Construction

Preconstruction Services

Have confidence from conception to final construction.

Many builders are leaning on their contractors more than they have in the past to help deliver reliable/cost effective designs. SSM is an invaluable partner when it comes to estimating, equipment choice, and understanding the rigors of working in restrictive areas, such as military installations or airports.

Decades of experience with the local codes and the construction environment allow us to help our partners deliver on time with less issues.

Estimating

SSM believes that accurate estimating is crucial to the success of any project, as it provides a clear forecast of costs, timelines, and resource requirements. SSM can provide a clear estimate with our years of experience on Oahu and neighbor islands and strong relationship with our suppliers.

An extensive database of historical cost data, along with our expert team of professional estimators, allow SSM to develop realistic and accurate budgets that can be used with confidence from the conceptual phase through final construction. These estimates can help builders with the decision making process before final drawings, saving time and costs.

SSM utilizes regular follow up meetings, overall project evaluation, material and equipment selection, value engineering, site analysis, safety considerations, and preliminary scheduling to deliver excellent preconstruction services.

For conventional project estimating, SSM uses estimating technology, expert analysis and a large historical database for preparing estimates based on Plans and Specifications. Material costs are updated monthly and labor feedback is issued continuously to fine tune our estimating databases.

SSM can assist in analyzing the project design and suggesting modifications or alternatives that can optimize costs without compromising quality.

We believe a cohesive team that shares information, which can build better, faster, and more cost efficient. This is why SSM is fully engaged with using BIM software and processes. Quickly showing our designs and getting approval means for a faster initial design as well as faster design changes during the construction phase.

Design-Build

SSM can deliver a cost and time efficient design-build project with our deep experience and robust processes. Our experience and know how also allows us to be flexible when complex issues are encountered, working with design-build team to swiftly and efficiently resolve issues.

Design-Build/Assist

SSM can deliver a cost and time efficient design-build project with our deep experience and robust processes. Our experience and know how also allows us to be flexible when complex issues are encountered, working with design-build team to swiftly and efficiently resolve issues. Our key design-build characteristics include:

Collaboration

SSM collaborative instead of combative nature has been praised by many general contractors and partners. We understand that collaboration is key to quality planning, team problem solving, and environment with decreased stress.

Efficiency

SSM can build and design systems that are lower cost that can meet the requirements of the project in direct collaboration with the design-build team. SSM can work with the design-build team to plan a time efficient schedule utilizing our full stack of technicians, supervisors, estimators, PEs, and draftsmen to deliver the project on time.

Flexibility

SSM can respond to many complex issues encountered by the design-build team with our experienced team of technicians, PEs, draftsmen, and in-house shop. We can accomplish this with minimal time and cost, using our deep experience and collaborative team

Cost Predictability

Utilizing our value engineering and estimating experience, SSM can deliver cost predictability by preventing surprises and minimizing change orders during construction.