In addition to traditional general contractor services, Fallon Design Builders is proud to serve as a construction manager, owner’s representative or program manager. These are great alternatives for companies that need to shift risk and management resources outside their organization.
This service line leverages our project managers and cross-disciplinary expertise from our sister divisions and parent company. We can negotiate contracts, manage bid processes, and advocate for you, the owner, from beginning to end – of one or multiple construction projects.
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT:
It’s about maximizing value, minimizing issues, and delivering results.
Most construction management companies would agree with, “We are what we build.” We take it to the next level, “We are how well and worry-free we build for you.” It’s about maximizing value, minimizing issues, and delivering results.
Not every construction manager offers the world-class customer service and value-added services that we do. These are the things that matter the most yet seem to be offered the least.
PRE-CONSTRUCTION VALUE-ADDED SERVICES:
Target Value Design
Project Technical Execution Plans
Cost Benchmarking Comparable Projects
Permit Expediting
Collaborative Web-Based Documentation Management
BIM–Building Information Modeling
BIM-Enabled Constructability Analysis
3D Site Logistical Planning
4D Construction Schedule Sequencing
Model Based Estimating/Quantify Validation
LEED Point Cost Options Analysis
Energy Modeling
Building Technology/Peer Review
Envelope Study/Peer Review
Code and Life Safety/Peer Review
Structural/Peer Review
MEP Systems/Peer Review
Historic Preservation Consulting/Peer Review
Energy Rebate Program Assistance
PRE-CONSTRUCTION
We collaborate with the design team and architect to address constructability issues. In other words, we make sure your plans work before you start building.
We use Virtual Design and Construction to test the constructability of the design, determine whether the design makes sense for your building and whether it can be operated and maintained properly.
We work closely with our Pre-Construction Team to catch issues before they become costly issues.
Preconstruction is the most important stage in the building process. It’s also an area where Fallon Design Builders stands out. While it’s most relevant to our design-build and team approaches to the building design and construction process, it’s part of all of our projects in some way.
In short, Fallon Design Builders evaluates costs, quality and schedules during preconstruction. More specifically, we can:
Conduct a space needs analysis
Provide field dimensions and conditions
Prepare a preliminary budget and continually refine it as plans and specifications are developed
Assist with drawings and specifications
Review architectural, civil, mechanical, electrical and structural plans and specifications
Analyze construction feasibility, material and labor availability, procurement and construction timelines and projected costs
Research and recommend alternative methods of construction and other economies
Expedite long lead times to meet deadlines
Consult on the division of work in the plans and specifications for efficient subcontracting, and lead subcontractor selection and negotiation
We can also provide unique support in this stage, like assistance with a capital needs assessment, brokerage service negotiation, land acquisition, permitting and zoning.
Design and Architecture
Fallon Design Builders is proud of our ability to collaborate with architects throughout Nevada and across the nation.
We consider preconstruction, design and architecture, and construction integrated tasks.
In the design-build process, the architect is a subcontractor for Fallon Design Builders Consulting. We’ve found this option for building design and construction to be the most efficient use of owner funds.
In the team process, Fallon Design Builders and the architect of your choice contract separately with you, and we work together to design and budget the project.
In the design-bid-build process, we always provide options for your consideration – even though we haven’t been involved in the design phase, we look for opportunities to add value and find economies.
When acting as a construction manager, owner’s representative or program manager, or as a subcontractor for a construction manager, we can recommend an architect or facilitate a bid process for one, and ensure the project is designed according to your needs and budget.
We also have the support of an in-house interior designer at our sister divisions.
CONSTRUCTION VALUE-ADDED SERVICES:
Last Planner System®
Project-Specific Technology/Collaboration Plan
Collaborative Web-Based Documentation Management
BIM/VDC Execution Planning and Consulting
BIM – Building Information Modeling
3D MEP Coordination/Clash Detection
BIM-Enabled Constructability Analysis
4D Construction Sequencing
Life Cycle Cost Analysis and Energy Modeling
IAQ Management
CONSTRUCTION
We review every subcontractor’s submittal for equipment approval.
We coordinate all the trades—HVAC Contractor, Plumbing, Electrical, and Fire Protection—to ensure they’re all working together, all working to problem-solve, and keep the job moving.
We’re all about quality control. Does the equipment follow the specs and drawings? Can we save time and money by doing prefabrication in the shop instead of the field?
The end date is the end date. As your advocate, we make sure everyone is aware of and stays on schedule. So by the time your end date arrives, the building will be up and running—100% operational and 100% signed off by the necessary agencies.
We’re fans of precommissioning. Some CMs don’t offer it. Some clients don’t want it. We think it’s not only a great customer service, it’s a great way to make sure there are absolutely no surprises.
POST-CONSTRUCTION VALUE-ADDED SERVICES:
Move Management
Furnishings Coordination
Enhanced Close-Out and Owner Training Process
3D As-Built Drawings
Equipment QR Coding
Commissioning
Opportunity Costs/Energy Consumption
24-Hour/7-Day-a-Week Emergency Services
Warranty Services
1-year Warranty Walkthrough
Training
Asset Management
POST-CONSTRUCTION
Our warranty is our word. If there’s a problem, we fix it. Simple as that.
We offer enhanced owner training. We’re not just going to hand you the keys and leave. Far from it. We’ll talk and walk you through the systems. Should there be a problem, we’ll coordinate the work, on your behalf, with our subcontractors.
LEAN CONSTRUCTION
Let’s shave up to 20% off your schedule.
It’s one thing to get a job done right. It’s another to get it done right with time and cost efficiencies. That’s the basic premise behind Lean Construction, and it’s integral to how we manage our projects.
