At Pathway Project Consulting, we are sensitive to the unique needs of every project. As Owner’s Representative, Pathway Project Consulting’s professionals serve owners, stakeholders and the project team as the “eyes and ears” on a project, providing assistance and professional services to facilitate project delivery with the highest possible quality, on schedule and within budget. In this role, Pathway Project Consulting will provide assistance and make recommendations with respect to project financing; budgeting, budgeting adjustments and cost control; project schedule development and schedule control, including the management of schedule changes and workarounds; liaison with governmental, community and third-party entities; procurement and contractual matters; the establishment of Project Labor Agreements and labor compliance management; and project reporting.

In providing our services, our professionals use strategies that emphasize consensus building to address the interest of owners and stakeholders. Our philosophy is based on the management of the following items:

•  Management commitment to the adherence to all contracts and agreements

• Development of a spirit of communication and cooperation among all project participants, including the building trades

• Providing proper training for staff and other project participants

•  Providing management directives that are safe, reasonable and legitimate

• Providing for the timely availability of the requisite project information, including drawings, specifications, layout instructions and catalog cut sheets

• Providing for sufficient availability of the required tools, equipment, materials and manpower to provide for efficient progress

• Producing the requisite project schedules to assist in minimizing and mitigating unproductive time

• Providing for the efficient, safe and sanitary management of the project site

• Promoting the resolution of all project disputes, and developing managerial and leadership skills to mitigate the disputes; and

• Promoting the treatment of all project participants in a respectful and dignified manner, acknowledging their contributions to a successful project.

From planning through construction completion and occupancy, our professional experience covers a broad range of projects and services, including:

Planning Phase

•  Visiting the site to examine existing conditions

•  Reviewing and analyzing existing project documentation

•  Defining general project characteristics and performance requirements

•  Forming a collaborative team of professionals and participants

•  Developing a preliminary budget and comprehensive schedule

•  Customizing management information and reporting systems to meet project requirements; and coordinating with ongoing activities and other concerns to minimize interruptions.

Design Phase

•  Ensuring that the design is both aesthetically successful and responsive to project goals

•  Performing life-cycle cost analyses and other reviews to maximize the return on construction investment

•  Coordinating the technology implementation strategy with the construction plan to assure that the finished project will be equipped to support current and future needs

•  Developing a detailed project schedule

•  Reviewing designs to assure constructability with minimal changes and fewer problems in the field

•  Developing detailed cost estimates; and

•  Defining tools, materials and equipment purchase requirements, as well as lead times.

Bid Phase

•  Assisting Purchasing Departments with defining needs; comparing and evaluating price proposals; and purchasing the requisite tools, materials and equipment

•  Establishing tools, equipment and material inventory control procedures and requirements

•  Obtaining all necessary permits and licenses; and

• Defining manpower requirements through utilization of detailed resource-loaded construction schedule.

Construction Phase

•  Assuring that all project workers and project participants fully understand the project’s design and project requirements at every phase/stage

•  Monitoring the construction process to anticipate difficulties, resolving issues early and keeping the work flowing

• Assuring a safe workplace, both for project workers and, in renovations, for individuals who continue to use the facility during construction

• Delivering timely and clear reports to management concerning progress; cost and schedule summary information, including forecasts; areas of concern and actions, responsibility; and other project specific information

• Administering the cash flow/payment process to ensure that all current expenses are paid in a timely manner and that work milestones are being met; and coordinating the final stages of construction, including punch lists and similar tasks that must be completed before a project is closed out.