PROJECT MANAGEMENT

The project management department of worx operates in partnership with Invescon.

We do the project management of a development and act directly on behalf of our client, the developer/investor. We coordinate and manage all the parties involved- Architects and Designers, Consultants, Financiers, Lawyers, Agents, Builders, Purchasers, Tenants, or Investors. In all the phases of the building we try to minimise and control the associated risk by optimising timings, costs, quality and safety, as defined in the initial phase.

The services provided are usually as follows:

• Making a preliminary programme
• Cost estimates
• Overall planning
• Management and coordination of work designs
• Tenders and contracts
• Management and coordination of construction
• Space Planning / Fit Out
• Tests and trials

The services of construction management are developed on the basis of the current programmes and designs and we seek to optimise them, firstly in the phases of tender and contract and later in the construction phase:

• Tender and contracting
• Direct purchases
• Management and coordination of works
• Tests and trials

The aim of supervision of construction is to create the conditions for the development to be carried out in accordance with the designs and the building programme. A cohesive team should be formed with all the parties which is permanently responsible and is focused on the objectives of the project. A pro-active attitude will be developed which seeks to anticipate possible future problems and to create the conditions necessary for their resolution in good time.

• The main service to be provided will be: Quality control
• Planning supervision
• Cost control
• Safety supervision

In a technical audit a building is evaluated in terms of its current condition as well as in terms of its potential present and future costs, with a view to maintaining an adequate performance of its functions. The audit will apply to the following aspects:

• Evaluation of the general state of the building - structure, roofs, facades, etc.
• Evaluation of the equipment - electrical, air conditioning
• Evaluation of safety conditions

The provision of this service is intended to ensure the best conditions for the functioning of the building and for the use by its occupants, always within the perspective of increasing the value of the asset.

The main services provided are:

• Administrative management
• Technical management
• Tenant Representation

In an audit of energy use and of air quality a building is evaluated and certified in respect of these two parameters in accordance with current legislation.

We apply all our knowledge and experience of the management of developments and buildings in looking for solutions which besides leading to more efficient energy use are the most effective both in terms of construction and operating costs. 

Services provided to companies when they are moving to or building new premises.

• Choice of space/building to be occupied
• Participating in negotiations to buy/let the space
• Definition of lay-out
• Definition of the specific needs of the company
• Preparing plans and designs
• Tenders and contracts
• Coordination of construction
• Tests and trials

In a viability study of a development an evaluation is made of all aspects of carrying out a specific project.

A properly conducted viability study will always be the basis of a successful development as it can determine among other aspects the most viable alternatives or the reasons for not going ahead with the development. 

Based on the development programme the following services will be provided:

• Monitoring the development to ensure that it complies with the agreed specifications, costs and timings
• Evaluation and implementation of possible alternative solutions
• Audit of developments to guarantee that they are properly carried out and that the programme is completed without errors or omissions which might lead to additional costs during the construction phase.

Supervision of planning can be carried out during all phases of the development:

• Preliminary phase with the establishment of the prerequisites for the development
• Carrying out the general planning to include the development programme
• Supervision of planning during the design phase and establishing the final plan
• Supervision of planning during the construction phase

Cost control can be carried out during all phases of the development:

• Preliminary phase with the establishment of the prerequisites for the development
• Carrying out the general planning to include the development programme
• Budgetary control during the design phase and the establishing of the final budget
• Budgetary control during the construction phase
• Closing of the accounts on completion of construction