PROJECT CONTROLS FOR OWNERS AND A/E/C FIRMS
Procon provides stand alone estimating, scheduling, and risk management services for owners, A/E/C firms.
For over 20 years Procon has been providing project controls on design and construction projects across the country. Whether providing targeted support to A/E/C firms, or providing full-service construction management directly to owners, Procon has earned a reputation for flexibility, agility, and superior work products.
Our estimators, schedulers, and other project control experts have successfully delivered services on large and small projects for education, government, and private clients.
COST ESTIMATING
Cost estimate spreadsheet workbooks with project-specific WBS
Markups for overhead, profit, contingencies and escalation
Local market conditions and productivity trends
Vetted material selections factoring availability, lead time, installation, maintenance, and lifecycle costs
Cost estimate reconciliation management
Review and analysis of cost-loaded master schedules
Review change orders, and provide negotiation recommendations
Claims analysis for delays, damages and other problems
Project lifecycle financial reporting of the program including all A/E/C and consultant services
Development of a cost performance index (CPI) to evaluate financial effectiveness and efficiency
VALUE ENGINEERING
Collaboration with a multi-disciplined team to yield the least lifecycle cost or ensure the greatest value to owner, while meeting performance criteria
Review design concepts and contract documents for cost implications, completeness, correctness, and practical results if implemented
Identify design details that offer opportunities to support the project cost and schedule
SCHEDULING
Development of program and project master schedules for scope coordination among multiple parties and contract time determination
Development of complete construction schedules, including preliminary, baseline, progress, and as-built schedules
Development of time impact analyses
Development of 4D schedules
Past performance review based on the construction contract, approved baseline schedule, and previous schedule updates
Detailed review of contractor preliminary, baseline, and progress schedule updates for compliance with contract documents, baseline schedule, best industry practices, and project execution goals
Review of contractors claims for time impact, analyze feasibility and compliance with the contract
Trending completion predictions by analyzing each succeeding submission to determine the current performance rate compared to the baseline schedule and monthly updates, along with impacts from revisions
Preparation of detailed monthly analysis reports to highlight important areas, including comments on earned value, planned value, schedule variance
RISK MANAGEMENT
Risk management and identification sessions facilitated by an independent risk facilitator to identify all project risks, potential strategies for managing the risks, and the impact of each risk
Conduct monthly risk meetings to review identified risks, document risk strategies and make updates
Develop and manage risk register, facilitate risk workshop to review and update the risk register
Prepare Project Definition Rating Index (PDRI) using Construction Industry Institute’s PDRI tool to assess risks and opportunities for the project
EARNED VALUE MANAGEMENT (EVM)
Integration of cost and schedule early in project lifecycle to analyze schedule and cost performance indicators useful in projecting long term trends
Predictions of final cost and completion date can be made earlier enough to introduce corrective actions to take place
