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Willson will join the project team early to
assist with pre-construction planning phase.
These activities could include budgeting,
value engineering, scheduling, and
logistics. Once the project moves into the
construction phase, Willson contiues too
facilitate the construction process by
coordinating all activities of the
subcontractors, maintain proper
communication and monitor the project
budget.
Pros:
- Constructability input
during the design phase
- Cost estimating prior to
drawing completion
- Phased construction is
possible
- Provides benefit of
competitive bidding
- Greater collaboration
between the project team –
owner, architect,
construction manager
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Cons:
- The owner typically
holds all contracts
- Increased liability for
the owner
- No single entity to
guarantee the
price
of the project
- Services of the
construction manager can
many times be adequately
handled by a general
contractor
- No self perform work is
done by the construction
manager
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