Services
Full-Service Construction. Delivered with Accountability.
Column Management provides three core services, owner’s representative, construction management, and general contracting, along with comprehensive preconstruction services. Each approach is tailored to the owner’s needs, timeline, and risk tolerance. What never changes is our commitment to transparency, proactive communication, and on-budget, on-schedule delivery.
Owner's Representative
When an owner lacks in-house construction expertise, or simply needs a trusted advocate to protect their interests, Column Management steps in as Owner’s Representative. We act entirely on your behalf, managing the architect, engineers, and general contractor so that your project goals, budget, and schedule are never compromised.
This service is particularly valuable for institutional clients, non-profits, municipalities, and other organizations that undertake major construction infrequently and need seasoned eyes on every decision.
- Represent the owner's interests at every design and construction meeting
- Review and evaluate architect and contractor proposals and contracts
- Monitor design for budget compliance and constructibility
- Independently review contractor pay applications and change orders before owner approval
- Track schedule milestones and hold the project team accountable
- Provide clear, unbiased monthly reporting to ownership and leadership
- Manage project closeout, warranty, and punch list on the owner's behalf
Construction Management
Column Management’s construction management services are designed to protect the owner’s investment at every stage. As your CM, we join the project during design, help shape the budget, manage the bidding process, and oversee construction, always acting as your advocate.
Our Construction Manager at Risk (CMR) model is particularly well-suited for educational and institutional projects where budget certainty, schedule predictability, and community accountability are paramount. We provide a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) and take on the financial risk of cost overruns, aligning our goals directly with yours.
- Critical path project scheduling from design through closeout
- Independent cost estimating at each design phase, reconciled with the design team
- Bid package development for each construction discipline
- Bidder pre-qualification and community bid outreach
- Pre-bid meetings and RFI management
- Bid analysis, scope review, and award recommendations
- Pre-construction kickoff meeting facilitation
- Schedule finalization and ongoing management
- Submittal log and shop drawing management
- Weekly progress meetings with all contractors
- Monthly written status reports to the ownership team
- Contractor pay application review, compilation, and approval
- Ongoing quality and design compliance review with the architect
- Punchlist management through completion
- Collection of all O&M manuals, warranties, and final lien waivers
- 11-month walk-through inspection
- Final project financial recap
General Contracting
As your general contractor, Column Management assumes full responsibility for the construction of your project. We manage all subcontractors, coordinate scheduling, enforce quality standards, and serve as your single point of accountability from groundbreaking through substantial completion and final closeout.
- Competitive bidding and subcontractor pre-qualification
- Day-to-day site management and superintendent oversight
- Rigorous quality control and design compliance review
- Change order and pay application management
- Proactive schedule management with regular owner updates
- Punchlist management and complete project closeout
Preconstruction: Where Value Is Created
Experienced owners know that the most critical decisions, and the greatest opportunities to protect budget and schedule, happen before a shovel breaks ground. Column Management’s preconstruction team engages early, providing independent cost estimates, constructibility reviews, and market-based bidding strategies that set the project up for success from day one.
Ready to Build?
From the first estimate to the ribbon-cutting, Column Management is ready to put our experience to work for your project. Contact us today to start the conversation.