Construction Business Gateway (CBG) is a community of construction professionals and leaders seeking to enable connectivity, best practices, and thought leadership in our dynamic industry. We are a Center of Excellence, driving innovation in design, engineering, architecture, project management, risk management, supply-chain management, contracts management and construction delivery. CBG provides services, tools, resources, applications and high-quality content to empower construction professionals to achieve project success.
Our team leverages its vast experience across all major types of construction contract delivery methods and sectors, including Commercial Buildings, Core & Shell High-Rise, Infrastructure, Interior Renovations and Structural Rehabilitation. This experience guides our clients towards informed decision-making to ensure that their projects deliver the highest economic value. We evaluate the TOTAL cost impact of the project, including upfront capital needs, hard cost analysis, soft cost review and life-cycle cost. Project planning drives the overall success of a project by providing the opportunity for risk assessment and strategic planning, resulting in time and cost savings.
CBG is available to provide on-site and remote (e-learning) training for organizations and individuals. We also offer coaching and mentoring for aspiring construction professionals and mid-career professionals, seeking to advance their knowledge of best-in-class construction methodologies and best practices.
The critical path is the longest path in the project schedule, AND is also the shortest amount of time within which the project can be be completed, given the current set of assumptions and planned resources. The critical path starts with resolving the missing information on the drawings and producing a fully coordinated set of drawings. It includes resolving open constructability issues. It is vital that we utilize the pre-construction period to finalize bid packages on a prioritized basis focused on long-lead items.
Formal risk management is at the core of delivering successful construction projects. The four key elements of risk management include Risk identification, Risk Identification, Risk Evaluation, Risk Mitigation and Risk Monitoring. Our experience informs us that risk registers can serve a useful purpose in identifying, quantifying, tracking and mitigating construction project risks. The earlier we implement the use of formal risk mitigation, the better. It is important to consider that a risk register is only a tool, and its effectiveness is a function of best practices, transparency, and honesty in the assessment of project risks. It should be noted that risk registers are only effective if they are maintained diligently, and are used as a proactive project management tool, rather than a reporting sheet.
A well-planned pre-construction process enhances project value by identifying and resolving issues and risks during the design phase. It ensures that project scope, cost, schedule, and procurement align with the owner’s intent. It provides for transparency in guiding the team to focus on maximizing project value, including life-cycle cost evaluation.
The purpose of a gate review is not to cast blame or to generate unnecessary paperwork. The intent is to implement the discipline and scrutiny necessary to deliver project requirements, meet the owner’s expectations and do so in an economic and timely manner. The goal is to maximize project value for the owner.