The GeoFocus Group is often contacted by construction lawyers, lenders, architects, engineers, quantity surveyors, project managers, owners’ representatives, cost monitors to assist Developers during the pre-construction process.
A sampling of typical pre-construction services provided is as listed below:
- Land selection
- Land acquisition analysis
- Land acquisition
- Development management
- Project management
- Construction management
- Due diligence coordination
- Contracts administration
- Site Plan Approval coordination
- OPA/ZBA coordination
- Owners’ representation
- Consultant coordination
- Design development coordination
- Permit submission
- Pre-construction risk mitigation
- Project / development structure
- Insurance review/coordination
- Project control implementation
- Change Order/Change Directive Management
- RFI Management
- Submittal Management
- Drawing Management
- Construction risk mitigation
- Schedule management
- Contractor coordination
- Application for Payment review
- Schedule of Values review
- Deficiency tracking
- Project documentation
- Quality control/quality assurance
With Ontario’s construction industry facing an unprecedented labour and material shortage and with complex ICI and multi-family developments often left in the hands of inexperienced development managers, project managers, owners’ representatives, trade contractors, architects, engineers and owners many developments have been faced with severe budget/cost overruns, scheduling conflicts, deficient construction and litigation causing numerous developments to end up in receivership or bankruptcy. With expertise based on industry know-how from boots on the ground experience The GeoFocus Group provides leadership, experience and technical expertise to ensure project success from the pre-construction stage of a construction project through to completion.
