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Prinmar Corporation offers a variety of preconstruction
services including conceptual design, preliminary budgeting,
preliminary scheduling, value engineering, and the option
of design-build construction. These services are invaluable
in assisting the team to develop construction documents
that satisfy the needs and expectations of the client as
well as maintain constructibility of the design.
As the
scope of the project evolves, increased involvement of
the construction manager is critical in keeping the client’s
budget and time frame online. Preliminary proposals can
be obtained from trade contractors based upon conceptual
design drawings in order to establish a budget for the
project prior to completion of the design. Value engineering
based on feasible costs and possible alternatives are also
introduced at this stage to determine if the estimated
budget is feasible and to assist the client and designers
in how to proceed.
By incorporating both historical and
site specific data on available manpower, lead times
for materials, and required construction durations, a project
schedule is developed for use by the project team to
determine
critical milestone dates to ensure the project’s
success such as completion of the design, obtaining the
building permits, delivery of equipment and furnishings,
and eventual occupancy.
Time and effort invested in pre-construction
activities not only affords the team the opportunity
to build solid working relationships prior to groundbreaking,
but also allows the project team to be confident that
the
goals of the client have been communicated and will
be met. Prinmar can help define the intent of the design
is
clear, and the construction manager has a complete
package with which to obtain the most economical competitive
bids.
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