Construction Phase

At Kimley-Horn, our construction phase services are a natural extension of the projects we’ve designed—built on our commitment to excellence, seamless client experience, and full lifecycle support. Our experienced teams are in the field, connecting clients, contractors, our design staff, and stakeholders, with a keen focus on the technical details to keep things running smoothly.

With services spanning design support both before and during construction, on-site construction support, construction management, and CEI guidance, our hands-on, scalable and collaborative model helps keep every project true to its intended design—and on schedule.

Design Support During Construction

By working closely with clients and contractors both before construction begins and during construction progress, our teams get projects off to a strong start and help our clients see the design executed. These services—ranging from bid document preparation, pre-construction meeting support, submittal reviews, and occasional site visits to review construction progress—extend our design expertise into the construction phase.

Services include:

• Preparing bid documents and contractor notification
• Reviewing contractor bid submittals and bidding clarifications
• Attending pre-construction conferences
• Reviewing submittals
• Responding to design clarification requests
• Performing occasional site visits
• Assisting with project close-out

On-site and Administrative Construction Support

From regular site observations and contractor schedule progress reviews to processing formal Requests for Information (RFIs) and payment tracking, we provide flexible on-site and administrative construction support. By acting as an extension of a client’s team, our professionals bring expertise, so construction stays on track and aligns with clients’ project goals.

Services include:

• Analyzing and monitoring contractor construction schedules
• Conducting regular site visits and observing active construction
• Reviewing field installations and test results
• Performing special structural inspections
• Processing contractor RFIs
• Reviewing change order requests
• Reviewing and tracking payments for completed work
• Attending construction progress meetings
• Evaluating substantial completion and final acceptability of the work
• Preparing record drawings

Program Management Services

Program management at Kimley-Horn goes beyond construction phase support—it includes planning and due diligence, budget and funding assistance, stakeholder engagement, and more.