Your Objectives
Tell us what you want to accomplish and where you need help.
Construction Delivery and Owner’s Representation
General Contracting
We plan and manage construction, coordinating your design team, trades, material orders, and required approvals.
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Objectives and Review
We review your objectives, drawings, and the property’s condition. For a project already underway, we assess the existing construction and identify what remains.
- Your input
- Share your objectives, available drawings and records, access requirements, and turnover targets.
- Outcome
- The construction requirements and conditions to address in the scope.
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Scope and Agreement
We develop the scope, budget, and proposed schedule, explain exclusions, and agree on purchasing and approval responsibilities. We then sign the construction agreement.
- Your input
- Review the scope and price, confirm purchasing responsibilities, and approve the agreement.
- Outcome
- A signed construction agreement, with remaining design decisions identified.
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Design, Approvals, and Procurement
We coordinate design documents with licensed professionals, submit permit applications, and work with reviewing agencies. We plan material orders and deliveries around approved specifications and the construction schedule.
- Your input
- Approve selections, share building requirements, and confirm items you will purchase.
- Outcome
- Required approvals and material orders ready for construction.
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Construction Management
We coordinate trades and site work, maintain the schedule, and inspect and test the work as appropriate. We report progress with photos and review the cost and schedule impact of changes before the work proceeds.
- Your input
- Review proposed changes and coordinate decisions affecting property operations.
- Outcome
- Completed construction stages and current cost and schedule reports.
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Inspections and Outstanding Work
We coordinate required inspections, check the work, and follow up on signoffs. We identify anything that still needs to be completed before turnover.
- Your input
- Join project reviews and confirm what is needed to return each area to use.
- Outcome
- A list of outstanding work and the status of required inspections and approvals.
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Turnover and Closeout
We resolve any requested punch-list changes and organize closeout documents. We confirm the required work, inspections, and approvals are complete for turnover.
- Your input
- Review the completed work and documents, and coordinate the team receiving the space.
- Outcome
- Completed construction and organized turnover and closeout documents.
Owner’s Representation
We handle project coordination, follow-up, and reporting so you can stay informed without managing the team. We bring you recommendations when a decision needs your approval.
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Goals and Feasibility
We discuss your objectives and review the available underwriting, project documents, site conditions, zoning, and approval requirements. We identify missing information and any investigations needed to assess feasibility.
- Your input
- Tell us your goals for the property.
- Outcome
- An understanding of your objectives and the project’s feasibility, with missing information identified.
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Engagement and Team Assembly
We sign an engagement agreement defining our scope and the decisions you delegate to us. We then coordinate team procurement and recommend the professionals and contractors the project needs.
- Your input
- Approve the engagement and proposed team.
- Outcome
- A signed engagement agreement and a plan for assembling the project team.
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Design and Approvals
We coordinate the design team and expediters around your objectives, budget, and schedule. We follow up on drawings, submissions, and municipal approvals while licensed professionals remain responsible for the design.
- Your input
- Approve the design direction.
- Outcome
- Coordinated design documents and a record of received and outstanding approvals.
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Preconstruction Planning
We review estimates and bids, manage the budget, and coordinate procurement. We plan access and operating requirements with the project team and schedule the work around design, approvals, long-lead orders, trade sequencing, and turnover.
- Your input
- Approve the scope, budget, and construction contract.
- Outcome
- A construction scope, budget, procurement plan, and schedule.
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Construction Oversight
The contractor directs daily construction. We oversee its contractual work, track costs and progress, and review payment applications and change orders. We coordinate project meetings and lender and municipal requirements, keeping you informed and bringing you recommendations for any approvals needed.
- Your input
- Approve payments or changes outside our delegated authority.
- Outcome
- Regular progress and cost updates, with recommendations on payments and changes.
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Closeout and Handover
We follow through with the contractor and design team on punch lists, signoffs, and occupancy documents. We review final payments and organize closeout records for handover.
- Your input
- Authorize final payment, if required.
- Outcome
- An organized handover, with any outstanding work and responsible parties identified.
A First Conversation About Your Project
You can start with your goals and where the project stands. We’ll identify the records needed and coordinate the follow-up.
Available Plans or Records
Share any drawings or project records you already have.
Current Project Status
Let us know if work has started or there is a problem you need help resolving.
Services and Case Studies
Choose Bau’s Role
We manage construction, coordinate trades, and follow the work through closeout.
We manage the project for you and oversee the contractor’s contractual work.
Project Work and Questions
Untangling inherited construction problems and completing an eight-unit building.
Authority, procurement, occupancy, and closeout questions.