Acting as Owner’s Representative

Owner’s Representation and/or Construction Management

NDG provides both an "administrative construction management" service, and full project construction management. Owners Representation, is where we proactively represent an owner’s interest in a construction project and provide regular and consistent construction monitoring. Working with the General Contractor and / or sub contractor project managers to ensure full and timely compliance with the plans and owner’s objectives. Administrative construction management services are marketed through construction lenders to those individuals who are attempting to develop a property, but require specific assistance and/or representation.

Construction Management services can run from simply providing site project management and supervision through complete bidding and letting of sub-contracts, sub-contractor management and compliance supervision to meet project outcomes, budgets and timelines.

Monitoring services are designed to inform a project owner about ongoing construction activities by monitoring the construction progress to determine if the work being performed is consistent with plans, specifications, budget, schedules, and is meeting the requirements set forth in the contract between the Owner and the Contractor.

Construction management generally includes some or all of the following services:

• Develop and maintain a regular line of communication with all participants on the design, finance, development and construction of the project. Represent the interest of the Owner to each of the project participants, providing control and direction to project related activities.
• Develop and maintain job related files by documenting all meetings, transactions, contracts, directions, concerns, correspondence, and activities relating to the project.
• Oversee and report to Owner on the activities and interaction by others, including design professionals, Lender, Consultants, Contractor / Sub-contractors, and suppliers.
• Provide management direction and observation of construction activities on a regular basis to represent the Owners’ interests and to ensure/observe compliance with approved plans, and both the general and special conditions required by the specifications.
• Receive change orders, requests, submittals, recommendations and correspondence from Design Professionals, Consultants, Contractors, Sub-contractors, Suppliers and approve/negotiate/reject same as necessary.

The cost of this service is negotiated on a per project basis. A contract is entered into between the Project Owner and NDG prior to commencing work.