Construction Management: Why It’s Essential to the Success of Any Commercial Construction Project
If you’ve had a lot of experience in designing and building new commercial properties, you know how having the right project management team in place can save a project many times over. If you’re new to the construction world, you might not be sure of the value of project management or the services it provides.
Waller Construction of Lakeland, FL, has provided customized and comprehensive project management for a range of building projects since 1961. Here are some of the tasks an experienced construction management team can do for you during a commercial building project.
Site research and acquisition
A project manager can be involved long before the first nail is hammered or the first layer of concrete is laid. You should be able to rely on your project manager to assist in locating the ideal building site for your project and then assess the space to ensure suitability.
An important aspect of this is to complete a construction project in compliance with local zoning, building, and safety codes. A good construction overseer will know how to accomplish this.
Budget
Project managers can be essential to budget planning because they’re visually and mentally familiar with most of the materials and labor requirements for a construction project. Rely on your manager to help you work through the costs necessary to support a profitable project.
Budgetary elements can include:
- Purchase of land
- Construction labor hours
- Cost of hiring outside subcontractors
- Raw building materials
- HVAC systems, kitchen appliances, bathroom fixtures, and other components
- Equipment and machinery rental
- The estimated cost of contingencies, which happen on every project
An experienced construction management team should oversee subcontractor and supplier bidding to ensure these costs remain in line with the overall budget.
Design
While you’ll work mainly with architectural designers and planners during the design phase, your construction management team can be a valuable part of this process. Your manager will help with feasibility issues, costs, local code regulations, and other factors to be considered when drafting the design blueprints.
Some construction companies provide their own design teams to handle design work, project planning, construction, final inspections, and everything else.
Scope of construction
From pre-construction through to day-to-day building work, your project manager will be on-site to monitor progress. Comprehensive management might include the following areas:
- Coordination of materials and equipment delivery
- Drainage and excavation
- Installation of utilities
- Foundation work
- Lighting and electrical configuration
- Framing work
- Roofing
- Landscaping and grounds construction
- Roadways and parking spaces
and other areas unique to your project.
Post-construction
A seasoned project manager can walk through the completed project to determine whether the work was done correctly. Post-construction is a critical process, and your project manager may be the only individual who’s familiar with the requirements for all phases of the job.
After the necessary adjustments, you’ll walk through the completed building site to see exactly how your original vision has been brought to life.
Work with a premier Florida construction management expert
When you hire Waller Construction, you hire an experienced team that includes builders, technicians, designers, and a dedicated project manager who will work with you during all stages of the job.
Learn more about how we build Florida’s most exquisite buildings by giving us a call. You can also reach out through our contact form.
