FA&A has been retained by clients to provide project and construction management services, largely because of FA&A's expertise in handling troubled and distressed projects to completion for surety clients. Clients are more secure in knowing that the construction manager has the ability to work through troubled situations should they develop. FA&A works with the owner to make sure that the project built represents what the owner intended and that the project is built on time and within the owner's budget. A sample of the more general services provided includes:
- Owner Assistance during Planning & Design Phases
- Review of Proposed Plans & Specifications
- Project & Construction Scheduling & Planning
- Conceptual and Detail Estimating
- Contracts and Contract Administration
- Project Management
- Construction Management
- Quality Control
Procurement and Contracts
FA&A has provided bid and re-let packages for defaulted and abandoned projects which at times created extreme difficulties toward progressing work to completion. Understanding the completion problems and difficulties in a distressed project context has given FA&A unique skills in avoiding pitfalls in the procurement and contract phases of work. The services under this category are as follows:
- Preparation of Technical Scopes of Work
- Construction Cost Estimates
- Preparation of Bid Solicitations and Bid Packages
- Master Project & Construction Scheduling
- Payment Breakdowns & Schedules
- Claims Avoidance and Claim Defense
- Dispute Resolution and Litigation Support
FA&A also has experience with the procurement regulations of Federal Government agencies and many state and city level agencies.
Project Control Services
- Cost Control Monitoring
- Job Cost Accounting and Project Financial Status Reporting
- Change Order Tracking, Evaluation & Containment
- Productivity Analysis and Forecasting
- Estimating
- Cost and Value Engineering
- Construction Planning and Scheduling
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