Experienced Owner Representation for project development is crucial in maintaining established project schedules, budgets, and relationships. Although the role of the Owner’s Representative has traditionally been played by the Architect-of-Record, it has become more and more common for owners to retain third-party consultants to assist throughout the project development process.
In providing Owner’s Representative services and in providing project and construction management services on many complex projects, LAC has adopted certain basis philosophies having a focus on the successful completion of a project:
- Attacks each and every problem in an aggressive manner;
- Is well organized and can plan, direct and control the entire project;
- Is enthusiastic about achieving high design standards, budget control and schedule performance;
- Delegates duties and authority well;
- Communicates well with each person on the team;
- Motivates the players to perform so that the project’s goals are met;
- Has the ability to modify a project during the development process so that a client’s changing goals can be met;
- Is results-oriented, keeping the final outcome of the project in mind at all times;
- Knows that it takes an entire team to accomplish the greatest possible results and gives proper credit;
- Listens well to all participants involved in order to clearly interpret their objectives;
- Ability to convince clients and team members of the right way for a project to proceed;
- Always aware of time constraints, knows how much time it takes to accomplish a task;
- Ability to manage multiple tasks without letting details of any one task to be overlooked, and
- Ability to find the answer for all technical problems and can converse intelligently with clients, team members and governing authorities.
Owner Representation services often vary depending on the size, nature, and complexities of a given project. A client’s specific needs also weigh heavily on the extent of services necessary to facilitate the successful completion of a project. The following illustrates some of the basic representation services provided by LAC:
- Pre-Design Phase
- Project Administration
- Program Plan Evaluation
- Project Schedule Evaluation
- Project Budget Evaluation
- Evaluation of Owner Supplied Data
- Existing Facility Survey (for remodel projects)
- Establish Lines of Communication with Authorities Having Jurisdiction
- Establish Lines of Communication with Project User Groups
- Preparation of A/E Request for Qualifications
- Contract Negotiations with Selected A/E Firms
- Design Development Phase
- Project Administration
- Programming/Design Meetings
- Coordination of Owner and User Supplied Data
- Coordination of A/E Team
- Design Document Review
- Building Code Review
- Project Scheduling
- Statement of Probable Costs
- Value Engineering
- Bidding and Negotiations Phase
- Pre-qualify General Contractors
- Coordination of Bidding Materials
- Evaluation of Alternates and Substitutions
- Evaluation of Bids
- Construction Contract Agreements
- Construction Phase
- Pre-construction Meetings
- Coordinate and Review Submittal Processes and Procedures
- OAC Meetings
- On-site Evaluations
- Quality Control / Assurance Reviews
- Application For Payment Review and Verification
- Job-Site Resolution/Mediation
- Punch-List(s)
- Post Construction Phase
- Maintenance and Operations
- Start-Up Assistance
- Coordinate Record Drawings
- Coordinate Warranty Review
LAC brings extensive experience in providing owner representative services both in the public and private sectors. Over several years, Logan provided a full-range of representation services on behalf of the State of Colorado overseeing the planning, programming, design, development, and construction for numerous multi-million dollar projects.
