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Our Services

JDR’s project management team will manage the entirety of the development plan for ground up construction projects,  including all base building infrastructure, office repositioning, and tenant fitout work. The team will coordinate the overall budget and schedule for the project and will engage and oversee all third-party design team members and construction professionals. Project management team members will lend their historical project experience and New York City specific expertise to the formulation and implementation of the capital plan for the property and will manage the entire capital improvement process from design and procurement through construction and closeout.

Project Planning
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  • Define project goals in term of cost, schedule and physical requirements

  • Determine necessary design team members, i.e. licensed architect to work with design group, MEP engineer, and other consulting engineers, etc.

  • Determine project phasing and establish programming requirements

  • Prepare project master schedule and preliminary project budget

  • Manage architectural and engineering program process

  • Review architectural and engineering program and obtain user approval as well as project financial assumptions as they relate to the project​

Design Management
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  • Represent Principal during design process

  • Kick off design process

  • Manage and review schematic design

  • Manage team in preparation of project budget based upon schematic design

  • Manage design development and process for local, state and federal governing agencies to assist the architect, engineer, construction manager in securing all necessary permits and required approvals

  • Coordinate the activities of the client, architect, engineer, interior designer and other consultants

  • Manage budget based upon design development and review design development with and obtain Principal approval

  • Manage input to constructability, methods and materials and review of all documents prior to bid

  • Manage construction documents and production

Pre-Construction & Construction Services
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  • Prepare detailed construction RFP

  • Determine any additional design team members, which may be required and review existing design documents and make recommendations as required

  • Represent Principal during the finalization of the construction documents

  • Manage process for local, governing agencies and assist the architect, engineer, and construction manager in securing all necessary permits and required approvals

  • Identify municipal permitting process and manage building permit application

  • Prepare detailed construction RFP coordinating requirements of the building and lease

  • Advise Principal and general contractor/construction manager regarding any insurance, which should be purchased and maintained during construction of the project

  • Receive, review and qualify proposals and interview general contractor/construction manager candidates

  • Chair regular project meetings including architect, engineer, building management contractors, etc

  • Monitor and report on construction costs, issue monthly project anticipated cost reports

Project Close Out
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  • Establish vendor procedure for punchlist and monitor vendor submission to client of as-built drawings, warranties, operating and maintenance manuals, system testing documentation, attic stock, completed punchlist and governmental and regulatory sign-offs

  • Review all final invoices for conformance to contract terms, including final lien waivers and releases and produce final cost report

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