Pre-Construction Services

Sterling CM maximizes over 40 years in leadership of pre- construction services by providing a formal approach to assisting our clients in developing the project scope, budget, and timelines prior to construction start. Each project is different, just as the needs of each client are different; thereby the services of pre-construction also varies and are tailored to meet your specific project requirements. It has been proven time and again that the greatest return of time and energy to construction dollar is the time spent in proper planning. During pre-construction we develop; preliminary design documents cost models and budget variations detailed schedules as required for completion project execution materials and design options integrated client documentation and cost monitoring Simply said, pre-construction is the concept of determining conflict in advance of construction.

Design Build

​ The design-build delivery method is a shift from the more traditional design-bid-build delivery of construction contracts. Successful design-build projects offer an owner many benefits that add value to a project. These advantages include: Single Point of Responsibility A design-build contract combines design and construction quality, cost, and schedule into a single point of responsibility. Design-build contracts foster partnering between team members, which in turn adds value to a project. This single point of responsibility also helps the design-build team avoid potential adversarial relationships that could arise under traditional, design-bid-build contracts. Improved Project Quality Using the design-build delivery, the architect and contractor coordinate as a team, leaving an owner free to focus on the project’s scope and general decision making. This leads to a higher quality project that better suits the owner’s needs in the following ways: - The design-build team works together to produce a complete set of construction documents. By contrast, with a design-bid-build delivery, the owner is responsible for providing complete documents to the contractor. - Constructability can be reviewed throughout the design process by all members of the design-build team. This leads to effective value engineering ideas created by the architect, contractor and engineer working together to maximize design and functionality while maintaining budgetary and schedule concerns. Earlier knowledge of Guaranteed costs The design-build delivery system allows the contractor to establish a guaranteed cost early on in the design phase. This allows the owner to make changes, request additional value engineering, or add scope to a project before the substantial design is complete. Cost Savings Value engineering and constructibility review are enhanced and utilized continuously throughout the project duration. The early involvement of the design-build team is essential in maximizing the full potential of the design-build delivery system. Decisions that can be made during the programming, concept and design phases will impact the schedule and costs of the project more than any other phase of construction. Time Savings With a design-build project, design and construction for a project can easily overlap, allowing for fast track construction. The owner benefits from this shortened timeframe because construction costs can be reduced and the new building will be available for use sooner. Improved Risk Management Because the design-build team has the responsibility for developing drawings and specifications as well as constructing a fully-functioning facility, change orders for errors and omissions are virtually eliminated. Each stake holder on the design-build team is responsible for the risks they are best positioned to manage. The overall project performance is enhanced through the partnering that is unique to the design-build delivery method. This alleviates the potential for the adversarial conflicts realized when each entity is looking after their own best interests.

General Contracting​

The general contractor (GC) is the licensed contractor employed by the client or Construction Manager working in collaboration with the client’s architect for the completion of the project. The GC is responsible for the overall coordination of the project based off the completed construction documents provided by the architect. The GC considers the costs from general conditions to materials and equipment as well as time and quality of work and provides the owner with a price for the total construction of the project. A GC is responsible for providing all the materials, labor, equipment and services necessary for completion of the construction project.

Construction Management​

Construction managers serve in their role as a team leader and primary liaison with the client. Clients will work closely with a construction management team so that the scope and goals of a project are clearly defined. Once the project has been clearly defined and is fully understood by both the construction manager and client, the construction manager is then tasked with assembling and managing the various entities and teams that will actually carry out the project.