 Design/Build Services
GEC Associates, Inc. provides owners with the single source responsibility of Design-Build services. We organize a team of highly qualified and experienced design professional customized to the specific necessity and essentials that a particular project requires.
In understanding the affiliation of design and construction services into one design/build entity, GEC Associates, Inc. having served as the central core of responsibilities in previous design/build teams, has the experience to collaborate with all disciplines of this required task.
The relationship and responsibilities of a Design/Builder begin when assuming the procurement of the design and construction of the work in conformity with the Owner’s design criteria documents. The Design/Builder’s architect will develop the project’s concept, scope, design and specifications based on the owners design criteria documents. During the construction phase, the design professionals for the Design/Build, acts as the representative in charge of assuring that construction will be compliance with the plans and specification.
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES
GEC Associates, Inc. provides full construction management services with the experience and track record for evaluating and analyzing the site and specific construction market conditions against the actual construction cost of a specific project and analyzing that to the owner’s budget. Construction Management provides an owner with a wide range of services as illustrated below:
Administrative Planning
- Investigatin site and construction market conditions
- Advising on construction techniques and materials
- Reviewing preliminary plans for cost and time savings
- Formulating project budgets and purchasing schedules
- Coordinating bidding documents
- Assist the design professional in identifying areas in the contract documents which may be lacking clarity
- Developing over all construction strategic plan, budget, and schedules
Bidding Phase
- Prepare bidders’ list and bid packages
- Holding pre-bid conferences and soliciting bids
- Preparing the bid analysis and evaluation
- Recommending successful bidders
- Contract procurement
- Develop and distribute CPM schedule
Construction Phase
- Provide the construction facilities that is required in the field, depending on specific projects needs and requirements.
- Providing full-time field management.
- Arranging for permits, tests and inspections.
- Coordinating shop drawing approvals.
- Scheduling the work of contractors.
- Expediting equipment and material deliveries.
- Reporting daily construction activity.
- Inspections.
- Monitoring cost control reports, schedules and certificates of payments.
- Arranging for record drawings.
- Obtaining operating and maintenance manuals.
- Determining dates of substantial and final completion.
- Obtaining all the required releases from contractors.
- Purchasing and expediting.
Project Close-out and Start-up
- Punch-list.
- Instructional operation walk-thru.
- Substantial completion inspection.
- Compiling operation, operation manuals and warranties.
- Start-up of equipment.
- Close-out inspection.
- Final payment and release.
- Ongoing support and maintenance.
- Responding to questions regarding operations.
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