Engineering
Construction Management
MZA provides construction management services on new projects as well as projects involving renovation or site restoration. These projects range from fast-track projects on high-rise office buildings in major urban areas to environmental remediation and fire/flood restoration projects.
MZA's construction management services have assisted clients affected by moisture intrusion caused by storm damage. MZA's construction management services include overseeing renovation/restoration work to insure compliance with local health and safety regulations and building codes. MZA develops and administers site-specific Health & Safety plans.
As part of our construction administration services, MZA provides comprehensive project planning services, including feasibility studies, scheduling, and cost estimating services. MZA prepares specifications for remediation projects, assists in contractor screening and selection, monitors OSHA compliance, and provides on-site administration to assure a successful resolution to the project.
MZA assists the building owner in developing construction contracts. MZA assists with the interpretation of contracts in the case of construction disputes to identify or clarify the responsibilities of the various parties to the contract.
We have been responsible for design and oversight for hundreds of projects large and small involving cost estimating. Many of these projects have involved intricate restoration and renovation of existing facilities and equipment that must be accomplished during tight construction periods with fixed completion dates enforced by liquidated damages.
Examples of services that MZA has provided include the following:
- Development of costs and analysis of the construction sequence, duration, and carrying costs in order to evaluate the cost benefit of different construction schemes or material choices, such as the evaluation of alternative fire protection schemes (spray fireproofing, concrete encasement, drywall enclosure, cast in place concrete) for high-rise office buildings.
- Life cycle cost analysis as part of cost optimization studies for issues such as upgrades to insulation or equipment that affect energy costs during operation, or material quality that affects maintenance costs and replacement schedules.
- Analysis of project cost documentation to determine the incremental increase in renovation project costs due to environmental remediation.
- Retrospective development of project schedules from documentation such as payment applications, schedules of values, project meetings, and historic and public documents.
- Life cycle cost analysis and value engineering, including calculation of least cost of ownership, considering factors such as initial cost, financing, maintenance, energy, replacement, and other costs.
- Development of cost models applying historical data, national unit costs, and geographical adjustments to determine cost trends or overall costs for a building type or family of types.
- Design of environmental remediation and demolition methods, and estimation of costs and schedules for remediation and demolition in complex situations such as that of a high-rise building damaged by the collapse of World Trade Tower 2.