Home Owner’s Representation
An Owner’s Project Manager on your side of the table, for your home. Advise – Represent – Serve
What it is. Towns and school districts hire an Owner’s Project Manager (OPM) to protect them on large building projects. Bracken Consulting Group brings that same service to homeowners. We act as your representative from the first idea through the final walkthrough, so you are never the only person in the room who doesn’t build for a living.
Why it matters. A renovation or new home is one of the largest checks you will ever write, and the contractor knows far more about the work than you do. Your OPM is the one person on the project whose only interest is yours: plain answers on cost, schedule and quality, before decisions are made, not after.
Is This You?
Planning a renovation, addition or new home and not sure who to hire or what it should cost.
Holding bids that don’t line up and can’t tell what is included and what is missing.
Already building and worried about change orders, pay requests or a schedule that keeps slipping.
Afraid of being taken advantage of by a contractor or designer.
How We Protect You, Start to Finish
PlanScope & budget
PriceIndependent estimate
HireBids & contract
BuildOversight
ClosePunch list
Before You Hire
Planning, pricing and selection
- Define your scope, priorities and a realistic budget
- Independent cost estimate, so you know what the work should cost
- Help selecting a designer and qualified contractors
- Side-by-side bid review: what’s included, excluded and missing
- Contract review before you sign
During Construction
Your eyes and ears on site
- Regular site visits to check progress, quality and safety
- Schedule tracking and early warning on delays
- Review of every pay request before you pay it
- Review and negotiation of change orders
- Your single point of contact with the contractor and designer
Closeout
Finishing right
- Punch list walkthrough and follow-up until complete
- Final payment review, including lien waivers
- Warranties, manuals and project records collected for you
- Help resolving disputes before they become legal matters
Why Bracken
- Field-built experience. Eighteen years in construction, from laborer and superintendent to estimator, project manager and project executive.
- Independent. We don’t build your project or take a cut from the contractor. We answer only to you.
- One person, start to finish. You work directly with John Schofield, not a junior team.
How We Work
- Advise. Plain answers on cost, schedule and risk.
- Represent. Your interest only, in every meeting and every decision.
- Serve. Clear updates and documented decisions throughout.
- Transparent billing. Time tracked in 15-minute increments, with a complete log provided with each invoice.
Planning a project at home? Let’s talk before you sign anything.
978-512-1310 · info@brackenconsultinggroup.com
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