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Construction/Program Management Services

The Institute for Building Technology and Safety (IBTS) is a group of building industry professionals that has been providing construction/program management related services to public and private sector clients for over 30 years. As a government-founded "not-for-profit" corporation, IBTS combines governmental credibility with private sector efficiency.

Our services include: Pre-Design Phase, Design Phase, Bid Award Phase, Construction Phase and Post Construction Services.

IBTS Services

  • Pre-Design Phase Services
    • Project management planning
    • Project schedule/ project budget and fee development
    • Scope of Work (SOW) review/preparation and support
    • Outreach and proposal assessment
    • Negotiation/selection recommendation and documentation support
    • Document control system/ document storage and retrieval
    • Project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
    • QA/QC plan
  • Design Phase Services
    • Prepare periodic project status reports
    • Perform design SOW peer reviews
    • Constructability/biddability reviews performed at 60%, 90% and design completion
    • Value engineering reviews at 10% and 30% design completion
    • Design contract administration activities
    • Develop contracting strategies
    • Payment and change assessment
    • Construction Initiation for Bid (IFB) support
    • Develop construction contract general conditions and general requirements
  • Bid Award Phase Services
    • Construction IFB announcement and bidder outreach
    • Bidder questions, pre-proposal conference, and addendum support
    • Bid opening and reporting support
    • Bid assessment, negotiation, and award support
  • Construction Phase Services
    • Prepare periodic project status reports
    • Coordination and communication
    • Maintain project controls management/schedule and cost management
    • Conduct construction monitoring/inspection
    • Perform construction contract administration
    • Document control system/ document storage and retrieval
    • Submittal management and request for information management
    • Change order management
    • Disputes and claims management
    • Closeout of work
    • Manage training program
    • Startup and operational demonstration
    • Complete punch list
    • Complete submittals, including certifications
    • Finalize as-built drawings
    • Preside over project close-out and final payment
  • Post Construction Services
    • Documentation of maintenance requirements
    • Documentation of operational procedures
    • Warranty management

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