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construction management company manages diverse infrastructure and development related projects mainly in sectors like power generation plants, steel plants, chemical refineries, railways, highways, bridges and dams apart from housing projects and much more. A construction management company essentially manages huge projects that have a tremendous impact in its immediate vicinity and environment. However it is not always easy to assess the environmental impact of such projects since infrastructure is vital for economic advancement. The best construction management companies always seek a balance by minimizing environmental damage and maximizing the use of the most advanced technology to complete their projects.
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construction management company normally operates at an advisory level where it coordinates with a number of entities that are involved with the project at different levels. For instance if the project involves construction of a bridge over a large river there would apparently be a number of stages that the company would have to go through before the actual work of building the bridge begins. Invariably such a project would fall in the public-private category as the project would be a government initiative and it is the government that would float a tender for the construction of the bridge.
The respondents of such a tender are normally private sector construction management companies that have the resources required to handle such projects.
The next stage is when the tender is awarded to the construction management company that manages to convince the government about its plans and cost for the project. This company then further subcontracts the project work to various firms that are specialized in different areas of project implementation. Such specialized companies can offer their expertise in:
- Survey
- Architecture
- Drilling
- Haulage and transportation
- Construction material supply
- Labor supply and management
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construction management company’s priority to coordinate with all such subcontractor firms and ensure the timely completion of the project. This is easier said than done because there usually are a large number of barriers and hurdles that the construction management company has to cross in order to ensure a seamless transition of work across different stages.
Some of the biggest construction management companies of the world are:
- Saint Gobain (France)
- Lafarge (France)
- Centex (US)
- DR Horton (US)
- Pulte Homes (US)
- Masco (US)
- Ashai Glass (Japan)
- Daiwa House Industry (Japan)
- Hanson (UK)