Both the client and the contractor have an interest in completing any project “on schedule and under budget”, with quality and client satisfaction built in.

BottomLine experts have worked for both the owner and the general contractor, administered thousands of subcontracts and achieved successful project completions with no litigation required to achieve the financial closeout of the project. BottomLine clients, owners and contractors alike, realize the benefit of our “Hands-On” experience and skills, proven time and time again, through successful project management. Our experts can work beside your managers or lead the way to assure that your objectives and goals are met. The earlier that BottomLine is on board, the quicker you can realize the benefit of our total project experience from preparing the bid to closing out the contract.

Project Development and Pre-Construction Phase



Developers, owners, architect/engineers and contractors receive the benefit of our experience in the development and construction of grass-roots projects. BottomLine expert services include but are not limited to:

• Assistance in site selection
• Resources availability studies
• Defining responsibilities of the project team members
• Work breakdown structure analysis and definition
• Constructability review and value engineering
• Conceptual estimate input/overview
• Project control procedures development assistance
• Contract terms & conditions risk analysis
• Preliminary schedule development input/review
• Partnering process development
• Successful bidder evaluation/recommendation

Construction Phase

BottomLine experts provide your team with an “outside the forest” perspective of how to best control the physical construction of your project. Contractors, developers and owners can enhance their chances for success by utilizing BottomLine in the following areas:

• Procurement and construction schedule review
• Verification of subcontracted work scope
• Participation in pre-construction discussions
• Review and comment on project schedules
• Assist with defining economical means & methods
• Project Control Procedures preparation, assistance and or review
• Periodic auditing of work completed status
• Participation in problem solving conferences
• Assist supervisors with written communications
• Review quality of work installed
• Provide input to estimated values of major changes
• Verify fair pricing of owner and developer changes
• Assist with establishing a Potential Claim Issues Control Procedure
• Participate in owner and contractor dispute resolution
• Review of payment requests to help prevent overpayment
• Provide independent and non-biased opinions
• Ask and assist with answers to the hard questions
  

Job Closeout Phase

BottomLine’s in-process construction phase assistance and guidance can result in a smooth and timely job-closeout by:

• Minimizing punchlist items
• Assuring in-process submittal of closeout documents
• Minimizing the number of open contract issues
• Monitoring client employee training plan and process
• Facilitating timely payments
• Assisting to promote in-process settlement of disputes
• Facilitating dispute resolution among attorneys, contractors, clients at job close-out

BottomLine expert assistance to owners, developers, contractors and subcontractors is available at the level of involvement desired by the client from the pre-construction phase to job closeout phase. Our experience as construction managers, general contractors and owners’ agents uniquely qualifies our experts to provide unparalleled professional, economical and timely services for assuring on schedule and within (or under) budget projects, with relationships intact.