• • Proposal/Preliminary Schedule Creation - Basic overview schedules to give managers & owners a look at what to expect if they were to pursue a particular construction project.
  
• • Baseline Schedule Creation - Full, in-depth construction schedules with milestones, pre-construction activities, submittals, procurement, and all necessary activities covering the entire scope of work on a particular project in well organized form.
  
• • Graphical Key Plans - Visual descriptions of areas of work on a project. Helps the entire project team visualize the job and avoid communication errors.
  
• • Owner Review - Schedule review to check that it reflects the contractor's means and methods. Statistical checks to make sure the schedule is accurate and technically sufficient. High-level summary schedules and narratives.
  
• • Schedule Updating - With information from a project team, Points West Consulting will assist in the monitoring of progress on a construction site. Through this process, team members can see if their project is behind or ahead of schedule, and can then see an up to date version of future activities.
• • Cost Loaded Schedules - Points West Consulting can assign costs to the activities in a schedule. This can assist with budgeting and expediting the progress payments due to contractors.
• • Resource Loaded Schedules - Points West Consulting can also assign resource constraints on particular activities to avoid unworkable labor, material, or equipment requirements.
  
• • Impact/Delay Analysis - Not everything in construction goes according to plan. When issues do arise, Points West Consulting can perform an analysis to see how a problem will affect other trades or a project completion date. This can often be used as a legal tool, as well as an informational one.
  
• • Requests for Time Extension - An owner may delay a project, but to receive compensation, many contracts require proper procedures and documentation in notice, in form, and in delivery of Requests for Time Extension.
• • Claims Avoidance - Points West Consulting can provide certain recommended practices, a carefully prepared schedule, and good supporting documentation that will help avoid claims.
• • Specification Review - Some schedule specifications, delay specifications, and change specifications may be problematic and can be changed or renegotiated.
• •  Arbitration, Mediation, Litigation Support - Points West Consulting can provide technical analysis, expert advice, and supporting graphics and documentation that will help your side in disputes.
• • Development of Other Special Reports & Graphics - Points West Consulting prides itself in delivering exactly what a project team needs to have a successful project.
  
• • Site Visits - Points West Consulting is always willing to visit project sites to discuss issues of importance with the project team.
  
• • Training - We can train on your site or office.
  

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