Laying the Groundwork for Success: Pre-Construction Services

Successful commercial construction projects begin long before the first shovel hits the ground. Our comprehensive pre-construction services are designed to provide you with the clarity, confidence, and strategic planning necessary to ensure a smooth, efficient, and cost-effective build.

We understand that every project is unique. Our experienced team collaborates closely with owners, architects, and engineers from the earliest stages. By engaging Heck Construction during pre-construction, you gain access to invaluable expertise that can significantly impact the overall success of your venture.

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Budgeting for Commercial Construction Projects

An early and well-defined budget is essential for securing financing, making informed design decisions, and preventing cost overruns during construction. In the pre-construction process, our commercial project managers/estimators prepare the following:

• Conceptual Budgets: Develop a preliminary cost estimate based on the initial project scope and high-level design concepts.
• Detailed Budgets: Create a more precise budget as the design progresses, involving detailed quantity takeoffs, material pricing, labor costs, equipment expenses, and subcontractor bids.
• Cost Controls: Employ systems to track expenses, manage changes, and ensure the project stays within the approved budget throughout the construction phase.
• Contingency Plans: Allocate funds to cover unforeseen costs and potential risks.

Timelines and Schedules During the Pre-Construction Process

Effective scheduling ensures efficient resource allocation, minimizes delays, facilitates coordination among different trades, and provides a clear roadmap for project execution. As part of our pre-construction services, we will define task dependencies, estimate durations, allocate resources, identify milestones, and establish start and finish dates for each activity. We provide a detailed timeline for all project activities, from pre-construction through completion.

Value Engineering

Early in the design phase, Heck Construction prioritizes a collaborative effort with engineers, architects, and other stakeholders in commercial construction projects. Together, we leverage our combined experience and knowledge to systematically analyze a project's design and identify opportunities to reduce costs without compromising essential functions, quality, safety, or the project's overall objectives. This could involve:

• Substituting materials with comparable performance at a lower cost.
• Simplifying design details without affecting functionality.
• Optimizing construction methods for efficiency.
• Analyzing life-cycle costs to make long-term value decisions.

Pre-Construction Permitting

Our pre-construction services include identifying and preparing all required permits (building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, environmental, zoning, etc.). With our attention to detail, we avoid project delays, fines, and even potential shutdown of construction activities.

Heck Construction streamlines the permitting process; we leverage our commercial construction experience to ensure all necessary approvals are secured efficiently. We navigate the review process with various regulatory agencies by addressing any comments and/or revisions required by authorities. We secure the final permits before construction can commence.

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Contact Heck Construction Company, Inc. for Pre-Construction Services

Commercial pre-construction services are a suite of crucial activities undertaken before construction begins. They lay the groundwork for a successful project by mitigating risks, controlling costs, and ensuring a well-defined path forward.

Set your project up for success. Trust the pre-construction services of Heck Construction. Contact us today.

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