We provide a comprehensive array of services, all of which can be customized to meet the specific needs of each building project including:

• Serve as the Owner's advocate and advise on Owner's activities
• Project cost estimating
• Pre-construction planning
• Contract negotiation and administration
• Pre-bid assistance
• Bid and bidder evaluation
• Value engineering
• Project schedule development
• On-site inspections
• Quality monitoring
• Change order management
• Payment review and approval
• Punch list development and resolution
• Contract close-outs

Pre- Design

• Assist the owner with timelines
• Assist in procurement of soil borings
• Analyze systems and components as to the effect upon time, cost and availability and constructability
• Identify opportunities for phased construction to accelerate the project and to deal with schedule constraints
• Identify opportunity for the direct purchase of materials

• Prepare make analysis regarding material, methods and potential bidders to ensure competition
• Advise design team on construction means and methods
• Provide a construction schedule
• Identify and generate interest of qualified bidders
• Review plans and specifications for completeness and clarity
• Complete detailed quantitative estimate of costs for the project

• Schedule and conduct pre-bid conference
• Assist design team with questions from bidders
• Update budget and schedule to assure consistency with bids received and awarded
• Receive, review and analyze bids with the owner and the design team
• Discuss the schedule with the low bidders
• Award contracts

• Complete a full detailed quantitative estimate of all 16 divisions for the project
• Monitor current market conditions to assure accurate estimating data base

• Complete detailed construction schedule for publication with specifications
• Continually monitor and update construction schedule during the entire length of the project

• Advertise or invite bidders for the project
• Monitor bidding activity
• Receive, review and analyze bids prior to award of contracts
• Award contracts
• Prepare and implement contracts
• Obtain applicable permits

• Schedule and coordinate sequence of construction
• Interpret meaning and intent of the drawings and specifications
• Review request for changes, obtain contractor proposals and submit to design team and owner
• Process changes to the contract
• Conduct weekly progress meetings
• Review shop drawings for contract compliance
• Maintain a record of contracts, change orders, drawings, specs etc.
• Maintain accurate accounting of all costs of the project
• Complete final inspection and punch lists

• Establish close out procedures
• Coordinate delivery of owner supplied materials
• Establish move in date for the owner
• Update finish cost summary
• Obtain owners manuals and warranties
• Settle all outstanding claims and change orders

Regardless of the specific services or delivery method provided, GCS’s overriding focus is on providing the best value for the budget. We take responsibility for our role, we actively manage every component of the process and we have in-house expertise in every aspect of facility development.