PRECONSTRUCTION ADVISORY

Get Clear on Cost, Schedule, and Risk Before You Build

Preconstruction advisory helps owners test the budget, schedule, constructability, logistics, and procurement plan before construction begins. Kent brings field experience into the decisions that are still easiest to change.

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What Preconstruction Advisory is designed to do

Early project decisions carry an outsized impact on what happens later. Budgets may be based on incomplete information. Schedules may overlook permitting, long-lead equipment, or operational constraints. Design choices can introduce hidden cost or construction risk.

Preconstruction advisory gives owners practical construction input while those decisions are still flexible, without requiring a commitment to a particular construction delivery contract.

This approach may be useful when:

You need an early feasibility or order-of-magnitude budget.
The project must align a fixed budget with evolving scope.
The design team needs current market, constructability, or procurement input.
The site or existing facility presents unknown conditions.
You are preparing for CMAR, design-build, general contracting, or a future capital request.

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What Owners Know Earlier

Where the budget is tracking

Milestone estimates show how evolving scope and design decisions are affecting cost before the documents are complete.

What may be difficult to build

Constructability reviews identify access, sequencing, temporary conditions, coordination issues, and other field realities early.

What could affect the schedule

Permitting, site conditions, long-lead materials, owner equipment, shutdowns, and procurement constraints are incorporated into the planning conversation.

Which decisions need attention first

Kent helps separate known facts from assumptions and unresolved risks so the owner can focus on the decisions with the greatest potential impact.

What Kent

Provides

Stronger cost visibility

Owners gain a clearer understanding of how scope and design decisions are affecting the budget before construction begins.

A more realistic schedule

Key timing factors are considered early so the project plan reflects the realities that can influence delivery.

Earlier awareness of risk

Potential construction, site, procurement, and operational issues can be identified while there is still time to respond.

Better-informed design decisions

Construction input helps owners and design teams evaluate tradeoffs before choices become difficult or expensive to change.

Greater confidence moving forward

The result is a more informed project plan with clearer expectations around cost, schedule, risk, and execution.

PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

First Baptist Christian School

16,500 Sq Ft
Adaptive Reuse | Progressive Cost Estimating
Active School Campus
Lafayette, LA

Challenge

The school needed to transform an existing law office into an educational facility while working within the constraints of the existing structure and an established budget.

Kent's Approach

Kent provided progressive cost estimating, constructability input, value engineering, and coordination with the design team before and during construction. Early review helped the team address structural, MEP, access, and finish requirements as the design developed.

Results

The owner entered construction with a more informed plan and a scope shaped around the school's priorities, budget, and long-term use.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Does preconstruction advisory require Kent to build the project?

Not necessarily. The engagement can be structured to provide early construction guidance before the owner selects or finalizes the construction delivery approach.

How early should preconstruction begin?

Ideally, while scope, design, budget, and schedule are still flexible. The earlier the team can test assumptions, the more options the owner typically has.

What does Kent provide during preconstruction?

The exact scope depends on the project, but the goal is to give owners stronger visibility into cost, schedule, constructability, procurement, and risk before major commitments are made.

Is a preconstruction estimate the same as a final construction price?

No. Early estimates are planning tools based on the information available at that stage. They become more detailed as the design and scope develop.