Our Services

PROGRAM / PROJECT MANAGEMENT

  • Develop & Implement Risk Management System

  • Develop & Implement QA/QC Management System

  • Develop & Implement Safety Management System

  • Design & Implement Electronic Document Control System (EDMS)

  • Implement Change Management Process

  • Implement Progress Payment Certification

  • Develop Standard Schedule, Resource & Cost Reports

  • Provide Training to Various Levels PM/CM Staff

  • Organize & Manage a Fully Functional Project Management Organization

  • Establish Project Management Standards & Procedures

  • Develop Project Management Plan (PMP)

  • Develop EPS, WBS, OBS and Cost Account

  • Design & Implement Project Control System

  • Develop Project Cost Estimate and Monitor Budget

  • Develop & Implement Cost Control System

PROJECT CONTROLS AND CPM SCHEDULING

  • Develop Enterprise Project Control Requirements

  • Establish Key Performance Indicators (KPI) Dashboards

  • Develop Scheduling Specifications

  • Develop, Monitor, and Maintain:

    • Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)

    • Design Schedules

    • Pre-bid Schedules

    • Detailed Resource & Cost Loaded CPM Schedules

  • Develop and Monitor Prepare Cash Flow Analysis and Resource Usage Plan

  • Perform Resource Leveling and Analysis

  • Review, Analyze, and Comment on Contractors’ Schedules

  • Monitor Project Progress

  • Document and incorporate Changes and Change Orders

cost estimating

    • Analyze Program/Project Scope

    • Establish WBS and Cost Estimate Structure and Organization

    • Coordinate With Client, A/E Consultants and Govt. Agencies

    • Develop Order Of Magnitude (OOM) Estimate During Feasibility Studies

    • Make Recommendations for Bid Packaging

    • Develop Schematic, Conceptual, Preliminary and Final Design Estimate

    • Assist in Establishing Budget

    • Liaison with Material and Equipment Vendors

    • Develop Labor Requirements & Productivity Rates

    • Perform Alternatives Analysis

    • Perform Market Analysis (Bidding Climate)

    • Perform Labor/Material/Equipment Availability Analysis

    • Perform Escalation and Contingency Factor Analysis/Study

    • Perform Value Engineering Study/Analysis

    • Develop Construction Phasing Plan

    • Assist in Bid Evaluation, Analysis & Reconciliation

    • Make Recommendations for Award

    • Perform Quantity Surveying (Quantity Measurement)

    • Make Payment Recommendations

    • Evaluate Contractor Submitted Change Order Estimates and/or Prepare Independent Estimates

    • Assist in Negotiation

RISK MANAGEMENT

  • Establish Risk Management Plan

  • Conduct Risk Workshop and Identify Schedule, Cost and Performance Risks

  • Develop Probabilistic Schedule with 3-point Duration

  • Develop Risk Register and Probability & Impact Score

  • Perform Qualitative and Quantitative Cost/Schedule Risk Analysis

  • Develop Cost and Schedule Risk Models and Perform Monti Carlo Simulation

  • Develop Risk Based Goals

  • Perform Risk Based Contingency Analysis

  • Develop Risk Mitigation Plan

  • Identify Risk Contributors, Assess Criticality, Recommend mitigation methods

  • Develop Risk Response Plan, Control Points and Assign Responsibility for mitigation

  • Continuous Involvement Including Maintaining (Updating) Risk Register, Risk Impacted Schedule and Budget, and Updated Mitigation Plans With Periodical Forecasts for Upper Management Review

construction management AND INSPECTION

    • Develop Project Management Plan (PMP)

    • Develop Design Management Plan

    • Assist in Bid Packaging

    • Prepare Construction Cost Estimate (CCE)

    • Perform Value Engineering (VE)

    • Prepare Construction Logistics/Phasing Plan

    • Assist in Developing General and Special Conditions

    • Conduct Market Research and Contractor Reach-out

    • Develop Pre-qualification Criteria

    • Assist in Contractor Prequalification

    • Assist During Bid Period (Pre-Bid Meeting, Addenda, Corrigendum, etc.)

