The ProTech Process
Summary of the Building Construction Phase
The building construction process is essential to the success of any construction project. It consumes a lot of time and resources but ensures no stone is left unturned.
The building construction process can be split into three main phases, preconstruction, construction, and post-construction. The three main phases of construction involve many systematic activities.
The preconstruction phase includes acquiring land, strategic design, preparing budgets and estimates, acquiring licenses and permits, and hiring experts. The construction phase involves site preparation, excavation, foundation, framing, masonry work, roofing, interior finishes, and exterior finishes.
Finally, post-construction involves the final walkthrough and the handover of the completed building.
To Aid Preconstruction
Preconstruction is the stage in a project before actual construction takes place. This process involves budgeting, planning, and scheduling activities. The projects struggle to get back on track when projected timelines and costs fall outside the estimated parameters. Cost estimations help the plans in preconstruction. They help project stakeholders make prudent decisions on material availability, material costs, scheduling project feasibility, and constructability. As the project evolves from concept drawings to actual construction goals, cost estimates simplify identifying cost and schedule goals. The team then checks the project’s progress against the milestones during preconstruction to ensure everything is on track.
Estimation Accuracy is More Important than Ever
The margins for projects are small, and competition has risen. The accuracy of an estimate has never been more important to identify the exact cost and time to complete a project so you can make an educated decision if a project is right for your business or not. There is tremendous risk if you are awarded a project without knowing an accurate cost.
To Understand Material Requirements
Industrial and commercial projects have unique material requirements. Therefore, the ProTech cost estimator must select the proper materials that fulfill the industry requirements. The estimation process needs a lot of accuracy. Our ProTech estimators use the project’s drawings and specifications to determine the necessary material quantities to get the project running. Insight into the material requirements also helps properly manage the materials. The procurement processes run smoothly, and resource gaps can be filled on time.
To Pre-Plan Labor Requirements
A contractor must understand all the labor units required for a project. A project has several units that run concurrently, with each item in cost estimation having an associated labor unit. The labor requirements are pre-planned depending on the project’s specifications. When accurately estimating tasks and resources, ProTech can develop a work breakdown structure covering the team. It is easier to monitor the team and ensure that they adhere to the expected project timelines.
Aim for Estimation Accuracy
As you can see, greater insight into cost control improves the tasks and timelines in your project. Clients will likely trust ProTech Contractor’s judgment and expertise when they understand the reasons behind certain project costs. They will expect changes as the project progresses, which results in better working relations. As projects are completed on time and within budget, it is easier to win repeat business, create happy customers, and get more referrals.
To Control Costs
Cost estimation helps control a project’s cost. Cost estimation provides a project baseline for measuring variances from the initial costs. After measuring variances, stakeholders can decide on corrective action to attain minimal costs. Cost control also helps in scope change management. Any changes to the initial costs are recorded to make it easy to forecast the expected final costs continually. This assessment of cost controls helps the project to stay on course and avoid budget overruns.
The Bid Process
At ProTech Contractors, we understand the importance of successfully responding to an invitation to bid. However, we are well aware that an invitation to bid does not mean that we are the one exclusively invited to bid on a project.
Almost all invitations to bid have the following specifications:
- Project overview
- Project deliverables
- Schedule summary
- Project costs
- Project scope
- Project management
Receiving an invitation to bid means we have the capacity and knowledge to offer our commercial roofing services, as ProTech Contractors is a registered roofing contractor in the marketplace. The marketplace can be a Government Service Agency (GSA) or a Business to Business marketplace. Even if a company bids on a project they may be qualified to deliver, it does not mean it will secure the winning bid. However, we at ProTech Contractors understand that winning a bid means that we offer the correct project costs, have the ways to meet project deadlines, and have the proper skill set to complete the deliverables. Our process and skills far surpass those of others in the roofing industry, and make ProTech Contractors the right company for the job, every time!
