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Owner’s Project Manager

Compass Project Management is now VERTEX and is still proudly serving as the Owner’s Project Manager on dozens of schools, municipal buildings, public safety buildings, and higher education projects across the Commonwealth and beyond.

Owner’s Representation, OPM, CM and More

 

OWNER’S REPRESENTATION

  • Team Leadership / Collaboration
  • Public Communication / Approvals
  • Public Agency Relationships
  • Regulatory Process / Permitting
  • Design Management
  • Master Project Budgeting and Control
  • Project Controls / Reporting
  • Vendor Selection
  • Project Administration
  • Claims Mitigation and Control
  • On-site Project Representation
  • Building Commissioning
  • Move Management
  • Warranty Administration

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Delivering premium level construction management services by knowledgeable, well-rounded, uniquely trained professionals.

  • Agency Construction Management
  • Contract Packaging
  • Contract Drafting
  • Consulting Project Supervision
  • Construction Engineering
  • Construction Cost Control
  • Quality Control/Quality Assurance
  • Construction Close-out
  • Warranty Administration

STRATEGIC PLANNING

Offering tactical facilitation and strategic planning approaches, our highly skilled and experienced professionals are equipped with the tools for a successful project outcome.

  • Facilitation and Strategic Planning
  • Grant Processing and Management
  • Needs Assessment
  • Program Refinement
  • Location Assessment
  • Feasibility Analysis
  • Facility / Business Plan Integration
  • Finance Planning
  • Program and Scope and Vision
  • Master planning
  • Process Mapping

TECHNICAL SERVICES

Providing technical services to the team including:

  • Constructability Reviews
  • Condition Assessment
  • Value Engineering
  • Drawing Coordination Reviews
  • Cost Estimating
  • Project Scheduling
  • Claims Analysis and Resolution

TEAM → PLAN → EXECUTION

DEVELOP THE RIGHT PROJECT TEAM

A capital project is complex. Several organizations work collaboratively to achieve the desired result. It is critical for the members of the team to share the same values and understand the goals, opportunities, constraints, and challenges of the project. Through the application of specific processes, as well as deep contacts throughout the design and construction industry, Compass will assist the Owner in assembling the right project team to transform their strategic vision into brick and mortar reality.

ESTABLISH A THOROUGH AND ACHIEVABLE PROJECT PLAN

A Project Plan is a roadmap. It is developed by the Team in order to achieve the Owner’s vision. A successful Project Plan includes a comprehensive and complete budget, an aggressive yet achievable schedule, and a detailed description of the scope of the project that meets the Owner’s goals. The Project Plan also includes a communication plan, a quality assurance plan for design and construction, and a risk management plan. The Project Plan is established and acknowledged by all stakeholders.

EXECUTING DAY IN AND DAY OUT

A strong team and a sound plan result in a successful project. With hard work and fair, tough-minded decision-making, our Team executes the plan day in and day out. Compass made a significant investment in developing an on-line procedures manual, accessible by all staff, to assure the best practices of the company are implemented consistently and thoughtfully. By constantly focusing on the three pillars of our project management philosophy – leadership, collaboration, and accountability, Compass strives to take the uncertainty out of the design and construction process.

THREE ATTRIBUTES UNDERPIN OUR TEAMS PHILOSOPHY

PROJECT LEADERSHIP

Project Leadership is the vision, temperament and experience to interpret and deliver on the client’s goals. By understanding and effectively communicating the client’s strategy and mission, the project leader empowers the team to make sound decisions, always in the best interest of the client, creating a successful outcome.

COLLABORATION

Collaboration is the practice of a series of specific skills that focuses the project team’s attention to desired results and provides the process under which the group shares information and resources. Often misunderstood as a “soft” skill or attitude, effective collaboration can be learned and is the product of conscious and intense preparation.

SHARED RESPONSIBILITY

Shared responsibility is the recognition that all members of a project team are accountable and responsible for the success of a project. The actions, or inactions, of discrete members of the team can have a lasting positive, or negative, effect on the outcome of the project.

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