URI provides a team of industry experts with experience in all market sectors. We offer insight into the industry’s latest trends as well as the knowledge and connections to deliver high quality projects on schedule and on budget.
Feasibility
- Property Analysis – Coordinate boundary survey, Phase I and II environmental reports, offsite utility support and traffic study.
- Pro forma budgeting – Assist with proposed budget, provide feedback and track costs needed to develop the overall budget.
- Utility Infrastructure Coordination – Coordinate with civil engineer to determine utility concepts for sewer, water, power, and communication. Identify if existing infrastructure will need to be re-routed or removed.
- Design Concepts – Assist owner with design concepts for building massing and use.
- Property Research – Information on zoning, setback and conditional use requirements, entitlements, permits, development restrictions, and rights related to the property and project.
- Governmental Meetings – Involve city/county/municipality in discussions about utility connections.
Design Development
- RFP process – Solicit and manage Request for Proposals for architects and design consultants.
- Architect selection Guide the selection process and contract negotiation.
- Contract Review including design, conformance to schedule, fees and expense budgets, deliverables, and quality expectations.
- Contract Negotiation – This includes work scopes, contract amounts and hourly rates from all consultants.
- Review consultant reports – Review all reports from 3rd party consultants and inspectors. Summarize and report any issues to owner when necessary.
- Design Phase Tracking – Track design to budget.
- Schedule Management – Create and manage a project schedule to monitor conceptual design through design development. Ensure team is meeting submittal milestones determined by owner.
Pre-Construction
- RFP Process – Solicit Request for Proposals for General Contractors and 3rd party special inspections from initiation to selection.
- Bid Review – Review proposals provided by contractor, prepare detailed comparisons and make recommendations on who to hire.
- Contractor Coordination – Review constructability of the project’s design documents with the General Contractor.
- Utilities – Coordinate franchise and public utility design.
- Constructability Analysis – Review systems, materials, and methods to ensure that the desired quality level and scope of work will be achieved.
- Value Engineering – Identify, recommend, and track value engineering (VE) ideas during the bidding process.
- Meeting Minutes – Create and maintain all pre-construction OAC meeting minutes, distribute and monitor status of outstanding items.
- Permitting – Oversee process with city/county/state, and coordinate with architect for timely responses to checksheets and requests from municipality.
- GMP Negotiation – Negotiate contractor’s final Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) contract amount.
- AIA Contract – Review and comment on AIA contract documents in conjunction with owner’s legal counsel.
Construction
- Weekly Meeting Attendance – Owner, Architect and Contractor (OAC) meetings.
- Report Managing – Current work in progress, upcoming milestones, potential issues, items that may cause budget or schedule impact, and more.
- Project Documentation – Maintain monthly documentation and photographs of the project. Track RFI’s, submittals, and other documentation.
- Review Pay Applications – Including all backup documentation submitted by the Contractor.
- Review Change Orders – Review scope and proposal pricing. Seek owner approval or reject the change proposal. Approve on behalf of owner if desired.
- Monitor Construction Schedule – Review and advise owner of any concerns.
- Quality Assurance – Negotiate and track offsite utility connections and other work outside contractor’s scope.
- Track LEED Process – Assess LEED elements and integrate them efficiently to achieve sustainable projects and obtain LEED certification.
- Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment (FF&E) – Help coordinate the selection and procurement of FF&E.
- Tenant Improvements (TI) – Manage landlord/tenant relationships as it pertains to TI projects.
- Coordinate and Monitor Punch List Work – Attend punch list walk with architect, contribute to punch list, and monitor completion in a timely manner by contractor.
- Obtain Occupancy Certificates – Coordinate meetings with government and inspection agency officials as needed.
- Monitor Closeout Process – Warranties, guarantees, O&M documentation, and as-built drawings. Initiate owner’s inspections, commissioning, and acceptance of building at completion.