Our Value-Add Services on Program Management
We provide full and extensive Program Services for your project needs from tender bids schedules, baseline programs, to delay analysis, to “What If Scenarios”. Our team of professional planners have the experience and expertise to help your project have clear and concise vision and status throughout the project life cycle.
Tender Bids
Our services will help translate complex construction plans, interfaces and constraints, into clear and readable programs. It will comply with all the program requirements both in private projects or government tenders. As our staff are well trained in Civil Engineering, we are able to provide sound suggestions to help optimize/improve your tender bids so they are competitive and distinctly recognized.
Baseline Program
Setting the initial plan is the most import before construction commencement. The baseline is the “yard stick” to which all progress and delays are measured against. We will help ensure the baseline program accurately reflects the intended construction sequence and the program is technically robust to be able to use for monitoring purposes and delay claims.
Project Monitoring Controls
Monitoring the health of the project is where our services shine. Our professionals have the experience and know-how to enable your project team to have a pulse on the project. Through Pinacle’s monitoring system setup, we are able to determined project status and project the end of project completion and most of all detect and prevent potential delays. Benefits resulting in cost savings and avoiding liquidated damages.
Program Delay Analysis
Get the proper expertise to help illustrate your entitlement to Extension of Time through or delay analysis services. Our professionals will provide a comprehensive and thorough delay analysis and present the findings in a report to convince your clients on the merits of the case. Using CPM (Critical Path Method) the impacted dates are clearly demonstrated to ensure your project is granted the entitled EOT.
Program What if Scenarios Studies
Mission critical projects are not left to chance. Cover all the angles by engaging our team to help demonstrate the likely scenarios to your clients. Often the projected completion is important for the follow up activities. For example, the occupation date for Condominium owners are important. Through What If Scenarios, we are able to present the various outcomes even with complexities, allowing your stakeholders to be informed and make important decisions.
PREPARE
Tender Bid / Pre-Award
Programming Support
- Develop a "winning" tender program taking into consideration the programming requirements, key dates, construction method & sequence, road & services diversion and physical site constraints
- Review tender program in respect of meeting key contractual provisions and identify potential problem areas early
PREPARE
Award to Pre-Construction
Programming Support
- Develop/ review baseline program from tender program but include essential details to better manage the project
- Review activities are properly linked so that the program closely depicts the “real” planning of works
- Review adequacy of floats in the program and advise the consequences of too much (or too little) float
- Review program in respect of meeting key contractual provisions and identify potential problem areas
- Review Content of Monthly Progress Reporting Format and advise adequacy of content as contemporaneous record
- Develop an appropriate control system for progress monitoring
Contract & Claims Support
- Advise an appropriate control system to identify and notify potential variations and claims
- Pre-empt and “be ready” for potential claims from risks identified in program
MANAGE & CONTROL
Construction
Programming Support
- Monitor progress of works, alert current and potential delays and highlight areas of concern
- Identify mitigation measures for delay
Contract & Claims Support
- Draft letters to notify variations and claims
- Analyse delay and extension of time entitlement
- Formulate and substantiate cost claim
Manage and control
After Completion
Claims & Dispute Resolution Support
- Consolidate all delays and assess overall extension of time
- Advise overall claims position and advise the strengths and weaknesses for a commercial settlement
- Act as Expert Witness for arbitration or litigation
