Lesson 1Construction-phase stakeholder coordination: utilities, inspectors, lenders, municipal agencies, community liaisonExplains coordinating utilities, inspectors, lenders, agencies, and community during building. Focuses on communication plans, meetings, docs, and fixing conflicts without schedule delays.
Utility company design and tie-in processBuilding and safety inspections workflowLender site visits and draw reviewsPermitting agencies and plan revisionsCommunity liaison and issue escalationLesson 2Roles and responsibilities: developer/owner, project manager, architect, civil engineer, landscape architect, traffic consultant, general contractor, leasing/sales teamDefines duties and decisions for each key player in a real estate project. Stresses communication, approvals, and how project manager links owners, designers, builders, and sales teams.
Owner and developer decision authorityProject manager leadership and reportingArchitect and engineer design obligationsConsultants: traffic, landscape, specialtyGeneral contractor and subs on siteLesson 3Quality assurance and inspections: submittals, shop drawings, testing, third-party inspections, punchlist processDescribes systems to ensure built work meets design and rules. Covers submittals, shop drawings, tests, inspections, punchlist finish, stressing docs and accountability for quality.
Submittal logs and review workflowsShop drawings and coordination reviewsMaterial and system testing protocolsThird-party and special inspectionsPunchlist creation and close-outLesson 4Project delivery models: design-bid-build, design-build, negotiated GC, and implications for schedule and risk allocationCompares main delivery models and their effect on risk, schedule, cost control. Clarifies roles in design-bid-build, design-build, negotiated GC, and best fit for real estate.
Design-bid-build structure and pros/consDesign-build integration and trade-offsNegotiated GC and preconstruction servicesRisk allocation in each delivery modelImpact on schedule, cost, and qualityLesson 5Budget control: cost estimate reconciliation, change order management, contingency draws, amount and governance of developer feeDetails ways to set, track, control building budget. Covers estimate matching, contingency plans, change orders, and developer fee structure, rules, reporting to parties.
Baseline budget and cost code structureEstimate reconciliation with contractorChange order review and negotiationContingency planning and draw rulesDeveloper fee amount and approvalsLesson 6Phase breakdown and typical durations: pre-design, schematic design, entitlements, construction documents, bidding, construction, commissioning, close-outBreaks project into phases from pre-design to finish, with usual times and links. Highlights key outputs, approval points, and delay effects on permits, finance, handover.
Pre-design programming and feasibilitySchematic design and early pricingEntitlements and permitting timelinesConstruction documents and biddingConstruction, commissioning, close-outLesson 7Procurement and contractor selection: RFP/RFQ elements, evaluation criteria, bid tabulation, bonding and insurance requirementsCovers setting RFQs/RFPs, checking contractor bids, managing competition. Explains qualification, bid matching, bonding, insurance, and documenting solid selection.
RFQ vs RFP objectives and timingScope definition and bid instructionsTechnical and commercial evaluation matrixBid tabulation and leveling methodsBonding, insurance, and risk transferLesson 8Schedule management: critical path identification, milestone planning, use of CPM and Gantt tools, contingency planningFocuses on building/maintaining realistic project schedule. Explains critical path, milestones, float, CPM/Gantt use. Covers recovery, reordering, schedule risk plans.
Work breakdown and activity definitionCritical path and float interpretationCPM scheduling tools and reportingMilestones, phasing, and look-aheadsSchedule risk, slippage, and recovery
