General Contracting / CM-At-Risk
As a General Contractor or CM-At Risk, Jones & Jones delivers the highest quality projects through attention to detail, subcontractor management, and client oriented philosophy.
Pre-Construction Services
- Participate in Concept Phase planning
- Master Schedule preparation and updates
- Phasing studies
- Participate in Feasibility Phase planning
- Procurement strategy development
- Construction contract and subcontract development
- Pre-qualification of subcontractors and vendors
- Preparation of Bills of Quantity and bidding documents
- Subcontractor bid evaluation and recommendations
- Subcontractor and vendor selection
- Participate in design deliverables criteria
- Participate in building systems evaluation and recommendations
- Participate in utilities review and evaluation
- Preconstruction planning in Schematic Design Phase, Design Development (“DD”) Phase and Construction Documentation (“CD”) Phases of design
- Construction Budgeting in all phases of design from Concept Phase to CD Phase
- Value Analysis, Cost Engineering and Value Engineering
- Preparation and updates of detailed construction schedules
- Constructability Review
- Code compliance review
- Design coordination review
- Recommendations on peer review of design
- Participate in LEED and USGBC achievement strategies
- Advisement on agency review process
Construction
- Coordination with agency authorities
- Obtain building permits
- Fixtures, furnishings and equipment (“FF&E”) procurement planning
- Establish CM IT system
- Updating of Master Schedule
- Construction network scheduling
- Weekly issuance of 3-Week Look Ahead Schedules
- Evaluation of subcontractors’ network schedules
- Contract administration of subcontractors
- Cost control and reporting
- Financial accounting and control
- Analysis of change order requests from subcontractors and management of the change order process
- Claims avoidance
- Field coordination of subcontractors
- Management of Quality Assurance and Quality Control
- Self-performance of specific trades pre-approved by Owner
- Oversight of material testing and control of testing
- Safety Program Implementation
Post Construction
- Facility start-up
- Facility and systems commissioning
- Dispute resolution, if any, with subcontractors
- Coordination of FF&E suppliers and deliveries
- Anniversary facility walk-through with client and architect