COST MANAGEMENT SERVICES
In the planning, design, and construction of projects, cost is of prime importance. Cost issues are continually present from concept and budget through successful building occupation and use. In times of economic constraint, financial control is essential and is best achieved through the specialized technique of cost planning developed and introduced by Quantity Surveyors. One of the major distinctions between Campbell-Anderson & Associates, Inc., and other cost consulting firms is the desire to provide a full service to the client as opposed to merely carrying out estimates at preordained junctures in the Design Phase. Although these estimates form a large part of the service, it is the willingness and ability to provide accurate, professional advice relating to cost matters at anytime during the Design Phase which provides the client with more efficient and effective cost management services.
The overall impact of this approach is to aid the design team and owner to Design to a Cost rather than simply Costing a Design. Through Value Engineering commencing at Concept Stage, this approach enables the budget to be maintained as the design evolves. This process allows all major decisions affecting design and cost to be analyzed at an early stage and for alternatives to be tested for economy without affecting the schedule or impairing the goals of the project. This method also makes the process very efficient in terms of time, cost, and man-hour resources by eliminating, or at least mitigating, abortive design work. Campbell-Anderson is most effective when introduced to a project as early as possible. Cost Management Services typically include a four-step cost check process during design, and ongoing cost consulting/value engineering between each cost check. Other Cost Management related services we offer:
The overall impact of this approach is to aid the design team and owner to Design to a Cost rather than simply Costing a Design. Through Value Engineering commencing at Concept Stage, this approach enables the budget to be maintained as the design evolves. This process allows all major decisions affecting design and cost to be analyzed at an early stage and for alternatives to be tested for economy without affecting the schedule or impairing the goals of the project. This method also makes the process very efficient in terms of time, cost, and man-hour resources by eliminating, or at least mitigating, abortive design work. Campbell-Anderson is most effective when introduced to a project as early as possible. Cost Management Services typically include a four-step cost check process during design, and ongoing cost consulting/value engineering between each cost check. Other Cost Management related services we offer:
- Conceptual Estimates for Budgetary Purposes
- Feasibility Studies
- Cost Studies/Analysis
- Life-Cycle Costing and Energy Studies
- Intensive Value Engineering Workshops and Studies
- Reserve Funding for Operational and Maintenance Costs
- Cash Flow Forecasting
- Construction Bid Package Preparation
- Construction Loan Management