With most traditional construction processes, every element ideally needs to be designed and costed before construction can begin. Projects can take longer to start and when they do, unforeseen design changes can cause expensive delays.

Construction Management is grounded in buildability. Projects can start fast by avoiding delays and working on packaged, independent elements of the building while others are being designed, adapted and finalised. Where traditional construction processes can delay or complicate a project, CM projects finish faster.

With traditional construction contracts, risk is built in and it’s not always easy to see where the value goes. Protecting margins and managing the impact of unforeseen challenges is a recipe for compromise and quality suffers.

Construction Management is built on transparent fees and costs. You can see where the value goes throughout a project. Control and relationships are maintained. Transparency fosters a collaborative rather than adversarial culture and promotes quality.

Traditional construction processes can be fragmented, inflexible and adversarial. This leads to poor communication, inefficient problem solving and ineffective handovers between design and construction.

K2 Construction Management’s (CM) approach is a collaborative process. Throughout a project, design teams work together with Construction, Project and Cost Management teams to solve any problems before they impact on the project timeline or quality. Often undervalued, good communication speeds up problem solving and delivery and promotes excellent outcomes.

Modern construction projects happen in an increasingly fluid environment where unexpected changes are a certainty. Rigid construction processes can cause delays, cost increases or completely derail a project.

A faster changing world means that over the course of a complex building project, designs will change to accommodate new requirements that could not have been anticipated at the outset. A CM process allows for design changes, controlling costs, avoiding delays and keeping projects on track and optimal for end users.

Fixed price contracts often results in cost-cutting, leading to compromises on design, materials and workmanship. Quality suffers as contractors aim to protect margins, potentially resulting in long-term maintenance issues and a lower standard of finish.

Construction Management focuses on quality through direct management of trade contractors and continuous oversight. Expert teams ensure buildability and address issues proactively, delivering a higher quality building that meets design intent and long-term value goals.