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Construction Management
We work as your agent, with the books open every week.
Request a BidOverview
When you want to hold the trade contracts yourself, we run the job as your representative — estimating, scheduling, buyout, field supervision, and cost reporting — with every invoice, bid tab, and change order visible to you. Our fee is fixed, so nothing about our compensation depends on the job getting more expensive.
What's included
- Fixed-fee agency CM or CM-at-risk with a GMP
- Independent cost estimating at every design phase
- Bid solicitation, leveling, and award recommendations
- Master schedule development and critical-path tracking
- Open-book monthly cost reports and cash-flow forecasting
- Change order review and claim avoidance
How we run it
The way this work actually gets delivered.
01 Baseline
Budget and schedule fixed in writing, with contingency sized to actual risk rather than a flat percentage.
02 Buy out
Bids leveled scope by scope, with our recommendation and reasoning in writing for your decision.
03 Report
Weekly field report and monthly cost report showing committed, spent, and forecast to complete.
04 Protect
Change orders reviewed against contract scope before they reach you — most never do.
Related work
Construction Management in the field.
Foundry Works Adaptive Reuse
62,000 SF — Commercial Interior — Cleveland, OH
Every trade bid three ways; buyout landed 6% under estimate.
Ridgeline Distribution Center
184,000 SF — Industrial — Reno, NV
Cash-flow forecast held within 4% across 19 months.
FAQs
Questions we get on every construction management job.
What is the difference between CM and general contracting?
As construction manager we act as your agent for a fixed fee and the trade contracts are yours. As general contractor we hold the contracts and carry the risk on price.
How is your fee structured?
A fixed dollar fee based on project size and duration, not a percentage of cost. That removes any incentive for the budget to grow.
What reporting do we get?
A weekly field report with photos and schedule status, and a monthly cost report showing committed, spent, forecast, contingency drawdown, and cash flow.
Can you take over a project already in progress?
Yes. We start with an independent audit of the schedule, the budget, and the trade contracts, then give you a written recovery plan within two weeks.
Do you handle change order disputes?
We review every change request against the contract documents, negotiate it with the trade, and bring you a recommendation with the supporting math.
What clients say
Owners who hired us for this scope.
Open-book reporting every Friday. I always knew where the money was, and when a trade fell behind I heard it from them before I saw it on site.
Grace Okonkwo
Capital Projects Manager, Merrick Campus Group
6 buildings, 0 change orders over 2%
A 1920s foundry is a nasty building to renovate. Mullarkey found the structural issues in preconstruction instead of month four, and that is the only reason we opened on time.
Marcus Reyes
Managing Partner, Foundry Works Development
$412K under the guaranteed maximum price