Pre-construction services

After the acquisition of the construction documents, the owner would solicit bids (or tenders) from general contractors that are willing to manage the project.

The creation of an estimate requires the inclusion of the cost of labor, overhead, profit, and equipment.

[3] Pre-construction services grew out of construction cost estimating to encompass the other activities in planning a project.

In addition to estimating, the preconstruction team participates in design decisions, evaluations, studies, value engineering, value analysis, scheduling, constructability reviews, and more.

Pre-construction services cover a large range of jobs and activities that need to be completed before the start of a project.