CONSTRUCTION CASE STUDY

A client recently applied our key decision-making tips to fulfill their multi-site project demands across their 1,400 locations. Below are the results of our successful approach.

A sizeable multi-site retailer with 1,400 locations wanted to initiate a multi-site project to upgrade their coolers. They successfully leveraged our project management experience by first leveraging our team to help define and refine their scope of work.

As retailers continue to decrease their personnel, they rely on trusted partnerships to help manage the process.

Thus, assessing the right lanes where strategy and communication align helps to deliver project transparency.

After properly determining the needs of the project, we devised a plan to guarantee the following goals of the program:

• Create a smooth workflow for the operations team.
• Follow an intensive timeframe to complete work across all 1,400 locations.
• Apply technology resources for cost-effective and real-time results.

Logically, we note that these goals are universal standards to help productivity and safeguard the overall completion of the multi-site project.

We completed the project within a 3-month timeframe and resolved scheduling conflicts by splitting the cooling installations into two stages over four days.

Our technicians tirelessly executed the process on day one and completed the installation once the coolers were delivered on-site through a collaborative effort.

Our project leaders and liaisons communicated real-time progress daily with the client by coordinating access to the site, ensuring deliverables were met, and setting the stage for success.

Project objectives were achieved under budget by quickly identifying cost-saving opportunities. Thus, saving the client 18% by shifting the overnight installations to the early morning shifts and adapting affordable, high-quality wire gauges by utilizing efficient installation processes.

These changes were implemented across the entire project to reduce personnel requirements and to protect the client’s assets.

Small changes create significant impacts in the long run by the substantial savings on this project and future projects.

CONSTRUCTION CASE STUDY

By having the right national GC by your side, you will have a more accurate sense of time-sensitive information, better strategies, and a streamlined approach towards identifying and leveraging specific outcomes to your advantage.

The following case study represents how a client sought our assistance during the beginning of the pandemic and how our approach strengthened and re-focused their portfolio for the year ahead.

A client whose construction plan stalled during the beginning of the COVID pandemic lost more than 40% of their local GCs and needed assistance in rebooting their construction program.

To maintain their portfolio and lessen any further losses and delays in their construction projects, the client needed our steadfast approach towards leveraging their labor resources.

By signing and partnering with our business to fill in the gaps, the client could finally take on new markets as they prepare for a rapid growth plan in 2021 and beyond.   

Our strategy first involved maintaining the current labor while incorporating our database of skilled and vetted technicians to take on the remainder of the client’s portfolio to continue their workflow and deliver on their project timelines.

Next, we properly scoped out new and exciting opportunities for several of their facilities to gain additional traction and focused our programs around results-driven themes and methods that can help stand against potential future economic challenges across their portfolio.

By creating the space for a solid partnership between the client and our services, we determined the most critical necessities their portfolio required within a short time, which helped accelerate and complete 100% of their current builds.

By planning a rapid-growth strategy, the client streamlined their future projects, saving more than 13% compared to their prior year’s average project size, and could easily predict a continued increase of new builds by the end of 2021. 

By creating a sustainable development strategy, you can realize a significant improvement in your portfolio by allowing your partner to strategically align a project plan that will feed your development pipeline without negatively impacting your capital budget.

Developing a partnership and adapting to new ways of thinking will help improve results and maintain a lasting impression for your portfolio.

CONSTRUCTION CASE STUDY
ADVANTAGES OF A NATIONAL CONTRACTING PARTNER

ACQUIRING GCS FOR MULTIPLE LOCATIONS IS A HEAVY BURDEN FOR SMALL-SIZED COMPANIES AND START-UPS.

A small-sized national urgent care organization had a growth initiative, in which they were struggling to take into action. Their goal was to refresh and construct 350 units over the course of a five-year strategy. Achieving this immense undertaking was a particular problem for this undersized company, due to the lack of reach they had in terms of accessing the skilled labor required for the multiple new builds and fit-outs. The client needed a contracting firm at the national level to help them obtain and manage the number of general contractors (GCs) needed for each re-opening and build of new clinics, for each designated location. Acquiring GCs for multiple locations is a heavy burden for small-sized companies and start-ups. Many of these firms end up spending way too much time and effort seeking the right GC fit but also spending way above than they should or above their initial budget plans.

Through a strong national contractor partnership, the client gained new confidence, insight, and envisioned significant positive changes in their brand image and corporate expansion goals.

With a newly implemented self-performing framework, we created a streamlined process for their construction needs. This partnership gave the client the support and expertise required to organize and execute their remodels, multi-site refreshes, rebranding, fit-outs, and overall management programs. After more than 100-hours invested with their team, we developed a go-forward plan to help support the client’s first steps in their growth plans. First, we compiled a team of dedicated Project Managers (PMs), and ensured a consistent delivery model – regardless of geographical locations. Second, we leveraged our own in-house architects and designers to provide guidance on final layouts, while confirming the final plans, and making sure everything was aligned with their vision for the brand. Finally, we provided oversight for the entire project’s functioning as their main GC and construction manager when needed, to provide the reporting and visibility into the entire project’s demands.

Through a strong national contractor partnership, the client gained new confidence, insight, and envisioned significant positive changes in their brand image and corporate expansion goals. The results of the provided delivery model spoke volumes. With our teams already delivering more than 5,000 projects annually with the largest individual program delivering 450 remodels a year, our 70 in-house PMs allowed the client to increase their initial five-year strategy of refurbishing 300 clinics to 500 clinics. In addition, with a successful delivery model in-place, the client can utilize its benefits repeatedly. As a bonus, this type of partnership also drives down costs and creates a more balanced timeframe for project completion.

There is no doubt that most construction projects can be a challenge for smaller organizations. Nowadays, no one industry is kept at a standstill. It is important to keep up-to-date to flourish and compete within a certain market. As a result, you need to associate your organization with those who will provide effective and affordable beneficial outcomes. That is why having an expert contractor with national means of leading your next construction project will help you compete with your competitors while delivering cost-effective solutions that are critically needed in the current environment.