Our Services

Pre-Construction Services


Our pre-construction services help you maximize the value of your building investment.
We will work with the client, user and design consultants as a team during all aspects of the pre-construction process for a smooth transition into the construction phase.

 

Lakoff Construction Services pre-construction services include:

  • Feasibility studies
  • Manage municipal approvals
  • Conceptual estimating
  • Schedule analysis
  • Value engineering
  • Document review
  • Subcontractor qualification and solicitation
  • Contract administration

With the complexities of today’s laws, ordinances and building codes you need a partner that not only knows how to avoid traps but also can lead you around them.

Self Performed Work


Lakoff Construction Services offers the capability to self-perform work, greatly benefiting our clients in cost, schedule and quality.

 

Lakoff Construction Services self performs:

  • Layout & field engineering
  • Demolition
  • Concrete forming, placing & finishing
  • Rough & finish carprentry
  • Doors, frames & hardware installation
  • Metal stud framing
  • Drywall hanging & finishing
  • Acoustical ceiling installation

 

Design-Build


The Design-Build method is not a new project delivery option. This method is viable in today’s market for the following reasons:

  1. There is a single source of responsibility between the contractor and designer.
  2. Fast track scheduling assists in compressing the projects duration since construction can begin while design is ongoing.
  3. Design-Build allows the owner to benefit from the teams resources which are oriented towards the goal of a mutually successful project instead of the adversarial relationships which are typical in the hard bid industry.
  4. Project costs are identified in the early stages which can lead to more innovative and cost efficient solutions.

Construction Management


Our approach to construction management begins with the formation of a team. The owner, the designer and Lakoff Construction Services work jointly to achieve clearly defined project objectives. Owners are most interested in the decisions which affect cost, quality and time. Lakoff Construction Services management will give you direct control over the decisions which control these factors.

Lakoff Construction Management Services will represent the owner in crucial areas such as:
  • Programming, project definition and pre-planning
  • Control of the scope of work
  • Project scheduling
  • Maximum use of subcontractor’s resources
  • Enhancement of construction quality
  • Timely project closeout

Comprehensive management and an individual commitment to owner satisfaction is the dynamic force which makes a project team – owner, architect and construction manager – successful while also providing maximum project value.