Value Engineering

Value engineering (VE) studies can be a useful tool to identify and evaluate alternative design concepts that may improve the cost-effectiveness, increase the sustainability, or minimize schedule conflicts within a project. Constantine Engineering professionals are experience in performing project specific VE analyses. In fact, on average, our professionals identify nearly $20.00 in client accepted enhancements and modifications for every $1.00 paid in fees. This represents a 20:1 ratio.

Our professionals are experience in water, wastewater, and public works design concepts, construction techniques, and operation and maintenance which makes us uniquely qualified to identify high value enhancements. Our professionals don’t simply identify small insignificant modifications that may reduce costs but also may reduce sustainability or operation and maintenance flexibility.

Constantine Engineering can also use VE analysis techniques during our construction services, including constructability reviews. During these type reviews, we assign the review of completed contract documents to engineers and constructors. Following this review, a workshop is held to allow the reviewers to meet with the design engineers and discuss the details of the design. Following this workshop, the reviewers develop alternative enhancements and document the details and any cost savings. We find that using this approach allows for open communication among the designers and the reviewers. Once the documentation of the reviews is complete, the report is presented to the client for review in a second workshop. During this workshop, all parties, including our construction, design, and operations and maintenance professional present their VE alternative enhancements.

Our approach ensures that the Client is presented with project enhancements that they can understand and determine whether or not to implement. The Client makes his decision with the assistance of the design engineer. Everyone wins.

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