Success Begins with Preconstruction

At Rudolph and Sletten we understand that time is money. That is why we employ highly skilled preconstruction team members and the most innovative technology. The combination of these two factors improves the speed, efficiency and accuracy of our preconstruction services offering you the “best value”.

Real-time Estimating and Cost Monitoring

Because timing is crucial, we treat real-time information as a priority. Our estimators are immediately capable of performing updates without delaying the decision process. Our software system uses detailed project database applications to integrate important information from every project, so that vital information can be communicated to the design team and clients in hours rather than days.

The use of estimating software allows us to create a dynamic work space where scheduling and estimating can be integrated into BIM models. This combination of information provides highly accurate, real-time earned value reporting.

Our innovative use of technology allows us to:

• Perform real-time design change management
• Synchronize between designs in progress
• Capture and manage design changes generating immediate cost status and estimate updates
• Communicate immediately with architect and/or owner cost status reports as they happen.
• Communicate with the project team in a faster more accurate manner
• Maintain continuous “fly speck” constructability
• Identify conflicts early in the design process minimizing costly changes in the field
• Early identification of prefabrication of ductwork, headwalls and electrical, etc. thereby reducing time and costs
• Integrate experience and expertise with BIM

Automatic estimation for the entire building is done within seconds, and objects in the BIM models are directly linked and mapped into our Estimating Database.

Cost Management

• A proprietary product management database system
• Marketing tracking by trade
• Sustainability goals
• Flexibility of estimating formats
• Budget estimates value analysis log and tracking reports
• Continuous updates
• Custom assemblies
• Coordination of project versus construction costs

By synchronizing bi-weekly models in progress, estimators can quickly capture and manage design changes and generating cost status and estimate updates.

In-house Expertise

Our expert staff provides the perfect complement to the high-tech systems that we operate. Our practice of hiring and training the best and brightest ensures the success of our projects. Knowing that 50% of building costs can be lost due to ineffective MEP systems, we house an impressive staff of mechanical /electrical experts to save construction dollars.

Committed to “Green” Construction and recently ranked 2nd in the country among green contractors by ENR, Rudolph and Sletten is a pioneer of sustainability. We are on target to have our entire estimating team LEED Accredited by the end of 2012.

Thorough and Detailed Procurement

• Bidder solicitation and prequalification
• Detailed bid documentation
• Pre and post bid meetings for major scope trades
• Detailed bid evaluations