Why Construction Management?

Our construction management system has been designed and refined based on over 10 years experience in the design & management of residential construction projects.  All builders, big and small, use their own project management system to keep track of the budget and schedule – the two most important things to control to be successful in this business.  At Projex, we start with the initial design and planning stages and no stone is left unturned until your project is 100% complete.  We work diligently with you every step of the way to bring your design to life – on time and within budget.

Benefits To The Projex Construction Management System

1.    Eliminate General Contractor profits – General Contractors have profit margins built in to every part of the project – materials, labour, & all subcontracts.  Our system exposes all costs and by teaming up with Projex you will pay the same contractor rates other builders pay.

2.    Better quality – By picking and choosing the contractors and suppliers for your project, we can provide a higher level of quality and workmanship.  YOU determine the specifications for the products and services required for your project - not the builder.

3.    See all the options – With so many different products on the market today, the choices are virtually limitless.  Most builders today limit the choices available to their clients to try and streamline the sales process, and any upgrades to those choices are extremely expensive.  With our system, there is no standard – everything is made to order!

4.    See where every penny is going – Our Projex Partner tendering system exposes every single cost associated with your project, including the soft costs that you never hear about – property insurance, legal fees, financing costs, permit costs, etc.  Before your project ever starts you will know where every penny of your hard earned money is going, with no surprises at the end of the project.

5.    You keep the savings, not the builder – Every construction project has a budget, and because residential construction isn’t an exact science all contractors carry a contingency in their budget for unforeseen costs during construction.  With Projex, we also carry a contingency budget for our clients ranging from 2%-5% depending on the complexity of the project.  The difference is with our system when the project is complete any money left over in the budget is yours to keep, not your builder’s.

6.    Use our experience to your advantage – With over 10 years experience in design and construction and over 250 custom home projects completed throughout the Ottawa area, we have worked with dozens of different contractors and suppliers and we have seen it all – the good, the bad and the ugly. 

7.    You decide the extent of your own involvement – Sweat equity is perhaps the most effective way to reduce construction costs – IF you can do it.  Our system can identify areas where you might want to save some money, and we can quickly show you how much you can save and what impact it will have on the schedule.  Or, if you’d rather sit back and watch the pros work, that’s fine too.

8.    You decide who earns your business – By sourcing several quotes for each part of your project, we can pick and choose the right man for every job – from carpenters, to plumbers, to painters.  Every quote is analyzed in detail and price is not the one and only factor involved in the selection process.