    • Assist in Bid Tabulation and Evaluation

    • Make Recommendations for Award

    • Issue Notice Proceed

    • Manage a Fully Staffed Field Office

    • Conduct Progress Meetings

    • Develop and Manage QA/QC Plan

    • Develop Site Safety Guidelines

    • Perform Independent Safety Monitoring

    • Perform Resident Engineering & QA/QC Inspections

    • Design and Implement Electronic Document Management System (EDMS)

    • Coordinate and Manage QC Testing Agencies

    • Manage Submittal/Approval Process

    • Manage Contractors’ Project Schedule

    • Liaison Between Client/Sponsor/Employer, A/E, Government Agencies and Contractor(s)

    • Perform Quantity Surveying

    • Review/Approve Progress Payment

    • Manage RFIs and variations

    • Implement Change Management System

    • Develop and Implement Cost, Schedule, Quality and Safety Reporting System

    • Implement Daily Construction Report

    • Develop Claims Mitigation Plan

    • Manage Non-Compliance Items (Issue NCRs)

    • Manage Punch List (Snag) Items

    • Manage Project Close-out

    • Retain an Independent Commissioning Agent

    • Manage Commissioning related Activities During Construction

    • Coordinate and Witness Pre-Commissioning Testing

    • Coordinate Equipment/Facility Training Program

    • Secure As-Built Drawings

    • Secure all O&M and Training Manuals

    • Coordinate Final Commissioning

    • Secure all Close-out Documents and Lien Releases

    • Secure all Guarantees and Warrantees

    • Make Recommendations for Release of Retainage/Security/Final Payment

BUDGET AND COST CONTROL

    • Develop Overall Cost Control System

    • Monitor WBS and/or Activity Level:

      • Budget

      • Actual to Date

      • Actual This Period

      • Estimate to Complete (ETC)

      • Estimate at Completion (EAC)

      • Variance

    • Interface With Change Management System

    • Develop Progress Payment Process Addressing:

      • Budget Amount

      • Approved Change Orders

      • Potential Change Orders

      • Revised Budget

      • Work Completed To Date

      • Work Completed This Period

      • Percent Complete

      • Retainage

      • Approved for Payment

      • Balance Remaining

    • Develop EPS, WBS, OBS, and Cost Account System

    • Establish Cost/Resource and Schedule Baseline

    • Establish Key Performance Indicators (KPI)

    • Establish Process for Accruing Actual Cost/Resources (AV)

    • Periodically Determine Planned Value (PV) and Earned Value (EV)

    • Calculate Schedule and Cost Performance Indices and Variances (SPI, CPI, SV and CV)

    • Establish Methodology for Calculating Estimate to Complete (ETC), Estimate at Completion (EAC), Variance at Completion and Budget at Completion

    • Establish Variance Reporting Thresholds

    • Standardize Monthly Earned Value Management Reporting by Exception

CLOUD-BASED DOCUMENT CONTROL

We have extensive experience in the setup, implementation and management of Electronic Document Management System, which serves as the hub of the web-based collaboration tool ensuring data security and integrity. The EDMS controls work flow of various construction management processes including Submittal/Approval Process, RFI Process, Change Management Process, Meeting Minutes, correspondence, Daily Inspection Reports, Non-Compliance Reports, etc. in conjunction with web based Collaboration Software.

    • Customize EDMS and Standardize Reports

    • Developing Numbering Scheme for Work Flow Management

    • Storing and Retrieval of Project Documents/Data

    • Design and Implementation of On-Line Collaboration Among Team Members

    • Project Website Management

    • Correspondences (Sent/Received)

    • Design/Working Drawing Submittal/Approval Tracking and Monitoring

    • Request for Information (RFI) Tracking and Monitoring

    • Change Management Process

    • Progress Payment Process

    • Budget and Cost Control

    • Daily Construction Inspection Reports

    • Non-Compliance Reports

    • Meeting Minutes

    • Open Item Tracking and Monitoring

    • Document Linking

    • Form (Dunning) letters

CONSTRUCTION CLAIMS

We have extensive experience in analyzing delay claim situations and providing expert recommendations. We have prepared Time-Impact and Window Analysis based on an in-depth review of planned or unforeseen events/issues and changes in the project and determine their impact on project completion. We have also reviewed delay analysis prepared by others and provided Expert Witness Testimony.

    • Document Research & Discovery

    • Development/Analysis of As-Planned and As-Built Schedules

    • Issue Analysis

    • Delay/Acceleration Analysis

    • Time-Impact and/or Window Analysis

    • “Cost of Delay” Analysis/Financial Damages Calculation

    • Narrative and Graphic Reports

    • Expert Witness Testimony

TRAINING

    • 2-Day Basic Project Management Training

    • 3-Day Oracle Primavera P6 Training

    • 1-Day Advanced Primavera P6 Training

    • 2-Day Earned Value Analysis & Performance Measurement Training

    • 2-Day Oracle Primavera Contract Manager (Document Control) Software Training

    • 2-Day Training in Construction Field Management

    • 1-Day Training in Planning & Scheduling using CPM

    • 2-Day Training in Fundamentals of Cost Estimating

    • 1-Day Training in Change Order Estimating

    • 1-Day Training in Reviewing and Analyzing Contractors’ Baseline and Monthly Updated Schedules

    • 1-Day Training in Delay Analysis and Time-Extension Requests

    • 2-Day Training in Construction Cost and Schedule Risk Analysis

We provide training in the following areas: