The building Process
Owner's Representative Services
The BHDS Group as your owner’s representative will assist you in an advisory capacity on matters that impact the project during project initiation, design, procurement, and construction.
PRE-DESIGN PHASE
The BHDS Group has a successful track record of reducing overall project costs and construction time by being engaged in the early stages of a project. When managing a project from the start, we will reduce project time and cost without sacrificing the important vision and details of your dream home.
The BHDS Group has successfully worked with many project teams that include a vast network of professional and specialized architects, designers, engineers, consultants, contractors, vendors, and suppliers. We bring this knowledge, experience and relationships into developing a winning team in your projects best interest.
During this phase of your project, the BHDS Group will assemble and organize a project team necessary to assure the design and construction of your project meets or exceeds your expectations.
Our services will include the following:
- Assemble a professional team; architect, interior designer, engineers, and consultants
- Perform site and building assessments
- Manage entitlement, permitting, and utility requirements
- Prepare a master schedule
- Develop a project budget / control estimate
- Establish project controls for time, cost, quality, and scope
DESIGN PHASE
During the design phase the BHDS Group will ensure the team is continually communicating and consulting on all substantive issues.
As the process proceeds from schematic through final design, the BHDS Group shall monitor the issues critical to each particular phase, moving from general decisions in the early phase to detailed decisions as design progresses.
The goal is to complete a set of construction documents defining a project which can be bid in the current local marketplace within owner's budget and time requirements.
Our services will include the following:
- Design and engineering oversight
- Ensure communication flow between project team members
- Provide detailed constructability reviews and value engineering analysis
PROCUREMENT PHASE
The bidding and contracting process is a key element in the success of the project. The BHDS Group will be responsible for securing bidders who are qualified, competitive, interested in the work, and capable of performing the work within the project time, cost, and quality requirements.
We reduce project costs through competitive bidding and selecting the best delivery method for your project.
Our services will include the following:
- Solicitation and pre-qualification of bidders
- Oversee and analyze bidding process
- Contract negotiation and preparation
- Coordination of all owner-purchased furniture, fixtures, and equipment
CONSTRUCTION PHASE
The BHDS Group will expedite and improve the efficiency of the construction process through professional planning and oversight, all focused upon fulfilling the owner's scope, cost, quality, and time requirements.
The BHDS group has built many projects and has managed construction from the inside out. We know where to look and what to look for. We have the ability to collaborate and relate in a plain-talking way with the consultants, contractors and trade partners.
Our services will include the following:
- Represent the owner at all pre-construction, progress, and special project meetings
- On-site project oversite
- Regular owner-architect-contractor meetings
- Administration of construction and consultant contracts and agreements
- Coordinate technical inspections, and third-party testing
- Review, approve, and certify contractor and consultant progress payments
- Change-order management, review, and approval
- Assist design and construction team in preparation of punch-list and final inspections
- Assure communication flow between project team members
- Provide project controls for time, cost, quality, and scope
POST CONSTRUCTION PHASE
BHDS will provide the leadership and management to make the critical bridge between construction and move-in by overseeing all aspects of the owner's occupancy. We will provide representation on-site to ensure the proper management and coordination of all consultants, vendors, and suppliers at this critical milestone. This task includes scheduling and managing the security, overall final cleaning, delivery and installation of furniture, art, equipment, and start-up of all systems. Expeditious and effective project close-out is a critical element of a successful project.
Our services will include the following:
- Establish final completion dat
- Schedule and coordinate final connections of utilities and services
- Provide oversight of the start-up and commissioning of all systems and equipment
- Assemble project close-out documentation
- Assemble record drawings for as-built documentation
- Collect all lien waivers
- Collect all Warranty and Guarantee information
- Collect Maintenance and Operation Manuals
- Provide final construction cost audits
- Process final payments