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RA-LIN and Associates is experienced in a wide-range of professional construction project delivery methods such as General Contracting, Construction Management and Design/Build. While these project delivery methods differ in their contractual relationship, at RA-LIN they all share one common focus; conducting our business as an extension of your project staff, with the best interests of your project foremost in our mind. PRECONSTRUCTION SERVICES
Under any delivery method, the execution of well planned and thorough pre-construction services during the pre-design and design phases is critical to the success of your project.
At RA-LIN we deliver a full complement of services from assistance in site analysis and project feasibility, program budgeting and scheduling, constructability reviews, material and methods value analysis, to agency reviews and code compliance surveys. CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT RISK
Construction Management is defined as the process by which a qualified third party provides construction leadership with a defined scope throughout various phases of a project (e.g. planning, design and construction). A Construction Manager represents the interests of the owner by administering the construction contract and managing the work, including the cost, time and quality aspects of the project. In its purest form construction management is performed by an independent party as a separate professional service, generally on a fee basis.
CM@Risk is a process that puts the construction manager (CM) at risk for the projects he manages. In the traditional construction process, the CM worked as an advisor and consultant but did not have much to lose if a project went bad. With CM@Risk, the CM functions as a contractor and is held responsible for the quality and cost of the project. The process allows an Owner to select a CM based on qualifications, references, experience and “best value” to the Owner, rather than on the traditional low-bid basis. How Does the CM@Risk Method Work?
An Owner selects a construction manager (CM) based on qualifications, experience and references. The CM works with the architect and Owner during the design phase to estimate costs, conduct value engineering, perform constructability studies, keep the project within budget and offer scheduling suggestions. The CM takes bids or proposals from subcontractors and subs are selected. Then the CM contracts with the subs, gives the Owner a guaranteed price, bonds the project, and begins to fulfill the role of the traditional general contractor. But the whole process is wide open. All the numbers are on the table. The Owner sees all the costs. The CM fee is negotiated at the outset and is not dependent on the cost of construction.
DESIGN-BUILD
Design/build is a form of project delivery in which an owner contracts with a single entity, the design-builder, to provide both design and construction services. The design-build entity may be a single firm, a group of experts, or a joint venture. Typically, the team includes an architect and a contractor, who may be partners in the undertaking or one a subcontractor to the other. Principal advantages of a design/build are the single point of responsibility and the potential to collapse otherwise independent phases and therefore save valuable time.
A design/build procurement method provides single-source responsibility to a client with all the benefits of proven design, engineering, and construction experience to provide the most cost- effective structure to meet the design, cost control, and quality requirements of any program. RA-LIN has developed lasting relationships with many architects and engineers and has worked closely with them as our subcontractor numerous occasions to deliver design/build facilities that meet the client's needs. Our philosophy on design-build projects is to not only become a project development team member, but to think and act as an owner. By assuming the role of owner, we analyze all design and construction issues from a pro-and-con perspective. Such issues are then presented to the client with a previously studied "what-if" evaluation. Service is not a goal; it's a requirement.
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