At the beginning of the pre-construction phase, a significant aspect of a project is its constructability. Identifying constructability involves asking questions about how efficiently and easily a structure can be built and how to improve these aspects. It may sound simple, but much of the construction industry doesn’t take this valuable extra step. As a result, they usually do not work as efficiently as possible and may contribute to higher costs and waste.
At Lough Build, constructability is a key part of our pre-construction management approach. Constructability is a way for us to understand and combine all of the experience and expertise we draw on from consultants, architects, contractors, clients and designers. This knowledge can minimise waste and maximise efficiency, so a project is best positioned to be delivered on budget and on programme.
Preparing the project properly
Our pre-construction service encompasses all your essential required activities before construction begins. They involve site investigation, preliminary design, budgeting, obtaining permits and approvals, and coordinating with stakeholders to ensure a smooth transition into the construction phase.
Value Engineering
Pre-construction services help architects and design professionals identify systems and infrastructures that require specific action and devise the best plan to deliver more at a lower price.
Benefits of Pre-Construction Services
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Helps you understand the project better beforehand and make thoughtful decisions.
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Allows you and your team to point out blind spots and nuances that might go unnoticed.
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Prevents field conflicts and ensures that the project is completed safely and on time.
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Streamlines the process and forms a budgetary proposal.
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Ensures the most productive use of your time and financial resources.
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With comprehensive reports and schematics, pre-construction services give you the luxury to guide and educate yourself through the project, making you feel at ease about spending your money.
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Encourages communication and coordination by offering clarity in the form of a clear idea for everyone to follow.
Pre-Construction Services
Pre-construction is where successful projects are made. Planning drawings are a great starting point, but they rarely include the detail needed for an accurate build cost. That’s why we don’t price from planning drawings alone. Instead, we help you develop the information required to define the scope properly—so you can make decisions with confidence and avoid surprises later. A free budget figure can be useful early on, but it’s still an estimate. With our pre-construction support, we can produce a clear, itemised cost plan and breakdown, including a measured pricing schedule/BoQ prepared in line with NRM2 principles, giving you a much firmer basis for budget, procurement and programme.
Talk it through in confidence
If you'd rather discuss your project privately, we offer a free 30-minute Teams meeting. You can talk through what you have in mind, what's possible on your site, and how we'd approach it. Where it would help, we can also arrange a free site visit. Everything you share stays confidential, and we're happy to sign an NDA before we start.
The Pre-Construction Process
Since Lough Build is also a principal contractor, we have the skill and experience to devise construction means and methods that are as efficient as possible. Our competency and control over the construction phase make us the perfect people to plan it out, putting our clients in the best position to mitigate any risks.
When working on a cost-negotiated scenario, the first step is to create a detailed control estimate. This is part of our budgeting and estimating services and assigns allowances for the design elements that are still being developed. As the scope is refined, the control estimate has room to expand upon the original line-item budget. This approach allows us to offer more accurate estimates, so clients can see exactly where they stand regarding project costs.
