Services

The advantage of this process includes singular responsibility through BCMI; quality and cost savings through value engineering; time savings because design and construction overlap; and improved risk management due to the fact that “change orders and omissions” are virtually eliminated… Click for more

General Contracting

Construction Management

Typically, identifying and controlling risk is one of the main concerns expressed by our clients. Here, the construction manager takes on very little risk and primarily acts as an owner's agent with all project costs reimbursable and fully to the account of the owner… Click for more

Preconstruction/Estimating

BCMI can serve as a consultant sharing our years of experience and wealth of knowledge. That’s why we work strategically with your project team to identify risks, to develop the processes to manage or mitigate them, and to help determine which party will bear responsibility for each specific risk.
As part of this strategic process, we also apply everything we know about your core business and fill in any gaps by drawing on our extensive construction and administrative resources. We look at everything from budget and schedule, to safety and the environment. This comprehensive audit helps us to understand your business goals—and to translate them into a construction program that’s tailored to meet your specific project needs. Depending on the desired contractual relationship, we can do everything from take little risk (i.e., a cost-plus contract) to take all risk involved with development, design and construction (i.e., a cost-certain/date-certain contract).
We adhere to the highest level of ethical standards and provide true leadership and expertise to our clients. Every project has its own set of circumstances which may, to some measure, dictate the choices available for contractual arrangements.

The team approach during preconstruction; where the owner, designers and construction manager/general contractor working together right from the beginning of a project can realize substantial savings in both time and costs. Here the contractor is allowed to contribute his expertise during the design stage in order to help achieve a more economical project for the owner. Contractors are very aware of costs and trends and can contribute to the establishment of realistic budgets to assist in ensuring that design stays within the fiscal guidelines. Alternative types of construction (ie. structural frames vs. reinforced concrete) can be evaluated in light of current market conditions, weather considerations, access, etc.
Long delivery items such as specialty stone, complex equipment or other material can be preordered to suit the demands of the project schedule to ensure project momentum is maximized.
In the contractual approaches where design/build or construction management is employed, design and construction phases can overlap with resulting savings of approximately 30 percent as compared with the traditional design-bid build format. The owner is also able to accelerate the return on his financial investment in the design/build or construction management options. In the option for construction management, where the owner does not receive a guaranteed price from the construction manager, the owner in effect becomes his own contractor by taking on the traditional risks a general contractor would assume including strikes, productivity, weather, availability of tradesmen, price changes, bankruptcies, etc. By assuming these risks, the owner should expect to pay less in fees, but may find his own direct costs and time commitment increase.

It's not just what BCMI will do, it's how BCMI will do it. At BCMI we put our years of experience to work on your project during the design and preconstruction phases. Our proven ability to actively participate on the team, tied to our proven processes for cost management, schedule control and quality assurance, ensures that you end up with designs that meet your budgets.
Our Preconstruction Department is a team of dedicated, trained professionals who seek out creative solutions to solve today's building challenges. We work collaboratively with our clients and design teams in an open-book environment.
Experience what we call Preconstruction versus what the rest of the Industry calls Preconstruction
Preconstruction Services

Cost Management
Trade Prequalification / Solicitation
Purchasing / Scope Management
Value Analysis / Incorporation
"Wish List" Management
Building Systems Analysis
Design Coordination

Design/Build

In a design build application, our client defines overall objectives such as style and square feet required. The client provides a “wish list” and BCMI provides a proposal defining total preliminary cost required. The advantage of this process includes singular responsibility (design and construction in the hands of BCMI); quality and cost savings through value engineering; time savings because design and construction overlap; and improved risk management due to the fact that “change orders and omissions” are virtually eliminated. Our work for the client is seamless as they develop the need and we deliver the final product.

In a design/build arrangement, the owner selects and engages a single entity to design and construct the project. Often this is a general contractor who in turn hires the primary designer and other subconsultants. In this arrangement the owner has a single point of contact with the prime contracting entity to which the project parameters and objectives are outlined. Here the owner benefits from the early involvement of both contractors and designers in various stages of the contract so value engineering, subcontractor and supplier inputs and full benefit of alternate approaches, market considerations and scheduling objectives can be realized.

The final price for the project is developed once the design development has advanced sufficiently. It is the owner's option to start construction prior to final price submittal or after pricing has been finalized. This approach offers a very open-book relationship allowing the owner to be involved in the project to whatever level he chooses. Often this contracting approach is called "build-to-suit" or "turnkey."

General Contracting

BCMI delivers the successful, safe execution of capital projects for owners. As such, projects can be very complex. Paying close, continuous attention to every detail is what sets BCMI apart from our competition. Attention to detail or lack thereof can make or break a project. As a Construction Manager/General Contractor, BCMI is responsible to the owner for successful, safe completion of the work in a timely manner. In addition, BCMI is ultimately responsible for the coordination of all trades and the project schedule. We believe in treating each person ethically, with dignity and respect. It is important that BCMI works with all to fairly, economically, and expeditiously resolve any issues that may occur. The owner selects and directly retains an architect who has the responsibility to design the project and prepare the necessary drawings and specifications. The owner will pay the architect a fee for this service under the terms of the design contract. The architect can engage the subconsultants and pay them out of his fee or the owner may wish to engage the subconsultants and pay their fees directly. When the design, working drawings and specifications are completed competitive bids are called. The successful contractor will normally be the one who has submitted the lowest lump sum price. Once the content of the bid has been reviewed by the owner and his consultants and an award recommendation has been agreed to, the owner and the general contractor enter into a firm lump sum price contract and construction can then commence. In this alternative the owner knows the price of the project before construction begins. In a cost plus arrangement, the steps are similar to those outlined in the lump sum bid example preceding. Instead of receiving firm lump sum prices from contractors for the project, a cost plus proposal or negotiated cost plus arrangement has been worked out between the owner and the general contractor. In this arrangement the owner takes full risk for the final cost of the project and the contractor is far more accountable to the owner in terms of cost substantiation, methodology review and the general control of the work. This type of contractual arrangement is often used where the scope of work is unclear because of physical conditions (ie. a renovation project), subsurface conditions or other volatile project criteria.

Construction Management

Typically, identifying and CONTROLLING RISK is one of the main concerns expressed by our clients. Here, the construction manager (Agency) takes on very little risk and primarily acts as an owner's agent with all project costs reimbursable and fully to the account of the owner. All major subtrades and suppliers are contracted directly to the owner. The construction manager administers these contracts as the owner's agent. The construction manager may provide preconstruction services, course of construction services and post-construction services depending on contractual scope. The project has the option of being linear (ie. construction following design) or on a "fast-track" basis which overlaps design and construction activity. Non-Agency Construction Management is the same generally as above, but in this instance subtrades and suppliers are contracted directly to the construction manager. In the approach where construction management with a guaranteed maximum price is employed, the owner will shed the risks associated with contracting and receive a guaranteed maximum price for the construction of the project very early in the process. The owner should expect to pay higher fees for this form of construction management, but internal owner staffing will be minimized.
BCMI believes strongly in teamwork, knows it works, and has the experience to prove it.