CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT SERVICES

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CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT
SERVICES

• Keith Hummer, Owner
• Roanoke, Virginia
• 540-400-8650 phone ? 540-400-8615 fax
• www.quality-cost.com

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• Who We Are
• Small but experienced construction support firm
• Located on Historic City Market
  of Downtown Roanoke, Virginia
• Over 25 Years of Construction Experience

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• What We Do
• Help clients reach project goals by offering
  solutions in overcoming difficult construction
  related situations and issues
• Analyze and develop methods for tracking project
  procedures, costs, schedules, risks and damages

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SERVICES

• Building Diagnostics
• Cost Estimating
• Claims Analysis Resolution

• Quality Cost Control
• Owner Representation
• HVAC Commissioning

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B U I L D I N G D I A G N O S T I C S

• Building Envelope
• Building Condition Assessment
• Roofing Condition Assessment
• Fire / Storm Damage Assessment
• Infrared Thermal Survey
• Nuclear Moisture Survey

Missing Brick
Improper Roof Flashing
Metal Lintels Improper Flashing
Thermo-imaging is used for in-depth detection and
analysis of all aspects of a building.  
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B U I L D I N G D I A G N O S T I C S

• Indoor Environment
• Indoor Air Quality Assessments
• HVAC Test, Balance and Commissioning

• Additional Services
• Forensic Investigation
• Lightning Protection Evaluations and Design
• High Voltage Electrical Evaluations and Design

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• Cost Estimating
• Conceptual Budgeting
• Cost Modeling
• Schematic Design
• Design Development
• Construction Document Level
• Contractor Hard Bid
• JOCS/SABER/Best Value
• Guaranteed Maximum Price
• Quantity Surveys
• Life Cycle Costing
• Capital Outlay Estimates

• HCR played a key role developing the United
  Nations Master Plan with Hanscomb Incorporated
  and the Ove Arup design group.

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Claims Analysis Resolution

• Construction Claim Identification
• Claim Evaluation Quantification
• Analyze Cost Schedule Information
• Change Order Resolution
• Provide Supporting Documentation
• Construction Claim Presentation Negotiation

Hummer Construction Resources negotiated change
orders and provided on-site project inspection
services during the construction of the Reagan
National Airport in Washington, DC.
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• Quality Cost Control
• Constructability Reviews
• Code Compliance Inspections
• Shop Drawing / Submittal Review
• Project Cost Controls
• Total Quality Management
• Quality Assurance Inspections
• Value Engineering Studies

HCR provided daily code compliance and quality
assurance inspections for this billion dollar
clean room manufacturing facility, built by the
Whiting-Turner Contracting Company for Dominion
Semiconductor.
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Owner Representation

• Risk Identification
• Contract Specification Requirements
• Constructability Review
• Budgetary Final Project Costs
• Change Order Identification Approval
• Request for Information Assessment
• Construction Methodology

Hummer Construction Resources is providing
Owners Representation Services to OWPR
Architects. This is a fast-track renovation
project for Scott Hall Library at Dabney S.
Lancaster Community College.

• Risk Management Assessments

• Pre-Construction Phase
• Architect/Engineer Selection
• Constructability Design Review
• Bid Phase Management
• Contract Review Requirements
• Cost Estimating

• Construction Phase
• Contract Administration
• RFI and Change Order Management
• Value Engineering
• CPM Scheduling Project Controls
• Inspection/Quality Assurance
• Claims Mitigation
• Project Closeout

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• HVAC COMMISSIONING
• Purpose
• Ensure heating, ventilating, and air conditioning
  systems perform in conformity with the intent of
  the design.
• Four Phases of Commissioning
• Program Phase
• Design Phase
• Construction Phase
• Acceptance Phase

Hummer Construction Resources has over
twenty-five years of hands-on experience with
sophisticated mechanical, electrical, plumbing,
and voice/data/communication system
installations.
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CREDENTIALS

• Cost Engineer Certification, American Association
  Cost Engineers
• Master Tradesman License, Plumbing, Commonwealth
  of Virginia
• Master Tradesman License, Electrical,
  Commonwealth of Virginia
• Master Tradesman License, Mechanical,
  Commonwealth of Virginia
• Master Tradesman License, Gas Fitting,
  Commonwealth of Virginia
• Class A Building Contractor, Commonwealth of
  Virginia
• NCEER Certified Plumbing, HVAC, Electrical,
  Apprentice Instructor
• Professional Member, American Society of Heating,
  Refrigerating
• and Air Conditioning Engineers
• Professional Member, American Institute of
  Constructors
• Professional Member, The United States Green
  Building Council
• Professional Member, Building Commissioning
  Association
• Certified Thermographers
• Certified Nuclear Testing
• 40 Years of Roofing Design
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Hummer Construction Resources is providing
Owners Representation Services to Metropolitan
Properties for the historic façade preservation
of the Hartsook Building, located in downtown
Roanoke, Virginia.