Whether your renovation
involves a complex scope of work or you
just need assistance in selecting colors
and finishes, the Facilities Management
Design and Project Management staff are
available to assist you in achieving the
greatest benefit for the money invested.
Project Management
It is a long road from visualizing the initial
concept to realizing a completed
renovation. Our project managers work on your
behalf to ensure that project goals
and objectives are met. We work with you from
the onset to help identify your needs
and develop estimates of probable costs and
a project time-line scenario. We also
coordinate consultant activity and administer
the plethora of related issues. As the
project develops, the project manager identifies
the most cost effective and timely
means of construction including the use of construction
work order contracts
(CWOCs). CWOCs are pre-bid, annual contracts
pioneered by DPM for the UC
system. CWOCs avoid time and expenses associated
with formal bidding and
virtually eliminate the general contractor overhead
and profit expense.
DPM projects are managed on a cost plus fee
basis. You pay only the actual
project-related costs, plus a small fee for
project management. The project
management fee is typically 4-7% of the construction
cost.
Design Services
The university is required to comply with numerous
governing building codes and
regulatory agencies. Our architectural production
staff is well versed in these
requirements which, together with our vast knowledge
of campus infrastructure and
the overall repetitive nature of our business,
allows us to produce construction
documents 25% to 40% below private industry
costs.
Our interior design staff can help you with
space planning, selecting furniture and
finishes or, on a larger scale, developing schemes
to enhance the overall working
environment for staff, students, faculty and
the public.
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For more information please contact us at (310)
206-3634.