Services

Preconstruction Services

Whether you are creating a custom home or designing a new office building, Plenium Builders has the most effective planning and pre-construction tools to guide your project through all stages of design and construction. Think of this as a menu that can be customized around the particulars of your project. Let us help you achieve your goals.

  • Plenium Builders prepares a detailed conceptual estimate from basic information like square footage, number of stories, systems, finish types and building site characteristics. This valuable tool gives you the power to prioritize where your budget will have the most impact to best accomplish your design goals.

  • Our team of experienced builders and estimators work together with designers to seek out alternative ways to achieve a similar function or aesthetic at a lower cost. We also suggest ways to reduce life cycle and operational costs with alternative materials or equipment.

  • During preconstruction, Plenium Builders will help you plan for your sustainability goals by providing input on system strategies that reduce future operating costs and utilize renewable resources. We have knowledgeable experts and LEED® accredited professionals on hand to work with you during construction to achieve green project certification.

  • Our team can use your design team’s building information model (BIM) for quantity surveys, scheduling, and “clash” detection. These techniques reduce estimating time, increase coordination accuracy, and significantly mitigate cost and schedule risks.

  • Our relationships and reputation with jurisdictional authorities – including local city and county planning staff members, utility agency representatives, environmental review boards and more – help your entire project team to build consensus for innovative construction strategies, develop plan-review phasing, and facilitate environmental approvals, permitting, inspections and sign-offs.

  • Plenium Builders uses critical-path-method (CPM) schedule techniques and the latest, industry-leading software, Primavera, to effectively plan and lead your project. Our approach to project management is schedule-driven and focused on fulfilling our commitments on a granular level to move you in on time.

  • Our team of experienced builders and estimators work together with designers to seek out alternative ways to achieve a similar function or aesthetic at a lower cost. We also suggest ways to reduce life cycle and operational costs with alternative materials or equipment.

  • We can provide life-cycle cost analysis to analyze long-term operational budget impacts vs. initial capital investments. Whether you want to analyze the whole project or just certain aspects, like major equipment, systems or materials, Plenium Builders’ estimating team can evaluate the best option to align with your budget priorities.

  • As design progresses, you get regular estimate updates in parallel with your designer’s progress milestones. This includes variance reports and one-on-one support to walk you through the details. You will be well informed about where your budget dollars are being applied on your project.