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Front End Planning
Front-end planning is the process of developing sufficient information for owners and investors to address risk and decide to allocate resources in order to maximize the probability of a successful project. While, just one part of overall construction planning, front-end planning can be integral to a project’s success. Front-end planning for construction projects typically involves the following processes:
front-end planning process
1. Organization: Team selection and preparing a pre-project plan
2. Data Generation: Review and analyze technology, project sites and preparation of scope and conceptual estimates and schedules
3. Alternative Project Selection: Evaluation and analysis of project alternatives
4. Project Definition: Establishment of project guidelines and execution plan
5. Decision
Project Due Diligence
Performing pre-construction due diligence prior to the acquisition of land assets is critical to assess potential risks and protect your interests in any development venture. We will assist with the identification and analysis of these risks and provide recommendations on how to mitigate them through construction planning. Our extensive experience in the high volume residential, commercial, education, government, health care, hospitality and industrial arenas will provide a broad perspective you can use to meet your specific project needs. Our experts can supplement your team by providing:
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Project performance reviews
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Preliminary budget analysis
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Scope of work definition
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Identification of potential existing site conditions
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Mitigation of permitting and environmental issues
Bluewater's construction consultant experts are equipped to safeguard your investment and alleviate future risks.
Strategic Asset Management
How much? It is the first and most important question to ask before investing the time and money required to develop a concept into a realized project, and answering it incorrectly at the concept phase will assuredly lead to cost overruns and time delays later down the road. Our experience, which ranges from proactive project due diligence in pre-construction planning to forensic construction claims analysis and litigation support, positions us to provide you with conceptual project budgets that address the economic feasibility of your project from the outset.
Even if your construction or engineering project idea is still just that, an idea without drawings or plans, Our professionals have the estimating experience to provide you with the necessary conceptual project budgets to help get your project off the ground. Our Rough Order of Magnitude budgets are polished enough to set accurate cost expectations from the beginning of the project, which will help avoid cost disputes in the end.
Bluewater's’s services that may assist in the development of your conceptual project budget include:
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Pre-Construction planning and coordination
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Construction cost estimating
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Risk identification
Our team is equipped to additional insight to ensure your project’s success. Regardless of the stage of your project, Our cost estimating services can assist with conceptual budgets, preliminary estimates, quantity take-offs, bid estimates or contract pricing.