CONSTRUCTION CONSULTING SERVICES

Homeowners Just Getting Started

Where do you start? You have some ideas of what you want to accomplish, but not sure where to go from there. Do you find an architect first? Or do you start your journey searching for a contractor? How do I set a budget? How do I know what my project will ultimately cost? There are always a lot of questions when contemplating a project and the path forward is not always clear.

For many homeowners the first instinct is to find a designer, work though months of design and then find contractors to bid out the plan set. All too often you find the designed project is well over your expected budget and then it is back to the drawing board – literally.

Jim can guide you through the process, he can help you develop a plan to take your ideas from initial concepts, evaluate and clarify your goals, and establish an initial budget.

Pre-Construction Consulting Services

For most projects, working with an architect or designer is a key element to taking your ideas and putting them on paper in the form of construction drawings. How those plans translate to a budget can be another story. The architect’s job isn’t to manage your budget, their job is to take your ideas and desires and translate them into plans and specifications. How can we help with this process?

  • Plan review and consultation

  • Project planning & initial schedule

  • Cost analysis

  • Materials section

  • Coordinate professional activities with engineers, surveyors, utility companies, town agencies

  • Including the Conservation Commission, Zoning, Historic Commissions, etc.

Construction Consulting Services

During construction we can act as liaison between the homeowner and their contractor representing the homeowner’s best interests. Our experience and resources enable us to provide solutions to problems that inevitably arise in residential home building projects and avoid future construction defects, code violations, excess cost and time delays.

  • Plan review

  • Contractor bid review

  • Contract review & negotiations

  • Value engineering

  • Proactive management & problem-solving

  • Dispute avoidance & resolution

  • Inspection and quality assurance

  • Progress monitoring

  • Materials verification

  • Workmanship review

  • Remediation recommendations and negotiation