Construction Cost Management | building-costcontrol

OUR SERVICES

Developers

As Project Coordinator:

Preparation of bid packages, bid analysis, contract preparation, contract negotiation and follow-up during construction working closely with consultants hired by financial institutions in terms of budget checking and monthly disbursements to Contractors Evaluation and negotiation of change orders.

As Project Director

Managing projects in Ottawa and Moscow
In Ottawa refurbishment work to a 22 storey high, 4 basement level parking and 422 apartment complex close to downtown included getting involved in obtaining the re-development certificate from the City of Ottawa.
in Moscow new commercial projects totalling (US S145.0 m) which entailednegotiation of own written international Management Fee Contract, as approved by the EBRD in London , UK, with international contractors from Poland, Danemark and Ireland.

Consultants

Preparation of budgets (cost plans) from concept drawings, cost monitoring and advice, Value Engineering and close cost checking throughout the evolution of design process, and offering alternatives to optimise costs.
Monthly reporting about work progress including valuation of variations and forecasting costs to complete and preparation of final accounts. Site visits to evaluate work progress and reporting to Owner and / or financial institutions. If so mandated, Contract negotiation with General Contractors and Subtrades and advising professionals accordingly.

General Contractors

Preparation of Tenders; budgeting and cost-control of multi million dollar projects during design stage; providing cost advice to professionals to stay on budget course and converting elemental format of estimates to trade divisions for construction.
Preparation of concept budgets at early stage
Involved in competitive bidding, PPP, design build and management contracts
Budget preparation for Civil Works - Railway line in Saguenay, Highway 30 structures,
Turcot Exchange - $4.0 billion –Budgeting Structures –Tunnels, Overpasses, Retaining walls in concrete and mechanically reinforced earthworks (MSE)

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS & INVOLMENTS

Developed an Excel based software for Elemental Cost estimating during design period for more efficient cost advice todesigners and a rapid response to and estimate of the evolving project cost during the design period. This estimate canbe converted with reasonable ease to trade format towards the end of the pre-contract period for bidding purposes.
The versality of this software allows for estimating in any formats required by the clients such as by location, by function etc..
Wrote an innovative International Management Fee Contract based on FIDIC to allow for fast-track approach to international contracts.
Appointed as one of the three panel members of an Arbitration tribunal, by the Québec Ministry Of Health, Canada
Appointed as expert witness in a Mediation case in Toronto, while employed by Construction Consultancy Services, for the roof replacement cost (worth $15.0m) of Terminal T3 of the Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Canada.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS HELD BY THE PRESIDENT OF PROCOST

Professional member, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, UK

Member, American Association of Cost Engineers, Morgantown, USA

Member, Project Management Institute, USA

Professional QS – Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors

Fellow member, Quebec Institute of Quantity Surveyors (Les Économistes en Construction du Québec)

Procost Consultants Inc.

Les Consultants Procost Inc.

OUR SERVICES

Preparation of bid packages, bid analysis, contract preparation, contract negotiation and follow-up during construction working closely with consultants hired by financial institutions in terms of budget checking and monthly disbursements to Contractors Evaluation and negotiation of change orders.

Managing projects in Ottawa and Moscow

In Ottawa refurbishment work to a 22 storey high, 4 basement level parking and 422 apartment complex close to downtown included getting involved in obtaining the re-development certificate from the City of Ottawa.

in Moscow new commercial projects totalling (US S145.0 m) which entailednegotiation of own written international Management Fee Contract, as approved by the EBRD in London , UK, with international contractors from Poland, Danemark and Ireland.

Preparation of Tenders; budgeting and cost-control of multi million dollar projects during design stage; providing cost advice to professionals to stay on budget course and converting elemental format of estimates to trade divisions for construction.

Preparation of concept budgets at early stage

Involved in competitive bidding, PPP, design build and management contracts

Budget preparation for Civil Works - Railway line in Saguenay, Highway 30 structures,

Turcot Exchange - $4.0 billion –Budgeting Structures –Tunnels, Overpasses, Retaining walls in concrete and mechanically reinforced earthworks (MSE)

SOFTWARE SKILL

Skilled in the use of the following softwares:

Timberline

Excel & Word

Take off programs like OST (On Screen Take-off), Timberline and use of Digitiser table

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Access database and Goldfax for sending tender invitation to prospective bidders

Multi-media programs like Roxio, Corel-Pro for editing pictures, music and videos.