Thinking of Building Your Dream Home? Hiring a Project Manager May Work Better over a Building Contractor

In a construction project, priorities and direction must be established to achieve success. One good way to do this is through Project Management, an effective strategy used for organizing construction projects. As one of the services that Marblaze offers, this blog post will explore what Project Management is, and what makes it so important.

What is Project Management?

Project Management is simply the management, organization and direction of a construction project. This process of managing how a project is done has the main goal of completing a construction project efficiently, within budget and requirements, and by its deadline. There are multiple aspects a construction project is concerned with, including budget, hiring the right people, schedule, managing construction, and liaising with other parties (e.g. customers, engineers, vendors). It is the responsibility of the Project Manager to ensure all these elements are in place.

Hiring a Project Manager Vs. Hiring a Building Contractor

While hiring a Project Manager is an option in building construction, many prospective homeowners may think that the go-to approach is hiring a building contractor. This constitutes a Standard Building Contract which includes a signed legal document that contains a set of construction guidelines for all parties involved in the project. With building contracts, the goal is to satisfy the parties involved in the successful completion of a project. In this situation, clients are only required to sign a contract and guarantee that they can pay the price for the building. Once signed, all parties are obligated to follow the contract, and if a party breaches it, the other can sue. Unlike a project manager, a building contractor tends to prioritize the management of the contract between parties over the project itself.

Advantages of Hiring a Project Manager

With Standard Building Contracts, clients’ lack of involvement in actual building construction tends to result in disputes with building contractors over actual materials used or the final product. For instance, if the client expects the building to turn out a certain way, there is a possibility that the building turns out not as the client had expected. Client may have specified yellow walls, but the actual wall is dirty white. Sometimes, there may also be unexpected hidden fees involved in addition to what clients had expected to pay. It is possible for the client to file a complaint or even sue the contractor, but this is all too much work.

Unlike building contractors, hiring a project manager allows clients to have an active role in the building process. Since the priority of the project manager is the actual construction, the final product is likely to match the client’s expectations. Additionally, working with a project manager allows for some flexibility in managing the costs, making adjustments when necessary to accommodate a client’s financial situation. It is also possible to pause the construction at any time to suit the client’s needs.

So, what now?

Are you interested in building your dream home? With Marblaze’s project management services, we can help you achieve that goal. We have a reliable team of engineers, a project coordinator, business manager, and admin support to help you.

We are looking forward to working with you.

References:

Ariel Bilangel

https://archdesk.com/blog/construction-project-management-guide/

https://www.domain.com.au/guides/how-building-contracts-work-929198/

https://www.ecosys.net/knowledge/construction-project-management/

https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/difference-between-project-management-and-contrac t-management

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