CBA’s combination of architectural, engineering, environmental, appraisal and construction capabilities allows us to provide the following additional services throughout the life of a project:
- Rehabilitation and repair scope of work development and cost estimating.
- Earthquake risk analysis to include: Probable Maximum Loss (PML) studies; Building Earthquake Resistance (BER) studies and FEMA Earthquake studies.
- Consultation monitoring and oversight and contract documents compliance.
- Project cost estimate review – design and construction documents phases.
- Cost analysis of property maintenance schedules and techniques.
- Development or evaluation of property maintenance methods and schedules.
- Development of computer based project schedules such as CPM, PERT, GANT, etc.
- Evaluation of project schedules
- Monitoring project schedule during design and construction.
- Review of construction drawings and specifications.
- Quality and appropriateness of construction methods and materials.
- Identification of potential cost savings.
- Development of alternative options for projects exceeding budget, use of nationwide contacts with subcontractors and revised construction methods, materials, and schedules.
- Review and approval/revision of contractor’s payment requests.
- Evaluation of change orders and construction change directives for accuracy in pricing and definition of contractor or owner or architect responsibility.
- Ongoing and final inspection of projects to identify any incomplete or faulty work and the associated cost to complete.
- Inspection during guarantee period for identification of any latent defects and oversight of remedial work.
- Review of pertinent documents, including contract documents, construction contractor’s certificate of insurance, waivers of lien, bonds, consents of surety, ect., to protect the interests of the client.
- Preparation of scope of remedial work to correct conditions discovered during on-site assessments.
- Detailed determination of compliance with American with Disabilities Act, Uniform Accessibility Standard, Fair Housing Act and development of compliance scope of work and estimate of cost.
- Detailed electrical service load studies to determine service adequacy.
- In-depth asphalt and concrete paving systems analysis.
- Complete roofing system analysis.
- Dangerous wind speeds and snow loading analysis.
- Expert witness and/or consultation for arbitration and court litigation.
- Development of Operations and Maintenance Plans (O&M’s).
- Insurance claims analysis and scope/cost of repair development.
- Air quality evaluations.
- Lead-based paint surveys, lead in water surveys, asbestos containing materials surveys, and radon gas surveys.
