Process

ProcessInfo

Down Under Construction, with a unique blend of construction management expertise and design sensitivity, will guide each element of the construction process with concerted care, ensuring that the client's goals and the original design intentions are brought to fruition seamlessly.

The following steps outline Down Under Construction's comprehensive progression of a project:

Pre-Construction

Partnering Phase:

  • Selection-
  • Collaboration-

Conceptual Design Phase:

  • Inception-
  • Financial Studies-
  • Feasibility Studies-
  • Field Engineering-
  • Planning-
  • Formal Review Process-
  • Pre-Design-
  • Civil Engineering-
  • Permitting-
  • Estimating-
  • Scheduling-

Preliminary Design Phase:

  • Schematic Design-
    • Architectural-
    • Specialty Consultants & Studies-
    • Analysis-
  • Design Development-
    • Architectural-
    • Structural Engineering-
    • MEP Engineering-
  • Estimating-
  • Scheduling-
  • Value Analysis-
    • Value Engineering

Detailed Design Phase:

  • Construction Documents-
    • Architectural-
    • Structural Engineering-
    • MEP Engineering-
    • Specialty Systems & Equipment-
  • Permitting-
  • Estimating-
  • Scheduling-
  • Efficiency Analysis-
    • Constructability Reviews

Procurement Phase:

  • Purchasing-
  • Tendering-
  • Evaluation-
  • Contract Administration-
  • Submittal Processing-
  • Estimating-
  • Scheduling-

Construction

Execution Phase:

  • Mobilization-
  • Permitting-
  • Quality Control-
  • Field Engineering-
  • Life Cycle Activities-
  • Project Management-
    • Time-
      • Activity Sequencing
      • Resource Coordinating
      • Schedule Tracking
    • Cost-
      • Cost Estimating
      • Budget Monitoring
      • Earned Value Management
    • Quality-
      • Quality Assurance
      • On-Site Monitoring
    • Communications-
      • Information Distribution
      • Performance Reporting
      • Procedural Meetings
    • Risk-
      • Risk Monitoring
    • Procurement-
      • Submittal Processing
      • Clarification Processing
      • Substitution Processing
      • Change Order Processing
      • Record Keeping
    • Safety-
      • Administration & Reporting
    • Financial-
      • Administration & Records
      • Payment Processing
    • Claim-
      • Claim Prevention
      • Dispute Resolution

Post-Construction

Utilization Phase:

  • Commissioning-
  • Occupancy-
  • Demobilization-

Closeout Phase:

  • Post-Design Services-
  • Project Record Documents-
  • Final Walk-Through-
  • Life Cycle Activities-
  • Final Accounting-

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