DHA
Construction Management

Owner’s Rep, Engineer, Property Manager, GC Last week someone asked a fair question in a LinkedIn thread: if the engineer is already doing construction administration, why does a board need an owner’s rep? Isn’t that paying twice for oversight, or paying someone to repackage what the GC already does? A lot of boards ask the same thing quietly when they look at a project budget, so here is my answer. A few issues ago I wrote about the gap between the board, the manager and the

Community managers, I know your world: You’re juggling 5–10 communities, vendor issues pop up daily, and when a big capital project hits—like a roof replacement, full exterior repaint, or parking lot rehab—the bidding process can feel like herding cats. Boards want the “best” choice, residents want no special assessments, and you’re stuck trying to make sense of three (or more) wildly different proposals that don’t even compare on the same planet. That’s where bid leveling be