Construction Administration
Overview
At Cannon Design, we realize that throughout the construction phase, clients are at their greatest risk for incurring increased costs, time delays, contractor claims, and inconsistent quality. For that reason, we are aggressive in leading the construction process and acting on our clients’ behalf. Our in-depth expertise and knowledge of the entire construction process makes us a more informed and collaborative partner whose active participation is critical in implementing client and team goals.
Recognizing that the construction phase is often the most unpredictable and challenging, Cannon Design has established a construction administration group of more than 50 professionals trained to serve our clients’ best interests. This dedicated in-house group performs key construction-phase activities: coordinating and responding to requests for information, managing change order and submittal reviews, and scheduling site visits and review meetings.
Cannon Design has also invested in the best software for the job: an award-winning, customized version of Oracle’s Primavera Contract Manager. This powerful, secure, web-based document-control system provides our construction administration team with 24/7/365 access to all project data from anywhere in the world, leveraging our specialized construction knowledge to generate fast, cost-effective solutions that achieve clients’ strategic goals.
Gustavo A. Lima, AIA, LEED
As director of construction administration, Gus Lima is responsible for developing and coordinating the firm’s construction quality improvement initiatives for more than 200 projects annually. Lima has developed innovative, integrated technologies that provide unfettered access to project information world-wide, improving turn-around time, accuracy and reliability of the CA operation as a whole and resulting in substantial savings to the firm’s clients. His innovations have earned the firm two Vision Awards from Constructech magazine. With close to thirty years experience in architecture and construction management, Lima is a frequent lecturer for the AIA, Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) and institutions of higher learning. A founding principal of the firm’s award-winning, in-house continuing education series – Cannon Design Academy – he has taught numerous seminars on construction management and construction administration best practices.