For clients looking to minimize financial risk and increase success on construction projects, we have the experience. For us, Construction is Personal™.
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PCS is proud to welcome Chief Executive Officer and Director of Business Development, Paul Allen. Mr. Allen is a senior executive with a proven track record of driving business growth, developing long-term relationships, and identifying new business opportunities. Welcome!
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We have had the pleasure of working with Dr. Lynn. He has been an inspiration and a true friend. We thank you for sharing your story Dr. Lynn, Samuel Bass, Ron Berry, and Larry Nazry.
Samuel Bass, Ron Berry, Dr. Louis Lynn and Larry Nazry were among the first African-American students at @ClemsonUniv. With the help of Clemson, they were able to honor Martin Luther King Jr. following his assassination.
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Construction projects are not small endeavors. These are community-changing projects that impact so many people, therefore it’s critical that construction stakeholders make their people, schedule, and budget a priority.
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In its 2017 Global Construction Survey, KPMG revealed that only 31% of projects surveyed over a 3-year period came within 10% of the estimated budget. j.mp/33GkrZ0
Yes, there is a link between change orders and construction cost overruns.
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To manage construction risk, you must have processes and proven methods in place that allow you to make smart and balanced decisions. It’s important these processes help mitigate new construction project excitement.
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The Montreal Olympic Stadium cost $3,107,148,600 to build. This is about 1990 percent higher than the original budget of $148,667,400.
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Portland Building renovation costs obscured by creative accounting, auditors say j.mp/2IRBUE6
Richland penny program has $154M in rising costs. Can all projects still get done? thestate.com/news/local/arti…
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• Rail Projects: go over budget by an average of 44.7% and usage rates are overestimated by 51.4%
• Bridges and Tunnels: on average incur 35% cost overruns
• Roads: 20% of road construction incur cost overruns
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The Highway 31 extension was supposed to cost around $230 million, however in March SCDOT announced this part of the project was going to run at least $5 million over budget – blaming the cost overruns on weather delays j.mp/2YYPegt
The Honolulu rail project offers a long list of lessons including how a lack of proper planning, independent review, and project oversight contributes to the damaging impacts of change orders, construction delays, and cost overruns. MORE: j.mp/2HC9PBv
"If they had gone in and done very specific structural testing in those areas, they might have found the problems early on," said University of Denver Professor of Real Estate and Construction Management Dr. Eric Holt.
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