Pre-Construction
Performance-driven planning that starts early, so cost and schedule are shaped while changes are still inexpensive.
The cheapest place to solve a problem is on paper
Performance-driven planning starts early. Smart budgeting, tight scheduling, and disciplined site strategies control costs while maintaining quality.
By the time a shovel is in the ground, most of a project's cost is already locked in by decisions made months earlier. Pre-construction is where those decisions get made deliberately instead of by default.
We build the estimate alongside the design rather than after it, so the drawings and the budget arrive at the same place at the same time.
How we run it
Six phases, each with a defined outcome. You always know where the project stands and what happens next.
Conceptual estimating
Order-of-magnitude pricing from early program information, so you know the range before committing to a direction.
Site & logistics strategy
Access, laydown, utilities, phasing and neighbour impact planned up front — the things that quietly wreck schedules.
Value analysis
Alternatives priced side by side. Not cheapening the building, but finding the version that delivers the same result for less.
Detailed budgeting
Trade-by-trade estimates that tighten as the design develops, with allowances and contingency stated plainly.
Schedule development
A realistic critical path built from actual trade durations and lead times, including long-lead procurement.
Bid & buyout
Competitive subcontractor bidding with scope levelling, so you are comparing like with like before contracts are signed.
Deliverables, not promises
Everything below is standard on a Pre-Construction engagement.
Discuss Your ProjectWhere we apply it
Education, healthcare, retail, office, hospitality, worship and industrial — each with its own codes, inspections and tolerances.
- 01University & Education Facilities
- 02Churches & Religious Institutions
- 03Tenant Improvements & Interior Renovations
- 04Corporate & Professional Office Buildouts
- 05Medical & Healthcare Facilities
- 06Restaurants, Cafés & Commercial Kitchens
- 07Ground-Up Commercial Construction
- 08Adaptive Reuse & Large-Scale Renovations
Questions we get asked
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Let's talk about whether Pre-Construction is the right fit for what you're building.