Construction Management

Since 2007, SUMAC has helped clients with sustainable local and multinational construction management projects.

SUMAC’s years of experience as construction management company has helped us design a philosophy that integrates sustainability, urbanity and global cultures while delivering complex projects on time and on budget. We are capable of working locally while also executing executing multiple projects in North and South America for clients like L’Oréal and Johnson & Johnson to produce LEED and EDGE certified buildings.

Our versatility as construction managers extends from our deep experience with architecture, sustainability and development. Our team is multicultural, bilingual and globally trained. We are a proud minority-owned MBE construction management company.

We always discuss goals, budgets and sustainability opportunities with our clients at the start of a project.

We believe strongly in a hands-on approach to managing the resources, materials and schedule for construction. Our team is ready to help our clients identify where problems might arise and how to resolve them before they affect the project’s budget or schedule.

Services

We provide construction teams with valuable oversight and logistics planning while ensuring regular on-site management.. Our team also monitors the construction of sustainability features and assists in securing sustainability benefits and data. We execute energy modeling and commissioning in-house to better support our clients’ projects.

Pre-Construction Phase

Identify programming requirements
Develop a master schedule for the project
Develop a comprehensive budget with project categories
Assist with selection of design team
Estimate costs for projects and proposed change orders
Technical construction review of design concepts and project specifications
Create sustainability and green building goals and potential impacts on project
Perform energy modeling to optimize natural opportunities
Analyze total cost of ownership, value engineering, and market availability

Construction Phase

Assist with selection of contractors and vendors
Contract administration of contractors and vendors
Manage construction process including project approvals
Manage and control documents
Document and coordinate communications and meetings
Change management and cost control
Process Green Building certification documentation
Control monitoring, testing, and inspection of construction quality
Coordinate mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Document and coordinate construction payment requests

Close-out Phase

Compilation of close-out documentation
Commissioning of the building and systems
Warranty review and verification

SUMAC is an international firm with a depth of experience both local to our headquarters in Chicago and offices across North and South America. We consistently manage the construction of large-scale, multinational sustainable building projects.