Specialists in Construction Management, Advisory Services & Distressed Projects.
The GeoFocus Group’s history of meticulously delivered and/or rescued real estate and development projects speaks for itself. Founded by industry professionals that have developed, managed, acquired and/or participated in projects within Canada, the US and Europe. Client-centric, offering consulting, advisory, construction management and project management services. Firm principal assigned to oversee and manage each and every file.
Expert Construction Services
Founded with the advanced knowledge and experience that is typically associated with larger construction and project management firms we utilize our size to our advantage. CM, PM, development and construction consulting and advisory services based on industry know-how from boots on the ground experience. Our team is well positioned to assist you to mitigate, avoid and/or overcome strategic and financial challenges associated with land development and construction.
Construction Management
A HCRA and Tarion Registered Vendor/Builder comprised of talented and experienced industry experts. Experienced with Industrial, Commercial and Institutional (ICI), single-family, mixed-use, multi-family condo and multi-family purpose built rental new-build, renovation and capital improvement projects throughout Canada, USA and Europe. Client-centric and principal driven. Experienced with CCDC 5A (CM not at risk), CCDC 5B (CM at risk) and hybrid CM delivery models. Experts in mitigating risk from pre-construction through to post-construction by utilizing advanced CM techniques.
Construction Project Management
Project management and field experts ensuring collaboration and coordination amongst all project stakeholders and participants. Our experts, plan (from land acquisition to post-construction), schedule (from SPA to project close-out), budget (Class D, C, B, A and final), organize (drawing coordination, electronic submittal, change order, change directive and RFI management) and deliver (contracts administration, quality control and assurance, site supervision and project oversight) ensuring expedited processes and project controls at all phases of the development & construction lifecycle.
Construction Project Delays
Our project recovery, workout, turnaround and completion experts are “fixers” that specialize in the analysis, recovery and completion of problem projects. Our team consists of construction experts that have been assisting clients to analyze, recover and complete troubled, delayed, deficient and/or dysfunctional construction projects for over 50+ years. Often engaged on construction projects after Owner’s/Developer’s have encountered significant legal, scheduling and/or financial problems, most often causing significant budget overruns or milestone delays. Typically retained during the course of construction.
Consruction Advisory Services
Called upon by entities from various corners of the construction industry spanning developers to contractors. Lending our expertise for issues ranging from land acquisition, development management, pre-construction services and land development coordination. As well as scheduling management/interrogation, delay claim analysis, deficiencies identification and rectification, contracts administration and adjudication. Often retained pre-construction, post-construction or during the course of construction to identify and mitigate project related risk as well as to expedite, optimize and/or interrogate completed or on-going construction processes.
Owner's Representation Services
While founded on our expertise in construction scheduling and claims consulting, our Owner’s Representative support services span all phases of the construction lifecycle from pre-planning through project oversight and dispute resolution. Our team advises clients on projects of all sizes to deliver comprehensive solutions to owners, developers, contractors, insurers, sureties and their legal counsel. As Owner’s Rep, our professionals act as an extension of the Owner’s staff, managing the day-to-day operations of a project. We typically break down our services into pre-construction, construction and post-construction / close-out phase services, all of which can be tailored to our client’s budget, internal capabilities and risk position.
Construction Claims Management
Housing a claims management team led by The GeoFocus Group’s founder and an in-house ODACC Certified Adjudicator with experience coordinating legal and consulting teams to effectively and successfully address, administer and/or mitigate construction claims and disputes inclusive of but not limited to claims associated with delays, defects, acceleration, notice, termination and liens. From delay analysis to contemporaneous documentation preparation we utilize our development management and “boots on the ground” experience to your benefit. Providing turnkey solutions and/or supplementing in-house CM/PM teams.
