Planning & Construction Advisory Services

Owner’s Representative

Recognizing Your Vision

YA Group provides owner’s representative services to help clients navigate construction projects with confidence and an understanding that their interests are fully represented and protected. As an owner’s representative, our team serves as an advisor between an owner and architects, engineers, construction managers, contractors, lenders, and other parties.

YA advises and oversees projects anywhere in the lifecycle – from the identification, evaluation, and selection of design and build professionals to helping owners determine the appropriate contracting methods and vehicles for a construction project.

Our team ensures that cost, schedule, and quality are maximized, regardless of whether it moves through the entire project lifecycle or is only developed to a particular point for planning purposes.

Let our team help with:

General project oversight
Contract management
Team formation
Budget and cost control
Schedule development
Schedule management
Quality control
Risk management
Change order management
Conflict resolution
Claims
Disputes

Best-In-Class Services

YA Group’s Planning & Construction Advisory Services (PCAS) team is unique in that it maintains best-in-class estimating, cost control, and scheduling capabilities organically. The PCAS team regularly interfaces with a wide range of architects, engineers, construction managers, and contractors across several end markets, and we have decades of experience working with best-in-class providers. Having the right team for the job can determine whether a project will be successful, and we can help you select the right team.

As an owner’s representative, YA operates with zero conflicts of interest – our only priority is the client’s success. We measure success not by transactions, but by trust.

Simplifying an Increasingly Complex Process

The planning, design, and construction process continues to evolve and become increasingly difficult to navigate. The routine introduction of new risks to projects present themselves in headlines daily. Tariffs, labor shortages, contractor availability, escalation, supply chain challenges, and several other items regularly challenge the delivery of a successful project.

YA Group places a strong emphasis on understanding both macro and micro economic challenges that jeopardize projects. The owner’s representative team emphasizes a proactive approach to advising owners on the risks to their project while also defining several options for mitigating and avoiding them.

The ever-evolving nature of risks to planning, designing, and delivering a successful project challenge even the most well-known and reputable firms in the industry. Our team stays engaged throughout the entire project lifecycle, collaborating with every stakeholder. This hands-on approach allows us to transform complex processes into clear, manageable solutions for our owner clients.