SERVICES

Build Smart - Build As A Team

Bring your project to fruition by utilizing ECS Corp’s multiple service offerings that seamlessly deliver high quality projects from the design phase through the completion of construction. Whether the project is still a sketch on a napkin, or has already been assembled as a set of construction documents, ECS Corp offers a variety of services that can accomodate your project at any part of the process. Jump into the service offerings where most appropriate to reach your goals and put your project on the fast track to completion.

  • Pre-Construction

    ECS Corp. offers a variety of pre-construction services which customers can use to ensure that their project runs smoothly and is set up for success from the very beginning. Whether the need is to secure permits, coordinate with utility agencies, or receive help with the entitlement process, ECS Corp. is ready and able to assist the customer with their needs. With over two decades of front-end construction experience across numerous Northern California cities, ECS Corp. has the connections and skillset to expedite the pre-construction process seamlessly.

  • Full Service General Contractor & Construction Manager

    ECS Corp.’s unique quality is its ability to provide the services of a full-service general contractor to a customer while still representing the customer as a construction manager with the customers’ best interests at the forefront of the process. This building formula is unique in today’s market because most general contractors do not perform the duties of both construction managers & general contractors at the same time on the same project. With this formula, the client is able to feel confident that their project is in good hands and they are achieving the most bang for their buck.

  • Design Build

    One of the most popular design methods in commercial building today is design-build by subcontractors for individual scopes of work. This design method has become increasingly popular with customers because the contractor who is performing a scope of work on a project is responsible for their own design, and therefore there is no diversion of responsibility and room to point fingers when problems occur. In this case, it is the subcontractor who is hired for a particular scope of work to be responsible for their own design. This method has been successful for many commercial builders across the industry for years.

Pre-Construction

Our pre—construction team is designed to work with the customer in the early stages of project development, and understand their goals and overarching vision for the entire project. The early involvement of the pre-construction team with the project owner ensures that the wants and needs of the project are understood upfront, and then the focus is shifted towards implementing ECS Corp’s resources to achieve the pre-determined goals. The pre-construction coordination of a project is critical to a successful project delivery, and the earlier that the pre-construction team gets involved the better for the overall success of the project.

PRE-CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

  • Project Execution Plan

  • Safety Planning

  • Site Logistics / Materials Management Planning

  • Schedule Development

  • Scope of Work Definition & Early Phase Cost Modeling

  • Sustainability Planning

  • Value Analysis & Value Engineering

  • Material Procurement

  • Subcontractor Onboarding

  • Identify & Define Early Work Packages

  • Constructability Review

  • Building Enclosure Review

  • Document Set-Up & Review

  • Document Completeness Coordination Review

  • Commissioning Planning

  • Life Safety Procedures

  • FF&E Procurement

  • Cash Flow Projection

  • Owner Equipment & FF&E Coordination

  • Team Kick-Off

Full Service CM / GC

The construction team is responsible for the delivery of the project with a strict focus on the three major components of construction: cost, quality, and schedule. Serving the role of a construction manager and a general contractor all in one, all project information flows through this team and is internalized to make decisions in the project owners best interests. The construction team is designed to follow the plans and procudures outlined by the pre-construction team, but additionally it looks for new and innovative ways to solve problems as they occur situationally, and bring new ideas to the table when there may be value to offer to the owner. This team takes project delivery to the next level during the construction process, as this is where the rubber meets the road.

Construction Management & General Contractor Services

  • Safety, including Site Specific Operation & OSHA Training

  • Security

  • Fast-Track Delivery

  • Site Logistics / Materials Management Implementation

  • Environmental Sustainability Planning & Operation

  • Cost & Schedule Control

  • Quality Assurance & Quality Control Procedure

  • Subcontractor Reliability Analysis

  • Subcontractor Workforce Relations & Coordination

  • Material Procurement Bidding & Supplier Evaluation Analysis

  • Submittal Requests, Review & Approval Process Coordination

  • Subcontractor Foreman Project Coordination Meetings

  • OAC (Owner, Architect, Contractor) Project Coordination Meetings

  • Project Meeting Management & Minutes Tracking & Distribution

  • Construction Administration

  • Electronic Document Management

  • Celebration of Successes and Key Milestones

  • Promoting a Positive Workplace

  • Project Reporting to Leadership

  • Efficient Billing / Payment Process

  • On Time Delivery within Budget Constraints

  • Proper Training and Closeout

  • Punch List Identification & Expedited Completion

Design-Build

Today, almost half of the nation’s projects are delivered using the design-build delivery method. It is one of the nation’s fastest growing and most popular methods used to deliver projects in America because of the inherent team approach that it implements, and its associated benefits. The design-build method of project delivery has proven to deliver projects faster than the traditional design-bid-build method, with less risk, and for a lower total project average cost. What was once considered an alternative method to building is now effectively becoming the primary method of delivering projects due to the extraordinary benefits that it has to offer to the customer. ECS Corp’s design-build delivery method creates unity between the builder and design team, and in turn creates a highly proactive solutions driven team which can complete high quality projects on time, and under budget.

Design-Build Services

  • Single point of Responsibility & Accountability

  • Informed Decision Making

  • More Efficient Work Flow

  • Savings (Time & Cost)

  • Maximized Scope of Work

  • Encourages Innovative Solutions

  • Higher Quality Project Delivery

  • Streamlined Construction & Design Coordination Process

  • Decreased Administrative Burden

  • Early Risk Transfer (Risk Reduction)

  • Better Insurance Coverage

  • Transparency / Open Book

  • Early Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP)

  • Minimize Unforeseen Costs & Change Orders