Services tailored for the Property Manager
Tenant placement, maintenance, real estate services, and collecting and processing payments for hundreds of properties are significant responsibilities. What do you do when an owner asks you to oversee a substantial improvement or repair? Where do you begin, especially if the owner lives in another state? What if you have no construction experience? What do you do when the contractor says you need to replace the SAM and the WRB? Construction has so many different trades, materials, and techniques that it's easy to get overwhelmed when a contractor makes suggestions that you don't know if he is sincere or just trying to maximize his revenue. DHA Construction Manager can help you too!
One of the most significant benefits we can provide your property management company is you only need to call one company to provide a construction solution for your properties.
If you and your property management company are looking for a great way to differentiate from your competition, providing a construction management professional is a great way to start!
We are happy to provide a solution that is within your budget.
TRAINING
DHA Construction Management is eager to share our experience and knowledge with you in on-site lunch and learns. We have classes that are CAMICB approved for continuing education credits.
Some of the courses we offer are:
1. Project Management 101
2. Project Management 201
3. Project Managment 301
4. Asphalt and Concrete, Need to Know
5. Construction Defects, What Every Board Should Know
Construction Defect-Owners Representative
DHA Construction Management specializes in construction defect projects. Our innovative management process guarantees better results than the outdated method of simply picking a contractor and hoping for the best. DHA's experience results in higher quality, lower risk, and significant savings in valuable board member time and HOA money.
Although hiring a construction manager is relatively new to most HOA communities in Colorado, many community management visionaries in other states have already proven their value. The executive management team at The Helsing Group published this blog post to help board members understand the importance of hiring a construction manager.
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
The group of construction managers at DHA is well-suited to offer the oversight necessary to complete your projects on schedule and at your desired quality, scope, and functionality level. Our professionals know the difficulties community managers and HOA/COA board members face during construction. The following construction services are offered to meet your unique project demands and requirements:
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Construction Oversight
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Constructability Review
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Contract Administration
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Construction Scheduling
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Cost Estimating
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Change Order Management
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Quality Control & Assurance
PROJECT PLANNING
DHA Construction Management can help you in your meeting with the board and define the project requirements. DHA can take field measurements and help prepare the Request for Proposals. Using the latest technologies, we can share our network of contractors and send your RFP to hundreds of potential contractors and guarantee at least three bids every time. Once all bids are returned, we can level them for you, making it much easier for you and the board to decide which contractor to choose. Best of all, you no longer have to create the RFP, call multiple contractors to get bids, and then try to figure out their differences. Just make one phone call to DHA!
We are happy to help you in any aspect of the planning process and work within your budget.
CHANGE ORDER MANAGEMENT
Change orders are the most common source of budget overruns, which makes change order management one of the most challenging responsibilities of a construction project. Failing to address these challenges through a change management process would probably result in more project interruption and deterioration of the owner-contractor relationship.
Effective change order management has several critical issues, and DHA is well-equipped to analyze and answer each one.
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Is the request changing the original scope of work?
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How will it impact the schedule?
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How will it affect the budget?
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Who is responsible for its cost?
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Are there better alternatives?
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What is the impact of not proceeding with the change?
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Is the change request legitimate?
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Is it reasonably priced?
This process can often become contentious and challenging, but DHA's experience can resolve them quickly and effectively.
VALUE ENGINEERING & RISK MANAGEMENT
A typical construction project is comprised of thousands of variables, such as materials, means and methods, design, and even timing. Each variable contributes to the project cost and schedule. DHA has a proven track record of identifying cost-effective solutions in materials, construction methods, and design. It's one of the most beneficial services we offer.
QUALITY CONTROL & QUALITY ASSURANCE
DHA can help guide you through the material selection process to ensure your contractors are bidding the same materials. Once the project is underway we can also provide periodic onsite inspections to ensure the contractors follow through with the scope and quality requirements.
CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM MANAGMENT
Many community management companies are creating their own construction management departments or subsidiaries. DHA can help you setup your construction processes and train your team in effective project management, helping you keep up with the competition.
Would you like help with your Request for Proposals?
One of the essential steps of any project is getting bids. The common practice is to create the RFP or Work Order and send it to a couple favorite contractors from a preferred vendor list. This process has been used for decades and, for the most part, worked. The most common challenge is getting enough, timely, and comparable responses. Another one is the list only represents a small fraction of all the available contractors. How do you know if the few responding contractors provide the best value for your community?
What if you could send your RFP to one company connected to a network of thousands of qualified contractors. What if that one company would follow up with the invited bidders and make sure they all bid on the exact scope of work and bid the same quality of materials? Would this save you time? Would more bidders potentially save money?
DHA Construction Management is that company. We can get more qualified and competitive bids for you. Just fill out the Request form, and we will guarantee you at least three bids every time. We understand that trying something new is intimidating, so try us out, and your first RFP is free!
