Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership Chatham Center
Chatham, Chicago IL | Build-out, Office | 11k SQ FT
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Our comprehensive owner's representative services successfully delivered a workforce development center empowering the Chatham community overcoming pandemic-related disruptions and personnel changes.
CHALLENGES
The project faced various challenges, including personnel changes within the project team and the unforeseen disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. These factors significantly impacted the project timeline, extending it beyond the initial 5-month construction and 2-month design schedule.
SERVICES
We provided comprehensive owner's representative services including procurement of the design/build team, cost estimation, development of preliminary design and construction schedules, management of property maintenance, subcontractor bid reviews, regular site visits, pay application management, procurement of owner items, and participation of minority, woman-owned businesses, plus fulfillment of local hiring requirements.
OUTCOMES
Despite the obstacles encountered, the project successfully achieved 60% minority, woman-owned business participation, as well as local businesses participation. The workforce development center was ultimately completed and turned over in July 2021, providing valuable resources and training opportunities in programming, manufacturing, construction, and STEM fields for the Chatham community.
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