence, and quality control.
- LEED Registration And Certification
New projects in the current economy have incentives to go “green”. Being registered and/or taking advantage of the incentives that LEED certifications offer has owners and developers working in this direction, but becoming certified by the LEED standard is a difficult process and requires that all team members be involved.
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- Quality Control Monitoring
Each project requires an experienced individual in addition to the Architect and General Contractor to review standard construction practices and ensure that they are being adhered to. The specifications for each project simply outline the standards in which to follow. We make a thorough inspection of the project from a quality standard and comply with contract documents.
- Cost Control Management
A cost accounting system is implemented at the outset of each project to ensure financial accountability as well as a check and balance for all monies. Each team member has their own form of cost control on a project; we make sure that all parties are tracked from a macro position and provide the Owner with a full budget for all aspects of their project.
- Payment Review And Approval
On a monthly basis, vendors submit pay requests for each project on which they are working. Through the Onsite Inspections and Reporting mechanisms set in place, a comprehensive review of each request for payment is conducted to ensure that there are no overpayments or mistakes.
- Punch List Development And Resolution
At the end of most projects, a punch list of items is developed in order to ensure proper compliance with design documents, jurisdictional conformity, and ultimate client satisfaction. Proper processes are essential to a timely completion of all outstanding punch list items.
- Claim Avoidance
With each project there is an inalienable risk for law suits or claims, regardless of proper protocol adherence. However, the ability to minimize the risk for a claim is lessened by good business practices, risk analysis, and proper execution of the established plan.
- Contract Close-Outs
Every project pursued has a certain amount of documentation that needs to remain with the project for future reference from both legal and construction standpoints. By proper accumulation and archiving, this process is simplified to ensure easy transition from construction to operation.
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