Construction Oversight

Construction oversight requirements vary depending on the project’s degree of complexity, its importance, political sensitivities, citizen interest, and contractor competence. From feasibility studies to developing and maintaining project schedules and budgets to construction contracts and change order administration, we will provide the necessary level of attention and oversight for your project.

Constructibility Review

Ox Services assesses the accuracy and completeness of construction plans and specifications and validates schedules and budgets. An effective constructibility review looks for document completeness and inconsistencies, potential liability, coordination issues, and missed details. The review also identifies and eliminates ambiguities and contract language that contribute to unnecessary construction change orders, disputes, and adversarial relationships between the contractor, owner, designer, and project stakeholders.

Construction Scheduling

We keep projects on schedule. We are experts in developing, evaluating, and maintaining design and construction schedules. Using Primavera™ and Microsoft Project™ for planning projects, we develop schedules during design to determine the initial schedule, project duration, and critical project activities. We create schedules to monitor activities during construction, analyze changed conditions and delays, and evaluate their impact on project completion. Post-construction, we use schedules to facilitate project closeout and analyze claims that arise.

Contract Administration

Contract and procurement management are core services we provide at the onset of a project or program. Our experience includes upgrading contract documents, preparing requests for proposals, and participating in or facilitating contractor bid review and selection. We also assist in developing a contract/procurement strategy designed to capitalize on market condition advantages without compromising the overall project timetable. When these efforts occur during the early phases of a project’s life cycle, our input can add tremendous value to the project.

Change Management

Resolving change order situations early minimizes costs and avoids schedule disruptions. Ox develops and manages the change order process for owners, contractors, and subcontractors on multimillion-dollar projects, including labor rate compliance, change order metrics, and contract entitlement.

Cost Estimating

From planning estimates and detailed design estimates to independent cost estimates and change order reviews during construction and closeout, Ox specializes in construction cost estimating. In addition to traditional estimating methods, Ox has led the industry in using state-of-the-art techniques to assess contingency by evaluating the uncertainty level in each portion of the estimate. Spire’s Consultants can also perform more detailed estimates that provide owners with a range of costs and the probability of remaining below a particular cost ceiling.