Construction management: the questions we are asked most often

The construction manager organises and supervises the execution of the works. He plans the contractors’ involvement, checks compliance and quality of workmanship, holds the budget and the programme, and acts as the single point of contact between the client, the consultants and the contractors.

The architect designs the project and produces the drawings. The construction manager takes over for the execution phase: he gets built what has been designed, within budget, within programme and to proper standards. The two roles are complementary and can be held by different parties.

As early as possible. Being involved from the feasibility study, or while the architect is preparing the permit application, allows for far less costly decisions. Coming in mid-project nonetheless remains possible, in particular to take over a project in difficulty.

Yes. Our appointments range from a single task — preparing tender documents, running a call for bids, an expert appraisal, taking over a project — through to full delivery of the project. The scope is agreed with you before the appointment begins. See the full list of our services.

Delay shows up in the programme before it shows up on site. As soon as slippage appears it is reported, quantified in days and resolved: either recovered by re-sequencing the trades, or accepted as a revised completion date. Under no circumstances should you learn of it after the event.

This is a frequent request. Any takeover begins with a condition report: what has been built, what is committed, what has been paid, and the gap with what was planned. That report is given to you before any discussion of what comes next.