Owner’s Representation / Execution Control
Technical support from the owner’s side to control progress, payments, changes, schedule, and decisions during design, hiring, or construction.
What is it?
It is an ongoing support service where I represent your interests as the owner throughout the project. I review progress, payments, changes, schedule, reports, agreements, and technical decisions so you do not depend only on the information provided by the designer, contractor, or construction team.
What is it for?
It helps you maintain control, clarity, and documentation during the project. This service helps review whether what is being designed, contracted, or built is aligned with the approved scope, budget, schedule, and the decisions that truly protect your interests as the property owner.
Who is it for?
This service is for private property owners and investors who already have a design, budget, contractor, construction company, or active project, but need independent technical support to review progress, payments, changes, reports, and decisions without managing the day-to-day process alone.
When should you request it?
- Already have an architect, contractor, or technical team.
- Have a design, budget, or contract under review.
- Are about to start construction and want independent control.
- Live far from the project or cannot supervise the daily process.
- Want to review progress before approving payments.
- Need to control changes in scope, cost, or schedule.
- Attend technical meetings and want someone on your side.
- Want clear reports and documented decisions.
- Are using a turnkey or design-build model.
- Completed a Clear Preconstruction Roadmap and the recommendation was to have support during execution.
Service Details
What is included
- Follow-up and coordination meetings.
- Review of progress, payments, and changes.
- Control of agreements, pending items, and decisions.
- Review of schedule and project milestones.
- Early risk alerts for the owner.
- Meeting minutes and documentation.
- Client-side coordination with the designer, engineering consultants, and contractor.
- Periodic project status reports.
What is not included
- Physical execution of the construction work.
- Legal responsibility as the contractor.
- Replacement of the technical director.
- Responsibility for construction means and methods.
- Professional signature unless expressly contracted.
- Direct administration of the client’s money.
- Legal or contractual decisions.
- Permanent 24/7 supervision.
Duration
Monthly, during the contracted stage of the project.
Deliverables
Follow-up reports, coordination meeting minutes, agreement records, payment control, change control, risk alerts, and a list of pending decisions.
Estimated Investment
Starting at $2.000 USD
Frequently Asked Questions / FAQ
What is the difference between Owner’s Representation and a Project Risk Assessment?
The Project Risk Assessment is an initial review to identify risks, information gaps, and urgent decisions.
Owner’s Representation is ongoing support. It is useful when the project needs sustained control over progress, payments, changes, schedule, meetings, reports, and decisions during design, hiring, or construction.
What is the difference between Owner’s Representation and a Budget Review?
The Budget Review focuses on a specific quotation, proposal, or budget before signing, paying, or choosing a contractor.
Owner’s Representation is broader and ongoing. It includes project follow-up, payment review, change control, progress review, reports, meetings, pending items, and decisions during the contracted stage.
Is this the same as construction supervision?
Not exactly.
It may include progress reviews and site visits depending on the agreed scope, but my main role is to represent the owner: organize information, review payments and changes, document agreements, follow up on decisions, and alert risks from the property owner’s side.
I do not replace the technical director, inspector, architect, engineer, or contractor.
Does this replace the architect or contractor?
No. The architect designs, and the contractor builds according to their responsibilities. My role is to complement the process from your side as the owner by reviewing information, coordinating decisions, documenting agreements, and helping you maintain clarity over cost, schedule, changes, and progress.
Can this apply to turnkey or design-build projects?
Yes. In fact, it can be especially useful. A turnkey or design-build model can simplify coordination, but the owner still needs independent clarity over scope, budget, changes, payments, schedule, and responsibilities.
Does this service prevent all cost overruns or delays?
No. It would be irresponsible to promise zero cost overruns or zero delays. What I do is help you gain better visibility, traceability, early alerts, and documented decisions before approving major changes, payments, or progress milestones.
Can you step in if the project is already in trouble?
Yes, but if there are already delays, questionable payments, conflict, or loss of control, it is usually better to start with Project Control Recovery. First, I review the real status of the project. Then we define whether it makes sense to move into monthly Owner’s Representation.
Keep control of the project from your side
As the project moves forward, every payment, change, delay, or technical decision can affect cost, schedule, and clarity. If you do not want to manage everything alone or depend on only one version of the project, I can represent you technically during the contracted stage.