A well-prepared plan is only as good as its implementation. We understand the relationship between the overall success of a project and competent implementation of a project plan. Our focus is on completing projects that meet or exceed our clients’ expectations, while minimizing construction impacts and delivering the highest quality work. Clients trust the implementation of their project to our construction and program management group. We maintain a full-time staff of construction managers, inspectors, and support staff who provide comprehensive services. Our professionals manage the construction of educational, airport, transportation, municipal, private development, and facilities projects.
Areas of Expertise
- Pre-referendum/Scope Development
- Pre-construction
- Construction
- Post Construction/Closeout
- Facilities Relocation
- Cost Estimating
- Constructability Reviews
- Scheduling
Pre-referendum/Scope Development
Establishing a clearly defined scope, budget, and schedule at the project inception is a critical element to a successful project. C&S’s team can support owners at the earliest stages in a project with facilities assessments, feasibility studies, master plans, conceptual costs or meeting facilitation. Engage our team of in-house marketing experts to develop a project marketing and communication plan to ensure your stakeholders fully support your project and have all the key details.
Pre-construction
Plan the build, effective upfront planning can save projects money, time, and ensure quality. To control project costs, C&S can provide cost estimating services, value engineering, cash flow projections, and overall project budget development. To assist in completing projects on-time, C&S services include site logistics planning, project phasing, and schedule development. C&S offers on-site facilities assessments, constructability reviews, and project document reviews to assist owners in completing their project plan.
Construction
Build the plan, C&S’s construction phase services are focused on active site management with our team of dedicated construction managers, on-site representatives, clerks, inspectors, and engineers. Our on-site are supported by a team of project managers, engineers, and administrators to offer a complete construction phase solution as well as managing budget, schedule, and quality. Our team pushes for cost-effective and timely solutions to issues, while promoting accountability, communication, and teamwork.
Post Construction/Closeout
Complete the plan, C&S post construction phase services ensure that the owners receive completed projects in a timely manner and can enjoy their new facilities. C&S coordinates and ensures project team’s delivery quality training materials, operation manuals, warranties, and as-built documentation. We can coordinate commissioning, LEED certification, and implementation or expansion of a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS). In addition, we can offer final project cost reporting, post construction testing, and claims analysis to help close projects quickly.
Facilities Relocation
C&S can assist clients who are looking to relocate their existing facilities across the country or within the same building. We can work with project teams to develop plans to efficiently relocate equipment and supplies. C&S can engage with millrights/riggers, moving companies, and utility companies to develop a relocation plan that is efficient and cost-effective. We can assist with creating systems for laboring and packing, relocation procurement and solicitation, and property owners to ensure a seamless transition.
Cost Estimating
C&S can provide accurate costs estimating and budgeting services during any phase of a project. C&S has expertise in providing all levels of estimates from conceptual level to detailed breakdowns for labor, material, and equipment by CSI division. C&S can assist clients in the evaluation of change proposals and conditions, including an evaluation for entitlement.
Constructability Reviews
Being a full service A/E/C company, C&S has a team of in-house experts to engage with our clients on constructability, coordination, and logistical reviews. C&S utilizes a standardized process for evaluating each scope of work and its relationship to the overall project. C&S can perform detailed constructability review in either a traditional 2D drawing set or utilize 3D modeling and clash detection.
Scheduling
C&S can provide scheduling services for all size projects. Our team of experts can provide milestone, critical path, short interval or recovery scheduling. C&S has expertise in using Primavera P6 or Microsoft project. C&S can integrate the project schedule with the building information model using Naviswork.
