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AMO: owner’s representation

Owner’s representation (AMO) for the person financing the project: deciding with full knowledge of the facts and being defended in dealings with contractors, including a general contractor.

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What it covers

You finance, we assist you: a view independent of the contractors and the seller.
Your choices, your options and your rights defended, with their costed impact before you decide.
No change without a price and deadline approved by you.
End-to-end follow-up, from the first study to the close-out of snagging items.

Who it is for

An investor defending their interests. An off-plan buyer dealing with the seller. An owner who wants to retain control when dealing with a general or total contractor.

OwnerI own a property or a plot InvestorI want to invest or rebalance Developer · client (project owner)I am developing a scheme Off-plan buyerI am buying off plan Public authorityI represent a public authority

Where this fits in our method

The phases concerned.

STAGE 1Feasibility
STAGE 2Financial plan
STAGE 3Design and permit
STAGE 4Consultation
STAGE 5Execution and handover

The phases explained

PHASE1

Feasibility

Before any commitment, we establish what is possible and what it costs. The potential of the site is analysed and project hypotheses are tested against your economic objectives.

The potential of the site and the constraints to be taken into account
A first cost estimate and a target cost
Costed options: renovate, build, sell

PHASE2

Financial plan

Once the direction has been chosen, the budget is structured by CFC (Swiss construction cost classification) and kept up to date at every stage of the project.

All CFC items costed using our own database
A financial plan updated at every stage
Options weighed up, with their financial impact

Tool: Attic+ and SAPRelated service: Construction economics →

PHASE3

Design and permit

The design work is coordinated between architecture, engineering and execution, under a single point of management, up to the permit. Cost is monitored alongside the design.

Coordinated design work under a single point of management
Compliance with SIA standards checked in parallel
The budget checked against the project at every change

PHASE4

Consultation

Contractors are consulted on a common basis. Offers are compared item by item and the differences are explained. The client chooses which contractors to proceed with.

Tender documents prepared on a common basis
Offers compared, differences explained
Offers and deadlines tracked in a single tool

PHASE5

Execution and handover

Construction management steers open-book execution through to handover. Contracts and payments remain established directly between the client and the contractors.

No change without a price and deadline approved by the client
Site, plans and snagging items tracked
A pre-acceptance inspection and follow-up of snagging items until close-out

Tool: Procore and MondayRelated service: Construction management →

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Frequently asked questions

Do you charge commissions to contractors?

No. We charge only our fees, which correspond to the time you would otherwise have to devote to it yourself, with the trade expertise and the tools that go with it. With no commission, we have no interest in favouring one contractor over another.

Who chooses the contractors?

The client. Following our expert assessment, the client decides which subcontractors to proceed with. Contracts and payments remain directly between the client and the contractors.

Does a study or advice commit me to entrusting you with construction management?

No. A study or advice is never conditional on a construction management mandate. Each assignment has a scope, deliverables and fees defined by offer.

What does “open-book execution” mean?

Prices, tenders, contracts and decisions remain visible to the client, from the first study to handover.

Related resources.

FeesManagement mandate: an investment, not an expenseManagement fees are not added to the cost of the project: they serve to keep it under control. Here is where their value is recovered, item by item.AMOAMO: what is owner’s representation for?Owner’s representation (AMO) is aimed at the person financing the project, who does not necessarily have the time, nor always the expertise, to manage it.

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