Existing Commitments
We negotiated settlements and final payments with subcontractors.
Construction Project Management
Coordinating Your Project Team
We follow up on the information, orders, and decisions needed to move the work forward.
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Design and Approvals
Coordinate drawings, submissions, and responses needed for procurement and construction.
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Schedule and Progress
Maintain the schedule and report progress and risks to milestones.
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Changes and Turnover
Review cost and timing changes and track completion requirements.
Construction Project Management
Project management coordinates the team, costs, and schedule. Owner’s Representation adds acting on your behalf in overseeing the contractor and reviewing project commitments. We can discuss which responsibilities you need us to take on.
- Team coordination
Follow up with designers, contractors, and management on unresolved questions and responsibilities.
- Budget and change review
Track commitments and proposed changes against the budget so you can assess spending decisions.
- Scheduling and procurement
Coordinate orders and trade sequencing, and update milestones as the work progresses.
- Turnover
Follow through on punch lists, inspections, and the records needed to bring the space into use.
Coordinating an Inherited Construction Project
After a lender takeover, we helped complete an eight-unit multifamily building in Brooklyn. We established a scope and budget for unfinished apartments and corrective construction, then coordinated the work and existing subcontractor obligations.
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY
- Category
- Construction completion
Final Approvals
We helped secure signoffs and a certificate of occupancy alongside construction completion.
Planning Orders and Construction Milestones
Materials and trades need the right drawings, approvals, and access to start work. We schedule those steps before setting construction milestones.
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Drawings and approvals
Identify which orders or construction tasks are waiting for design information or approval, then follow up with the responsible party.
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Long-lead products
Work back from installation to the dates needed for selection, fabrication, and delivery.
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Access and shutdowns
Coordinate work hours, deliveries, and utility interruptions with management so the contractor can plan the affected work.
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Owner decisions
Explain what needs your answer, when it is needed, and which work depends on it.
Resolving Questions Before They Delay Work
Unanswered questions or conflicting instructions can stall construction. We follow up with the people responsible and get current information to the team.
What Can Go WrongWhat We DoWhat This Means for You
What Can Go WrongOverlapping roles
What We DoWe agree who manages, builds, designs, and approves each part of the project.
What This Means for YouQuestions reach the person who can answer them.
What Can Go WrongOutdated drawings
What We DoWe identify current drawings and instructions for the project team.
What This Means for YouThe contractor can check the work against the current information.
What Can Go WrongUnapproved changes
What We DoWe review proposed changes with their cost and timing before referring them for approval.
What This Means for YouYou can evaluate the effects and keep a record of the decision.
How We Manage Your Project
We establish our role, review the project, and coordinate the team through turnover.
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Review and Engagement
We discuss your goals, project stage, and management needs. We agree on scope, fee, reporting, and authority and sign the engagement.
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Plan the Project
We review drawings, scope, costs, and milestones. We develop the schedule around design, approvals, orders, construction, inspections, and closeout.
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Coordinate the Team
We follow up with designers, the contractor, and management on information and decisions needed for the work.
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Track Progress and Changes
We update the schedule from site progress and deliveries, report milestone risks, and review proposed changes for cost and timing.
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Turnover and Closeout
We track punch lists, inspections, closeout records, and outstanding signoffs. We follow up with the contractor and responsible professionals on unresolved items.
Construction Project Management Questions
Does project management include general contracting?
No. This advisory service coordinates the project while the contractor manages site work. Bau can provide general contracting through a separate construction engagement.
Can you join during construction?
Yes. We review current documents, commitments, schedule, and open issues before agreeing on the management work we can take on.
What reporting will I receive?
We agree on reporting for the project. It can cover progress, costs, timing, changes, approvals, and closeout, with photos in site reports.
How do you manage the budget?
We review the available estimate, drawings, and selections, including allowances and exclusions. We track commitments and changes and explain the effects before decisions are approved.
How do you coordinate final approvals?
We track required inspections, signoffs, and occupancy documentation and follow up with the responsible parties. Licensed professionals provide technical signoffs, and authorities issue approvals and certificates.
