services

Inspired Stewardship has the distinct ability to customize our services to suit the needs of the client from the small footprint of purely outsourced third party consultation to the fully integrated role of owner’s representation in construction management. Projects in the industry can be delivered through a multitude of formats and processes. We intimately understand these processes and can fulfill any of a variety of roles as needed by the client and specific project.

Services may include a range of pre-construction activities such as construction feasibility reviews, generalized budget and schedule reviews, initial design document reviews, and detailed construction contract reviews. Within the construction process, we can perform detailed bid analysis, draft and negotiate general contracts and subcontracts, and direct material purchase contracts, establish refined budgets and estimates, detailed schedules, define project deliverables and goals, coordinate design processes, and on-site staging and logistics. We can fulfill the duties and requirements of the lender to include periodic quality control inspections, and monthly application for payment and developer draw reviews and recommendations, as well as proactively pursue the express interests of the owner and developer in the project. We can facilitate and manage technical third party or peer reviews of engineered systems, FHAA or ADA, sustainability, building envelope design, and installation compliance with timeliness and diligence.

Services provided will be customized to address the project specific needs of the client. Our services may include but not be limited to:

Inspired Stewardship will attend and facilitate design and construction coordination efforts in collaboration with the developer, architects, engineers, and contractors as the owner’s representative. Services may include design team selection, design effort coordination and collaboration, construction contractor selection, contract review, budget review, schedule review, value engineering proposals, and construction administration. Execution of these services overlap significantly and may include design review, construction administration, and close-out services defined herein and may be selected as mutually exclusive or combined as fully integrated services.

Review of proposals and recommendation of Architecture / Engineering design teams and concepts

Review, validation, and tracking of development entitlements.

Conduct a review of project drawings and specifications provided for compliance with generally accepted and current industry standards, suitability of materials and/or system specified for nature and location of the property. Conduct a general review of all drawings and specifications for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Guidelines, Fair Housing Amendments Act (FHAA), geotechnical reports and recommendations, structural loads, and seismic zones. Generated comments will be tracked through resolution to ensure overall coordination between design disciplines. Initial reviews of construction budgets, schedules, and contracting formats will be performed for propriety and coordination for recommendations about the feasibility of the project.

Construction Contract: Depending upon the client’s desire, Inspired Stewardship can fulfill any of several roles associated with the construction contract administration. These services may include solicitation and advertising for bids, bid analysis reviews, contract reviews, contract drafting and negotiation, specific terms and conditions, contract scope review, and detailed review of clarifications and exclusions. Review and analysis of construction related costs, contract values, contingencies, and payment application procedures. Review and analysis of proposed construction schedules including projected sequencing, duration of work items, and realism of the estimated project completion based on the scope of the project and the current availability of materials and labor.

Site visits in conjunction with the general contractor’s application for payment to observe the quality of workmanship, substantiate the general contractor’s cost of work in place, the adequacy of balances to complete, and the status of construction completion. Reporting generated from each such visit includes a narrative and photographic documentation of the project construction status, observed conflicts or deficiencies, third party testing results, construction requests for information and submittals, as well as potential change orders. The construction schedule will be reviewed each period to observe timeliness, trending, and potential impacts.

At the time of project completion, the final key to success is a prompt and complete project close out process. A finite enumeration of all necessary final deliverables is established for each project. These items are tracked and compiled at the earliest possible time to provide each of the project entities the ability to wrap up the project quickly and concisely.

Documents and processes tracked include: punch list activities, certificates of occupancy, substantial completion, partial occupancy processes, asbuilt final designs, final project specifications, warranties, final applications for payment, final lien waivers, architectural and engineer design certifications, permit closures, testing agency certifications, and final photographic documentation. Each item is tracked and compiled creating a full and comprehensive assembly closing all open issues and allowing all parties to promptly close the project files.