General Contracting & Construction Management
What has become the typical engagement between Wimborough and the Client begins with a project's earliest development, which can include property purchase. Wimborough can be active in the early assessments and feasibility studies to define whether a property will meet a client’s goals both financially and logistically.
Our thorough process of property due diligence is multifaceted. Survey determination for property infrastructure affords an understanding of cost and impact for utility services, upgrades or the need for new egress. Early entitlement determinations are reviewed concerning the planning process; this considers the impact of town, city, county, and state regulations. To establish buildable options based on early design program criteria, we provide a cursory review of local building rules, regulation, and code.
Our efforts — whether we are acting unaided or engaged with an owners rep and/or design professionals — have proved successful in eliminating risk, assisting with purchase negotiations, and creating a good development slate for the Client and Design Development Team.
Process
The Schematic phase concludes the Project Inception phase. At this time, the design consultant team is identified so as to create the roadmap for schematic design.
We commence the Design Development phase with schematic design pricing, resolution of consultant contracts, introduction of interior design, and development of the architectural planning submittal.
Planning and permitting marks the completion of the entitlement process through public presentations to gain project approval.
The Construction Document Development phase is the creation of the Construction Documents, a realization of the project on paper through the collaboration of the consultants. We follow this initial Construction Documents development effort with a preliminary budget, which helps define the conceptual cost of the project plan with greater accuracy.
The Bidding phase denotes the near complete Construction Documents package, whereby we engage the sub-contractors in the final bidding process to generate the control estimate for client presentation and approval.
In support of the overall project goals, Construction Services include continued coordination and collaboration with the design team (including updating the ‘CDs’, Requests for Information [RFIs], and Submittals) to provide accurate transmission of information to the site, and from the site to the design team; this actualizes effective change management. More importantly, it provides efficient cost reporting on changes, tracking approvals and, finally, the coordination of this information with the site into ‘work in progress.’
The handling of information in a coordinated, problem solving effort adds value by providing material and equipment recommendations based on experience and best practices. We consistently look for gaps in information and provide input to reconcile construction related issues while honoring the design team’s intent, whether that be through the RFI process, drawing review, or submittals.
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