Collaborative delivery from planning through closeout.
Construction management on the government's side of collaborative delivery.
IDaC | ECI | AGENCY CM
of claimed delay days recovered through joint mitigation on a multi-event cumulative impact claim.
60%
reduction from submitted to settled value on 54 bilaterally settled change orders.
34%
$20M
IDaC MEGA PROJECT
Our CM team has already done this work on the government's side, on one of USACE's first Integrated Design and Construction programs.
WHY NOW
Collaborative
delivery is now the Department's direction.
PHASE 01
- Commissioning and turnover coordination
- As-built schedule development and validation
- Lessons learned and program performance assessment
Closeout
PHASE 08
- Open-book cost reconciliation and GMP/FFP negotiation support
- Modification and change management
- Progress, performance, and payment oversight
Cost, Change, and Payment Management
PHASE 06
- Independent project reviews and health assessments
- Root cause analysis of schedule, cost, and performance issues
- Corrective action planning and recovery roadmaps
Project Health and Recovery
PHASE 07
- Integrated project controls (schedule, cost, and risk)
- Schedule, cost, risk, and change management plans
- Earned value and performance measurement
Project Controls and Risk Management
PHASE 05
- Formal partnering session facilitation for USACE and NAVFAC projects
- Partnering charters and issue escalation protocols
- Post-award kickoff and Mutual Understanding Meetings
- Periodic partnering assessments and team realignment
Partnering and Facilitation
PHASE 04
- Preconstruction services for PDB, IDaC, and ECI delivery
- Constructability, phasing, and site logistics reviews (BCOE)
Preconstruction and Delivery Planning
PHASE 03
- RFP development and solicitation schedule support
- Qualifications-based source selection and technical evaluation support
Acquisition and Award Support
PHASE 02
- DD-1391 development support
- Acquisition strategy facilitation (DBB, DB, PDB, and ECI methods including IDaC)
Planning and Programming
Our schedule, cost, and risk discipline is built into every phase, so the government keeps control of time and money from the DD-1391 through turnover.
OUR CM SERVICES
Owner's-side support at every phase.
Principal Consultant, leads our CM division
Sean Mahar, PMI-SP
We serve as agency construction management on the owner's side. We analyze, advise, and recommend, and the government or owner makes the final decisions. Because we do not work for the construction contractor, our recommendations answer only to your interests.
AGENCY CM ONLY
Your representative and advisor. Never for the contractor.
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