SCC
SANDERS CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANTS
SANDERS CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANTS
We are the Chief/Senior Estimator that you can't find! We do the TakeOff others can't do; rebar, CMU concrete, lumber list, electric, data, plumbing, ductwork, civil cut/fills, utilities, etc. If you need it taken off and priced, we're here around the clock to provide our services. Below is a list of the many services we provide but if you do not see the service you are looking for or need further clarification please feel free to contact us so we can do our best to accommodate your needs.
If you a subcontractor bidding to a GC or a GC bidding to a developer or government agency we can help supplement your team with the following:
Work alongside ownership to develop the bidding strategy.
Attend pre-bid and walk-thru meetings.
Review front ends, verify insurance and bonding requirements, bid forms, unit prices and alternates.
Set up your blue printer with the bid documents and keep up to date with all addendums.
Review the plans & specs and set up your bid packages.
Perform front end document review for insurance, bonding and other requirements.
Prepare your RFIs (request for information) and manage the responses.
Prepare your scope or leveling sheets (outline of scope for each specific trade or bid package).
Develop bidder/supplier list along with your team.
We will level bids as they come in for each trade or bid package.
Set up spread sheets to assemble your supplier and subcontractor bids with the required alternates and unit prices.
Help you find every supplier and subcontractor on the street bidding the project.
Link your spread sheets to the required bid forms, unit prices and alternates.
And most importantly, we help make sure the bid is prepared on time and submitted correctly.
Then we can help you negotiate and buy out your projects with your subcontractors.
We are the third party reviewer of projects of any size and scope. SCC analyzes proposed change orders by overlaying all pre and post plans. Whether a client needs a proposed change order priced or validated, we can assist throughout the project’s duration. Once the scope is validated the pricing of the change goes much faster with all parties in agreement. We will assist in getting your change order log down to zero which makes close-out a simple procedure.
SCC specializes in construction cost estimating, we provide our clients with detailed quantity take-offs and pricing from the project’s conceptual stage through to project close-out. We maintain databases of historical and current local, national and international construction costs. We also verify proposed construction cost with the local market at various stages though-out the estimating process.
SCC provides our services as an extension of your staff to handle the entire bidding process. Our service includes the following:
Attend pre-bid meetings.
Work alongside ownership to develop the bidding strategy.
Develop bidder/supplier list along with your team.
Perform front end document review for insurance, bonding and other requirements.
Send out ITB (Invitations To Bid).
Prepare Bid/Trade Packages – Including scope of work documents for each package.
Prepare detailed scope/leveling sheets per Bid/Trade Package.
Handle RFI (Request For Information) and Addendum process.
Review and de-scope all incoming bids.
Prepare Bid Summary.
Prepare General Conditions Study with your operations team.
Tie your bid preparation costs and markups to required bid forms.
Assist you and your team with submitting the bid per front-end requirements.
SCC provides our services to procure subcontractor trades and suppliers for your project. Our services include the following:
Pre-qualify subcontractors to confirm they meet your company’s requirements.
Establish Bidding procedures with your team similar to Lump Sum Bidding above.
Sub-contractor negotiations and award based upon your approval.
Contract preparation and administration.
SCC provides Quality Control and Constructability Review of construction drawings and specifications. We provide you with a red-lined set of documents, along with a report of our findings and valued engineering suggestions.
Due Diligence Budgets/Studies.
Value Engineering Studies.
Construction Management & Oversight.
Contract Preparation & Reviews.
Scheduling.
Litigation, Arbitration Support.
Staff Augmentation.
Cost Escalation Analysis.
As a test, to build a relationship, please put together a sample of the finished product you would like to see from us. Then send over the sample with a set of drawings you would like quantity takeoff or an estimate done from. We will review and then give you a call so we can agree on a test price. We will do the takeoff and estimating work you require and track our time. If you like the finished product we can take it from there. At SCC we want to become your extended estimating department and part of your team.