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 Van der Laat & Jiménez performs preconstruction, construction management, general contracting, trade work, design/build and consulting services to meet clients' construction needs on every front. From the initial stages of project planning and development through the construction phase and project delivery, Van der Laat & Jiménez works in partnership with clients under a variety of contract types and delivery methods, including lump sum, Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) and negotiated procurement.
Preconstruction
Van der Laat & Jiménez 's preconstruction process results in a finished product that meets client needs and project goals by reducing construction time, realizing cost savings and minimizing changes. We work in cooperation with clients and design teams during the early planning stages of projects to achieve this objective.
Van der Laat & Jiménez's preconstruction services include:
- Early budget development
- Pricing updates
- Value engineering
- Systems analyses/selection
- Construction document review/coordination
- Quality control
- Cash flow projections
- Crane location studies
- Construction planning
- Site management planning
- Site investigations
- Scheduling
- Coordination/expediting of construction permits
- Development of a Guaranteed Maximum Price
- Identification and purchasing of long lead items
- Advice on labor, subcontractors, material availability and quality
General Contracting
Providing at-risk general contracting services has been the mainstay of V&J's business for over 35 years. We provide clients with responsive leadership and consistency of management throughout each project's duration, working in partnership with owners, architects, subcontractors and engineers to deliver successful projects. V&J's construction services include:
- Cost monitoring and control
- Schedule development and control
- Subcontractor management
- Field engineering and site management
- Safety assurance
- Project accounting
- Change management
- Shop drawings and material submittal review
- Quality control
Construction Management
In the role of construction manager, V&J provides a full range of services to assist clients during the planning, design, and construction phases of projects. V&J's approach is to serve as an extension of our client's organization, complementing their capabilities and representing their interests throughout the duration of the project.
From the early planning and design stages through project completion and close-out, V&J uses proven management systems and procedures to monitor project progress and ensure project goals are met.
Self-performed work
V&J's self-performance capability enhances our capacity to control cost, schedule and quality, and through this expertise, deliver a better product to clients. Whether or not V&J self-performs certain work on a specific project, our understanding of these critical trades results in:
- The advantage of knowing the real cost for the relevant work through databases of actual costs.
- The ability to accurately schedule the relevant work.
- The ability to monitor production and quality and to proactively suggest mid-course corrections.
Through 35 years of experience performing work with our own forces, our project management personnel have constructability and operations expertise uncommon in the industry today.
V&J's self-performance capabilities include:
- Sheeting, shoring & underpinning
- Excavation
- Demolition
- Concrete forming, placing & finishing
- Reinforcing steel placement
- Unit masonry
- Rough carpentry
- Interior finish items
Design & Build
V&J is one of the nation's most experienced design/build contractors. Based upon Clark's relationships in the development, design, and construction industries, we assemble design/build teams to meet specific requirements of each project. Through these partnerships, V&J adds value to the design through constructability, budgeting, cost control and logistical input.
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