Project Management is the professional management of a single project from the planning, design phase through closeout and occupancy. Project management services offered include:

• project definition
• developing a realistic and complete budget
• schedule of planning and design phase management
• management information system
• schedule and quality control
• review of documents for coordination and constructibility
• any of the items listed above under construction management

Construction Management is the management of the bid and award, construction and close-out phases of a single project. Construction management services offered include:

• schedule control
• optimizing strategies for procurment and phasing construction marketing to bidders to ensure competitive prices
• cost control
• quality control
• closeout and document turnover
• transition to occupancy
• post-occupancy evaluation

Preparing a Technical Evaluation and Site Survey Compiling an accurate assessment of the condition of all existing buildings, including roofs, finishes, mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems is an essential first step in developing a realistic master plan. Preparing this comprehensive site survey helps the client to define a realistically achievable work scope that is consistent with client and community priorities.The assessment, which includes cost analysis, prioritization of projects, and a required time frame for each project, is conducted in a three-step process.

Step One: Survey Preparation
Step Two: Facility Survey
Step Three: Prepare Report

Master Plan

The process of preparing a master plan is the first step in the implementation of any long-range building program. The master plan becomes the foundation for coordinating and managing design and construction activities in the program.

The goals and objectives of the master planning process Ingalls offers are to:

• Define a realistically achievable work scope that is in line with the client's desired functional needs and meets all applicable regulations and environmental priorities.
• Develop a master program schedule that will indicate the sequence of work on a site-by site basis. Issues such as construction logistics, transitional housing, funding limitations and contracting strategies for each project will be addressed. A cash flow analysis will also be incorporated into the master program schedule to forecast timing and amount of funds required to support the program.
• Provide program and project budgets which will include all construction costs as well as "soft" costs, such as design fees, staffing, permits contingencies and escalation for each project within the program.
• Develop a management plan outline which will provide the structure for the ongoing management structure and control of the project.

• Review the present condition and adequacy of facilities. Careful, exhaustive analysis of the existing sites is the cornerstone of an accurate buildable master plan. The Ingalls condition assessment teams will walk each site, investigate mechanical and electrical systems and utility infrastructure, review requirements for Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, if necessary, asses all deferred maintenance needs and determine the scope of work necessary to renovate instructional and support spaces to the level specified in the building standards. As each visit is completed, the teams will estimate the cost of each of the items noted.
• Translate the product of the condition assessment investigations into a database of facilities information organized into individual projects identified as to cost, type of work, priority of work, timeline and source of funds. The database will be provided to the client for use in its deferred maintenance program and for future planning. A report compiled from the database will be included as part of the final master planning report.
• Understand the client's occupational goals as they relate to facilities.
• Establish priorities for categories of facilities improvements (e.g., safety-related, access, building envelope integrity, program support).
• Develop a list of projects at each site with preliminary budgets and cost estimates for each project. Sites are not all in the same state of repair or have the same deferred maintenance needs. Since equity among sites is an important issue, a master plan will establish budgets for the various sites, which reflect the differences in basic repair, needs and also consider that the completed project should demonstrate a consistent level of quality across the district.

• Prioritizing individual projects within the program and develop required schedules and sequences.
• Prepare a master program schedule and cash flow analysis.
• Develop an implementation plan, which details the steps necessary to move on to the next phase.

Constructability Review

Constructability reviews are a key to trouble-free projects. Ingalls approaches the Constructability review as a structured review of the plans and specifications. The focus is on the buildability, bidability and efficiency of construction. Our reviews bring to light problems in the following area: reasonableness of work sequence, comprehensive and completion of construction documents, coordination of the documents among the various engineering disciplines, adequacy of lead time for material and equipment procurement, site restrictions and adequacy of access. We have found that significant cost savings and reductions in change order rates can be accomplished through properly conducted Constructability reviews.

During the review task of Constructability, we focus on improving:

• consistency, clarity and completeness of the construction drawings and specifications
• consistency, applicability, enforceability, and comprehensiveness of the general condition ("front end" documents)
• applicability of construction installation technology,methodology or materials
• consistency between plans and site conditions
• identification of project-specific issues, their probable consequences, and proposed mitigation recommendation

One of the main elements of each construction project is time. Construction scheduling is for managing and controlling time. Construction schedules should be realistic and should reflect the actual sequence of work; actual progress should be compared to the baseline schedule on a regular basis; and techniques, such as short interval scheduling and critical path analysis can help avoid delays and make up lost time if necessary.

Three basic components of any project: quality, cost and time must be in balance and consistent with the owner's goals in order for the project to be successful. Once the basic goals of the project are established, scheduling is the means for managing the time component of the project. Use of scheduling can be divided into two distinct phases:

1. Planning: plan your work
2. Implementation: work your plan

• Master Schedule
• Design Schedule
• Preliminary Construction Schedule
• Construction Master Schedule
• Initial Contract Schedule
• Contract Schedule
• Short Interval Scheduling
• As Built Schedule

Ingalls can also offer via direct labor forces and or subsidiary partners, the ability to offer the following services through its construction services department:

• Basic and Advanced Carpentry
• Residential and Commercial Roofing
• Demolition and Excavation
• Structural and Mechanical Metal
• Licensed Architects and Engineers