“I believe the key to the success of Golden Triangle Construction
is the proactive approach to construction management that they exhibit throughout all phases of their involvement.”

George E. Smith, Architect

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At Golden Triangle Construction, we put our years of experience to work on your project during the design, preconstruction, and construction phases.  Our proven ability to actively participate on the team, tied to our proven processes for managing governmental controls, cost control, schedule control, and quality assurance, ensures that you end up with designs that meet your budgets. 

Our Preconstruction Department is a team of dedicated, trained professionals who seek out creative solutions to solve today's building challenges.

Our construction team, each one with a principal of the firm in charge will manage your project from start to finish with the best skills and processes available today.

Pre-Construction Services

At GTC, we prefer to "over emphasize" our preconstruction services.  By performing cost estimating, value engineering and a constructability review up-front, during the design process as a member of the Owner / Architect / Contractor team, GTC enables a problem-free design for the project, which results in lower Owner risk and delivers projects on time and on budget.

To ensure that final design and project costs are consistent with the Owner's objective, GTC’s preconstruction process involves team interaction (Owner / Architect / GTC) from conceptual planning, design development and working drawing preparation, through working drawing completion.

GTC’s preconstruction services include three Primary Elements:

Design Evaluation and Review

• Existing-conditions review of project site
• Proposed structural systems review
• Cost and availability evaluation for alternative methods and systems
• Constructability review of architectural design on a trade-by-trade basis

Estimating

• Prepare preliminary cost estimates at initial stages of planning and schematic design
• “Wish List” Management that let’s you know what can or can’t be included
• Definitive budget estimates as construction documents develop
• Guaranteed Maximum Cost Estimate preparation when plans & specs sufficiently complete for subcontractor bidding and definitive estimating

Scheduling

• Project Pre-Construction/Master Schedule for the overall Pre-Construction process
• Preliminary Critical Path Schedule as a tool to determine/verify project completion date
• Procurement Schedule to identify long lead materials

Project Management

GTC’s primary function is the management of commercial construction projects from estimating to project completion. Each component of the entire construction process is crucial to the success of the whole. The construction phase of the project includes but is not limited to the following:

• Establish onsite organization and lines of authority in order to carry out the overall plans of the project on a totally coordinated basis
• Establish procedures for and implement coordination of the owner, architect, contractor and subcontractors
• Maintain a competent full-time field staff to provide field supervision and management in connection with the performance of self-performed work and the work of the various subcontractors
• Work with each subcontractor to develop detailed operating schedules for their portion of the work and monitor, update and report on this schedule during the construction period
• Maintain on a current basis, a record of all subcontracts, including shop drawings, samples, purchases, materials equipment, applicable handbooks, federal, commercial and technical standards, specifications and any other related documents and revisions that arise out of the contract for the construction work.
• Make recommendations to the owner for changes in the work that may be desirable or necessary due to the field conditions, cost, quality or progress of the work.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date construction cost accounting.
• Monitor the interpretation of construction documents.
  

Scheduling

GTC schedules and monitors all of its projects with state of the art scheduling software and hardware. Our project schedules are prepared with the input of experienced project professionals such as superintendents, project managers, and trade specialists. We also utilize our subcontractors as an important source of scheduling data.

GTC’s scheduling system is designed to assist our on-site construction staff and update the Owner as well as GTC’s project principal.  The GTC scheduling system includes the following:

• Pre-Construction
• Milestone summary schedules
• Detail construction schedules
• Short interval scheduling
• On-site project status and review
• Cash flow projections
• Project updating and custom reporting
• Coordination of schedules and budgets

Safety

GTC management is committed to providing a safe and healthful work place for all employees.  Construction is recognized as one of the high hazard industries requiring the employer’s every effort and duty to provide and maintain a healthful and safe work place.

Goals to Achieve a Strong Safety Culture

• Training at all levels on hazard recognition and elimination
• Attitude adjustment to meld productivity and safety in order to achieve a true safety culture
• Establish responsibility and accountability
• Eliminate injury and human suffering
• Prevent accidents, thereby controlling losses from property and equipment damage, lost productivity and reputation
• Investigate all accidents and incidents in order to prevent recurrence
• Monitor subcontractor safety and assure compliance with good "safe practices"
• Plan safety and productivity

Subcontractor Safety

GTC monitors subcontractor safety performance and safety meetings in the following areas:

• Compliance with all applicable codes and safe practices
• Conduct safety meetings with subcontractor supervisors on a monthly basis
• Document enforcement of safety violations by issuing "Safety Violations"
• Monitor subcontractor tool box safety meetings

Hazardous Material Management

GTC has a moral and legal commitment to protect the safety and health of its employees and those working on and around its construction sites. It is with this commitment in mind that GTC requires the acquisition of Material Safety Data Sheets for all materials brought to the site by vendors, subcontractors and or our client’s suppliers.

The Benefits of a Strong Safety Culture

No real price can be set on the benefits of protecting the life and health of our employees.  However, the benefits derived from a strong Safety Culture include reduction in insurance costs while raising employees’ productivity and morale.