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3D Mission Statement
The 3D organization strives for excellence. We serve communities and industries by self-performing complex engineering and construction projects. In a teamwork environment, we operate in a fair, cost effective and professional manner, while caring for our employees and their families.
In Construction Management, the Owner, Architect/Engineer and the Construction Manager work together as a team to provide the most constructible plan, reasonable budget, and detailed schedule for the project. This method of construction has many benefits because the Construction Manager is motivated to look out for the interest of the Owner – particularly their costs.
Construction Management provides the administration and supervision of the construction project. The services provided by Construction Management primarily fall under one of four categories: Project Administration, Project Construction Supervision, Project Construction Planning, and performance of construction work. Working under a professional services contract, the Construction Manager works with the Owner and the Architect/Engineer as a team to provide the most constructible plan, reasonable budget and detailed schedule.
One of the many benefits of Construction Management is the potential cost savings. One area of potential savings is from sales tax exemption. Because most public utilities and municipal entities are tax exempt, the Construction Manager is able to act as a purchasing agent and buy selected materials tax free on behalf of the Owner. A General Contractor, however, must pay sales tax on all materials and pass on the cost to the Owner in the contract price. A second area for potential savings is in the bid process itself. The Construction Manager breaks the project into individual bid packages. Each packet has an individual budget and if a package’s low bid is below this budget, the Owner realizes the savings. The General Contractor may also realize savings after his original contract price is estimated, but the Owner does not see these savings.
Construction Management provides quality control for construction projects as well. The Construction Management team is the Owner’s eyes and ears - checking the quality of the construction methods and practices of each Contractor to ensure quality control at each stage of construction. This differs from the Architect/Engineer’s duties of quality control, which would involve checking the materials to see that they meet the specifications of the project.
The project site supervisor resides daily at the project site assuring that the project’s sequences are adhered to by the contractors. He is experienced and expert in judging the competency of the contractor’s construction workers, their safety and workmanship methods. Additionally, he is charged with studying alternative methods that may reduce the project’s costs and provide savings. The project site supervisor will help the Owner’s people learn proper operation of the new facility systems as they are commissioned during construction. The Construction Management method allows the Owner to select the project site supervisor based on his experience and expertise in similar work.
The daily supervision for quality construction methods allows the Construction Management project site supervisor to find potential problems and correct them during the construction process and before the completion of the project.
During the value engineering, quality control and supervision processes, problems can be discovered and workable solutions achieved many times before a change order is required.
Possible disputes can be anticipated earlier and possibly avoided altogether if there is qualified daily supervision on behalf of the Owner. Owners who have used the Construction Management process report that when there is a dispute or problem with a contractor, the Construction Management team is able to resolve the problem quickly. Mainly, this is because there has been a construction expert working for the Owner and constantly monitoring the construction process and documenting all stages. This documentation gives the Owner and contractor a factual picture of the events.
Most users of Construction Management report one of the biggest benefits is the improved scheduling and budgeting for their projects. The Construction Manager is an expert in scheduling and budgeting, using sophisticated software and computer systems to monitor every move and change during the construction process. Any change can be accounted for in the scheduling and budgeting process and adjustments made to keep the project on track. A Construction Manager who is an experienced general contractor can be even more adept in the process because of their first hand experience.
To a degree, Construction Management provides the best of both worlds for the Owner. They are able to choose on the basis of experience, skill and expertise a team to administer and supervise their construction project. Yet, they are still able to take advantage of the low bids from several contractors on each bid package of the project.
Essentially, Construction Management allows each contractor in the project to perform their best construction work while the Construction Manager handles the administration and supervision of the project. This will not only free their time to concentrate on the construction work, but lower their overhead and operating costs.
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