If a building project appears to be running in excess of its budget, The Beacon Projects Group can undertake a value engineering study to analyze and explore options that will keep the job on budget or, if necessary because of overruns, recommend alternatives to lower costs.

Evaluation includes:

• Review of preliminary budget
• Searching for savings during design development stage when major items are being reviewed
• Setting of final budget
• Duration of schedules
• Construction feasibility issues
• Life-cycle costs, including capital, operating, maintenance, energy and systems
• Analysis of
  - site work
  - foundations
  - structure
  - architecture
  - mechanical systems
  - electrical systems
  - exterior enclosure
  - finishes

Recommendations during system review will address:

• Construction feasibility
• Materials availability
• Labor pool
• Installation time
• Associated costs and economics
• Impact on other building components