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Owner's‑rep outlines process safeguards and examples of savings for proposed Arrowhead capital project
Summary
An owner's‑rep consultant described RFP design, construction‑management selection, contract baselines, bid competition and invoice audits as mechanisms to reduce project cost and risk, citing prior projects that yielded six‑figure to multi‑million‑dollar savings.
Kurt, an owner’s‑rep consultant with Building Solutions, explained the firm’s role in large K–12 projects and how owner advocacy can reduce costs. He described using a clear RFP baseline to compare the originally budgeted scenario with the final project, insisting on competitive subcontract bidding (minimum bids in each category) and performing invoice and payoff audits to catch errors.
Kurt said those steps can recover…
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