About the service
RMSPM provides comprehensive leadership, allowing owners to make informed decisions long before shovels hit the ground. The early phase of a project is where the most value can be created or lost. By investing in strong leadership, owners reduce risk, protect budgets, and avoid surprises once construction starts.
Our team supports owners with project team assembly, program and project planning, scheduling, estimating, value engineering, design review, peer review, and constructability reviews, backed by thorough due diligence. We look at each project from multiple angles: technical, financial, logistical, and operational.
Because RMSPM also delivers program, project, and construction management, our leadership connects directly to what will happen in the field. We don’t create theoretical plans that look good on paper but fail onsite. Instead, we combine planning and analysis with real “boots on the ground” experience to build a pre-construction roadmap that your team can actually execute.
Why choose us
Field-driven perspective
Many pre-construction plans fail because they are created without enough understanding of how projects are actually built. RMSPM’s team includes professionals with backgrounds in construction management, general contracting, and subcontracting. That real-world field experience informs every budget, schedule, and constructability review we perform.
Integrated with overall project delivery
We own leadership. It’s the foundation of program management, project management, and construction management. The budgets, schedules, and risk registers we develop flow directly into later project phases, which means decisions you make early stay visible and traceable all the way through close-out.
Realistic budgets and schedules
We focus on honest, defensible numbers and timelines. Our estimating and scheduling work is based on current market conditions, known risk factors, and the actual sequence of tasks in the field. This approach helps owners avoid overly optimistic assumptions that lead to cost overruns and schedule slippage.
Thorough design, peer, and constructability reviews
We incorporate design review, peer review, and constructability reviews into every project. Our goal is to identify coordination issues, scope gaps, and potential field conflicts as early as possible, when they are far cheaper and easier to resolve.
Services offered
Project team assembly and early planning
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Team selection and assembly:
We help you identify and select the right architects, engineers, consultants, and contractors for your project, balancing qualifications, experience, and availability. -
Program and project planning:
RMSPM works with your stakeholders to define the overall program and specific project objectives, including scope, performance criteria, and phasing. We document goals so that everyone understands what “success” looks like. -
Establishing project goals and guidelines:
Together with your team, we establish guidelines for budget, schedule, quality, sustainability, and operations that will inform design and construction decisions.
Budgeting, estimating, and value engineering
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Pre-construction estimating:
We develop budgets at various design milestones, conceptual, schematic, and design development, updating them as plans evolve. Our estimates give you a clear picture of cost drivers and where contingency is needed. -
Budget development and evaluation:
RMSPM helps you convert estimates into structured project budgets, evaluating alternatives and cost options so you can prioritize what matters most. -
Value engineering:
Working with the design team and contractors, we facilitate value engineering efforts that look for cost savings without compromising safety, performance, or long-term operations.
Scheduling, phasing, and logistics
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Design and peer review:
Our schedulers build realistic pre-construction and construction schedules that consider permitting, procurement, long-lead items, and field constraints. We identify the critical path and key milestones to guide decision-making. -
Phasing and logistics planning:
For occupied or constrained sites, we plan construction phasing, access routes, staging areas, and shutdowns. This is particularly important for healthcare, public facilities, and live environments where operations must continue during construction. -
Schedule risk analysis:
We assess schedule risks and develop strategies to mitigate them, such as alternative sequencing, early procurement, or modularization where appropriate.
Design review, peer review, and constructability
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Design and peer review:
We coordinate design reviews and peer reviews at key milestones, checking that drawings are coordinated across disciplines, aligned with project goals, and consistent with budget and schedule constraints. -
Constructability reviews:
RMS PM reviews the documents from a contractor’s perspective, identifying potential field conflicts, access issues, and sequencing challenges. Our “boots-on-the-ground” approach helps reduce RFIs and change orders later. -
Due diligence and risk identification:
We incorporate due diligence findings, review existing conditions, utilities, code requirements, and municipality expectations, evolving them into the design and constructability review process, so risks are identified and addressed early.
Procurement strategy and bid-phase support
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Procurement and delivery strategy:
We advise on the most appropriate delivery method (GC, CM Multi-Prime, Design/Build, or hybrid) based on project goals, risk profile, and market conditions. -
Bid packaging and pre-bid coordination:
RMSPM helps structure bid packages, scopes of work, and pre-bid meetings to ensure bidders understand expectations and that bids can be fairly compared. -
Bid review and recommendations:
We review proposals for completeness, clarify exclusions, and provide recommendations that help you select teams confidently.
Popular questions
Why is Owner's Representation so important?
Engaging leadership for pre-construction services is where major decisions are made about scope, budget, schedule, and delivery strategy. Investing time and expertise at this stage reduces costly surprises later. It allows you to confirm feasibility, refine goals, and build a realistic plan before committing significant capital.
When should RMSPM be brought into a project for Owner's Representation?
Ideally, RMSPM is engaged as early as possible, at the concept stage, even before design begins. We can support due diligence, team selection, goal setting, and initial budgeting. However, we can also enter later in pre-construction to provide an independent review of estimates, schedules, and constructability.
How is your pre-construction service different from what a contractor provides?
Contractors often provide pre-construction services focused on their own scope and delivery strategy. RMSPM acts as an independent owner’s representative, focused solely on your interests. We coordinate the entire team, challenge assumptions, and ensure that budgets, schedules, and constructability decisions reflect your goals—not just what is easiest to build.
Can you support multiple projects at once during pre-construction?
Absolutely. RMSPM can manage pre-construction for a single project or a multi-project program, maintaining consistency across budgets, schedules, standards, and reporting. This is especially valuable for owners with portfolios of similar facilities or phased capital programs.
How do you keep owners informed during pre-construction?
We provide clear, structured updates at key milestones, summarizing budget status, schedule development, risks, and decisions needed. Our goal is to give owners enough information to make confident choices without overwhelming them with technical detail.
