Five Steps to a Successful Construction Project

1. Construction Management Services Construction management is one of the most critical parts in the success of a construction project. LMC-CM follows four key steps to successfully completing a construction management project.
2. Act as the Homeowner’s Advocate. By acting as homeowner’s advocate, the homeowner can have better control of costs, schedule and conformance to original project goals. LMC-CM provides detailed reporting for the duration of the project, so the homeowner is kept aware of progress and potential challenges.
3. Make sure the design and engineering meets the user’s needs. LMC-CM’s services include preparing commissioning documents, developing design concepts that meet the homeowner’s budgets, and peer reviewing plans and specifications.
4. Ensure contractors provide excellent pricing, schedule and quality. LMC-CM helps the homeowner manage the bidding and contractor selection process through providing a detailed budget and critical path method (CPM) schedule, and procuring work with multiple prime contractors. LMC-CM also performs cost and value engineering and is familiar with lean construction technologies.
5. Work closely with the homeowner, engineer and architect throughout the project. LMC-CM facilitates direct communication between the homeowner, engineers, architects, contractors and sub-contractors. This is especially key in renovation projects where coordination between management and homeowner can minimize disruptions in an already occupied building.

Bidding and Negotiation

Louis Mamo & Company Construction Management delivers bid documents that demonstrate a high standard of care for quality construction. Drawings are prepared in industry standard software, the specifications are prepared in Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) format, and the construction documents are developed to be complete and accurate.

Upon approval of the Construction Documents we will assist the homeowner in answering questions and providing clarifications during the bidding process and review contractors’ requests for substitutions. Our team strives to represent the best approach to meet the homeowner’s budget, long-term needs, and schedule.

Renovation Planning & Design

Once the economics of a renovation project is confirmed, we can assist with developing the renovation program. This program includes developing the necessary documentation for obtaining the funding, rebates if applicable, and a detailed project schedule to understand site use and tenant occupancy during the renovation project. We are very familiar with projects that remain occupied during construction and special demands such projects produced on design and execution of construction. We coordinate with management and homeowner affected by the project to ensure efficient execution of the construction work with minimal disruptions. We provide detailed reporting and continuous supervision throughout the project to keep the homeowner and management abreast of all challenges and progress.

LMC-CM develops the renovation design documents for your project ranging from simple paint, window, and door upgrades to extensive new architectural facades, energy upgrades, lighting and interiors. LMC-CM has expertise in both renovation and new construction projects in single family and multi-family residential projects. We use award winning mechanical and electrical engineering design teams with expertise in energy efficiency and data systems.

Construction Monitoring & Quality Assurance

Louis Mamo & Company Construction Management provides full-time or part-time construction monitoring services directed at achieving the highest possible level of quality assurance. Construction monitoring services have the potential to make the most significant difference in achieving a longer life expectancy of your roofing, waterproofing, and residential systems. Our team of experienced construction monitors has been recognized by industry organizations as experts.

Our specialized building construction observations/monitoring services consists of specialized quality assurance on behalf of the homeowner to observe critical construction components during building process. Building envelope (the physical separator between the conditioned and unconditioned environment of a building including the resistance to air, water, heat, light, and noise transfer), waterproofing and roofing system construction is extraordinarily complex and unanticipated conditions which require the attention of the designers frequently occur.

This service consists of specialized quality assurance on behalf of the homeowner to observe critical building envelope components during construction.

We protect the property 24/7 by installing temporary cameras that can be accessed by the homeowner from their home computer or smart phone so they can watch their home as it is being built.

Time and time again monitoring services have proven to spare homeowners from far more costly repairs in the future. As a result, we consider construction monitoring and observations critical to a successful project. To the best of our knowledge, there is no better way to confirm that the Contractor is providing and installing what you and the design team envisioned and what you are paying for.

LMC-CM’s specialized building envelope construction observations and monitoring services consists of:

• Temporary cameras that can be accessed through a laptop or smart phone
• Specialized quality assurance to observe critical building envelope components during construction
• Review construction details that may cause problems later on and provide Field Consultation During Construction (FCDC)
• Identify significant deviations from the standard details and procedures
• Evaluate general compliance with codes and standards
• Time and time again monitoring services have proven to spare homeowners from far more costly repairs in the future. To the best of our knowledge, there is no better way to assist the contractor in providing and installing what the design team envisioned and what was contracted to the homeowner. Quality assurance monitoring by an independent and qualified third party can identify potential design issues that can cause construction delays and mitigate potential defect litigation by documentation of construction and testing.

LMC-CM can also provide third party quality assurance monitoring during materials installation by approved applicators to make sure manufacturer’s guidelines and specifications are complied with and that the warranty is secured.

Advantages

There are many advantages to using an Air-Driven Residential Elevator. They are: No pit excavation, hoist way, or machine room needed; Installation within one to three days; Ideal for new and existing homes due to the minimal space required to accommodate the elevator; Absolute safety in case of a power failure since the moving car automatically descends to the lowest level and the electro-mechanical door will open to let the passenger out; Cost-effective approach for elevator installation; Self-supporting structure (the elevator can rest on any existing ground floor); Eco-Friendly Elevator: No energy used during descent: gravity is used instead; Fully transparent and panoramic view without cables or pistons that block vision; Electric circuits within the cabin are 24 volts, eliminating the risk of shock; Minimal maintenance: no lubrication required for the elevator. Only scheduled service call is roughly every five years or 15,000 lifts for replacement of main seal; and Starting and stopping operations are extremely smooth.