CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Winston Consultants provides Construction Management services as agent to the owner on a wide variety of construction and renovation projects of all sizes.  Winston Consultants provides project leadership throughout all aspects of the construction process, including conducting cost estimates to develop an overall budget, developing bid documents and awarding the general contracting or construction management contract, overseeing the drafting and execution of construction contracts, assisting the contractor in bidding out individual trades, approving costs including negotiating all change orders, reviewing and approving monthly requisitions, and submitting requisition packages to project lenders.  WCI also monitors construction to ensure that the project remains on budget and on schedule, and oversees all aspects of building construction through completion, punchlist, and commissioning. 

While every project is different, some of the services that WCI offers as a Construction Manager include the following:

  • Providing professional on-site management

  • Establishing hard and soft cost budgets

  • Providing value engineering input and cost analysis

  • Developing and managing the master schedule

  • Advising on sequencing of work and means and methods of construction

  • Preparing bid packages and managing the bid process

  • Advising the owner on project delivery systems and forms of contracts

  • Conducting constructability reviews

  • Providing general conditions and contract requirements advisement

  • Advising on insurance requirements and ensuring contractor compliance with those requirements

  • Establishing and maintaining quality control standards

  • Providing leadership of job coordination meetings

  • Conducting overall contract administration and management

  • Managing project documentation and file maintenance

  • Reviewing and approving change orders

  • Reviewing and approving contractor payment requests

  • Anticipating, avoiding, and troubleshooting building construction issues and facilitating dispute resolution

  • Providing contract closeout supervision