We start by mapping out every step of the project—eliminating redundancies, overlaps, and potential miscommunications. We bring all trades to the table, empowering and leveraging each of the subcontractors’ experience to create a shared goal and commitment. The result? Better planning. Better communication. A lot less wasted time and money.
Lean isn’t just for the field—we implement Lean practices in our offices, too. The efficiencies in our operations, purchasing, and accounting translates into greater efficiencies and real value for our clients, with up to 20% time shaved off your schedule.
INTEGRATED PROJECT DELIVERY
Great things happen when we all come together.
The American Institute of Architects defines IPD as “an approach that integrates people, systems, business structures, and practices into a process that collaboratively harnesses the talents and insights of all participants to optimize project results, increase value to the owner, reduce waste and maximize efficiency through all phases of design, fabrication, and construction.”
IPD removes uncertainty and leverages the experience, talent, and input of all team members. That, in turn, improves the construction process, minimizes cost, and maximizes the value to you, the client. Because great things happen when we all come together.
DESIGN / BUILD
A collaborative approach to maximize efficiency—and reduce uncertainty.
Certainty of outcome. Those three words have come to be our calling card. It’s why our clients choose us for their most challenging Design/Build projects. Our way forward is always collaborative to maximize efficiency and reduce uncertainty.
It begins with design development. Working hand-in-hand with our architect partners, we select an approach that meets your programmatic, budgetary, and aesthetic goals. We establish design and construction contingencies to help maintain the budget.
With the framework in place before construction even begins, Design/Build ensures cost and schedule control—the team shares responsibility for delivering a well-designed project at the price and schedule committed to.
Fallon Design Builders advocates for contractor-architect collaboration early on, knowing it will lead to the most efficient use of your funds. This process begins with the end in mind when you, the owner, choose one firm for both design and construction services; we, as general contractor, subcontract the architect. Here, the construction contract is negotiated as together we define plans and specifications that meet your needs and budget.
TEAM
An alternative to design-build is the team approach, where you, the owner, negotiate separate contracts with Fallon Design Builders and the architecture firm of your choice, and we work as a team to design and budget the project. Once plans and specifications are established, we as general contractor lead the subcontractor bidding process to develop our fixed contract with you.
The design-build and team approaches promote financial and operational transparency from the construction and design teams.
Design-Bid-Build
This traditional process begins with you, the owner, negotiating a contract with an architectural firm to design your project. Fallon Design Builders then submits a fixed bid to complete the work based on the architect’s plans and specifications. Other commercial general contractors do the same, and you select one – most often based on the lowest bid.
Construction Management
In this building and design process, Fallon Design Builders can serve as a construction manager, or as a subcontractor for a construction manager. Here, the owner negotiates separately with a construction manager and architect. The construction manager bids work by division, and the owner enters into separate contracts with each subcontractor and supplier.
Owner’s Representative and Program / Project Management
Fallon Design Builders can serve as your advocate throughout the building design and construction process. You, the owner, contract solely with us. We recommend a process for architect selection and contractor selection and bidding and coordinate all activities that follow. This is a particularly beneficial arrangement if you’re lacking in-house construction expertise, or your staff doesn’t have time to manage additional projects.
VIRTUAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
See your space before we build it.
Imagine being in your space, seeing all the systems work together seamlessly. That’s the idea behind Virtual Design and Construction (VDC). Simulating the entire construction process gives us the ability to reduce building cost, minimize construction time, and increase collaboration.
In generating a three-dimensional image before construction begins, the team can show you every step of the process. Even more critically, we can detect and highlight clashes between beams, ductwork, or other structural elements. Identifying these problems before setting foot on the jobsite, our team can generate solutions or find an alternative plan. The result—a significant savings in cost and time.
SAFETY
Not A Mandate, A Mindset.
We have one cardinal rule: Make sure every single person who works with us or for us returns home safely every day. And that means everyone, from field personnel to our executive leadership team, is charged with promoting, ensuring, and driving a culture of safety. We have a zero-tolerance policy for unsafe practices and monitor all jobsite safety through a real-time safety metrics system.
Quality Control
Our laborers, carpenters, superintendents and project managers are loyal to Fallon Design Builders and most importantly, our clients. They are trained to detect, and empowered to correct, anything unsatisfactory. Fallon Design Builders also has the following processes in place to ensure quality:
Pre-qualification of subcontractors, often through in-person interviews
Withholding of payment from contractors as necessary
A preliminary, in addition to final, punch list, and a requirement that subcontractors meet with superintendents to review
Vendor agreements that clearly identify requirements and responsibilities
Full-disclosure policy for any sub-subcontracted work
In addition, our vast experience with most subcontractors in Nevada over our 30 years in business allows us to include past performance in our evaluation process.
PROJECT CONTROLS:
Project Planning
Schedule Development
Schedule Oversight
Schedule Analysis
Cost Estimating
Cost Analysis
Value Engineering
Budget Management
PROJECT MANAGEMENT:
Program Management
Construction Management
Earned Value Management
Project Controls
Staff Augmentation
Change Order Management
Claims Avoidance & Prevention
DISPUTE RESOLUTION:
Claims Management
Schedule Delay & Disruptions
Damage Assessment & Quantification
Construction Defects
Standard of Care
Acceleration
Productivity Loss
Request for Equitable Adjustment
Expert Witness Testimony
CONSTRUCTION ADVISORY:
Management Consulting
Strategic Planning
Construction Contracts
Risk Management
Due Diligence
Process Development & Audit
Performance & Productivity Improvement
Disaster Prevention & Relief Planning