Services
Pre-Purchase Advisory
- Site visit with Advocate professional, real estate agents, and Owners
- Rapidly establish scope of Owner's proposed improvements
- Promptly provide guidance and advice regarding the feasibility of proposed improvements
- Establish initial budget with ranges of values based on proposed improvements
- Coordinate with Owner regarding expected timelines of proposed improvements
- Coordinate with architect(s) and contractor(s) as necessary to address Owner's objectives
Team Assembly
- Coordinate team efforts to achieve the Owner's vision
- Meet with Owner to establish a desired schedule, quality, and budget
- Lead the assembly of the project team (architects, contractors, vendors, engineers, and others) based on the Owner's goals
- Review team's contracts and negotiate acceptable terms
General Contractor Selection Process
- Contact general contractors to familiarize them with the process
- Coordinate introductory meetings between general contractors and Owner
- Submit bidding guidelines and forms to the three-to-five general contractors selected by Owner
- Address any general contractor's questions or concerns with the bidding guidelines
- Collect and incorporate bids from each general contractor into ADVOCATE's proprietary bid evaluation system
- Review bids with Owner and provide feedback on identifying areas where savings may be obtained through discussion with the general contractors
- Coordinate feedback to general contractor(s) from Owner
- Assist Owner with general contractor selection using an unbiased cost comparison qualitative review
- Assist in the negotiation of the contractor fee and legal documents
Lending Coordination
- Assist Owner with identifying potential lenders
- Manage the assembly of potential lenders
- Coordinate obtaining competing bids for lending
- Assist Owner with analyzing financing options
- Support Owner in negotiating and selecting best financing option for Owner
Construction Management
- Budget, schedule and quality control
- Project administration
- Change order management to address Owner scope variations while minimizing project impact
- Act as point of contact for Owner
- Disseminate information to project team in a coordinated manner with a focus on team synchronization and problem solving
- Attend weekly site meetings, regularly perform on-site inspections to confirm compliance with quality control procedures and the Owner's objectives
- Review and approve general contactor and consultant invoices; Certify proper amounts are being billed to ensure general contractor is complying with construction budget and schedule
- Maintain insurance and lien release log of all consultants, vendors, and contractors
- Review change orders to determine if amounts and time extensions are appropriate
- Analyze the schedule's critical path and milestones; Perform required due diligence to mitigate potential delays
- Review all interior design / FF&E proposals to ensure compliance budget
- Provide continuous reporting of pending design and project decision
Project Completion/Close-Out
- Budget, schedule and quality control
- Ensure completion of architect and Owner-generated punch list
- Review with Owner the operations and maintenance manuals published by the general contractor
- Arrange for ongoing preventative maintenance and warranty compliance
Project Turnaround
- Site visit with ADVOCATE professional and Owners to understand current conditions of project
- Rapidly establish scope of Owner's proposed improvements still to be completed
- Evaluate current general contractor relationship
- Coordinate with architect(s) as appropriate to address Owner's objectives
- Consult on most cost-effective and efficient strategy to complete project
- Promptly provide guidance and advice regarding the strategy to complete project
- Establish initial budget with ranges of values based on proposed improvements to be completed
- Coordinate Team Assembly
- Coordinate General Contractor Bidding Process
- Coordinate with lenders to address current conditions
- Provide Construction Management
- Provide Project Completion / Close-Out
"Spec" Home Development Services
- Coordinate Team Assembly
- Programming consulting
- Budgeting and profit analysis
- Financial modeling
- Deal structure guidance
- Investor negotiation
- Risk management Strategy
- Construction management
Luxury Construction Inspection Services
- Site visit with ADVOCATE professional and Owners to understand current conditions of project
- Rapidly establish scope of Owner's proposed improvements still to be completed
- Evaluate current general contractor relationship
- Coordinate with architect(s) as appropriate to address Owner's objectives
- Consult on most cost-effective and efficient strategy to complete project
- Promptly provide guidance and advice regarding the strategy to complete project
- Establish initial budget with ranges of values based on proposed improvements to be completed
- Coordinate Team Assembly
- Coordinate General Contractor Bidding Process
- Coordinate with lenders to address current conditions
- Provide Construction Management
- Provide Project Completion / Close-Out
- Grading and drainage inspections
- Underground inspection
- Foundation / Slab inspections
- Lintel inspection
- Framing inspection
- Insulation inspection
- "Dry-in" inspection
- "Rough" inspection
- Drywall inspection
- Finishes inspection
- Air conditioning / heating (HVAC) inspections
- Electrical system inspection
- Audio video inspection
- Roof and roof drainage inspections
- Site / yard inspections
- Sewer inspection
- Radon testing inspection
- Termites and Wood Destroying (WDI) inspections
- Pool and spa inspections
- Mold and air quality testing inspections
- Technology components inspection
- Property safety inspection
- One (1) year warranty inspection
- Punchlist inspection
