Construction management
that holds the schedule and the budget.
We run the site: schedule, procurement, cost control, safety and every trade on it. Two contract structures, chosen by how much delivery risk you want to keep.
A construction manager is only as good as the last schedule they held. Ours are on the ground in BC right now.
BC Legacy currently carries more than $130M of active construction across the Lower Mainland, including a 99 unit townhouse community and a 6 storey condo building. We are not describing a capability. We are describing this week.
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Wood frame townhouse communities, mid-rise residential, mixed-use and commercial tenant improvements across office, retail, automotive and specialty space. Twelve units through the 250 unit range.
BC trades, BC inspection regimes, BC weather windows. A manager who learned the job somewhere else spends your first project finding out how this market actually behaves.
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Fluent in both contract structures, and clear about which one fits
We deliver under CM as Agent on CCDC 5A and CM at Risk on CCDC 5B. Most contractors have a preference and steer every client toward it. We will tell you which one your project actually needs, including when that is the one paying us less.
If the design is not advanced enough for a responsible guarantee, we will say so rather than issue one we both know will move.
Ask which structure fits
You see the budget the month it moves, not the quarter after
Every engagement includes a client portal carrying live schedule and critical path, budget against buyout, change orders, daily site logs, photo of record, RFIs and the drawing register.
Transparent reporting is how a construction manager gets held to their own numbers. We publish ours because we would rather argue about a variance in month three than explain one in month nine.
See how we report
CM as Agent, or CM at Risk.
The two standard Canadian construction management contracts differ in one respect that governs everything else: who carries the budget.
CM as Agent
We act as your agent on a transparent cost plus basis. You hold the trade contracts directly. We procure, coordinate, supervise and report, and our fee is not affected by what the trades cost. Maximum visibility, retained trade relationships, and the ability to start before design is complete.
CM at Risk
We guarantee the construction budget and schedule once design is sufficiently advanced, and carry the trade contracts ourselves. You get the collaboration of construction management through pre-construction, then the cost certainty of a single accountable party once the guarantee converts.
Send us the drawings.
Feasibility, schematic or design development, whatever stage you are at. We come back within one business day with a recommended contract structure and an indicative fee.
Construction management, answered.
What is the difference between CCDC 5A and CCDC 5B?
CCDC 5A is construction management as agent. The owner holds the trade contracts and the construction manager coordinates and supervises for a fee, with all costs open. CCDC 5B is construction management at risk. The construction manager holds the trade contracts and guarantees the construction cost and schedule once design is advanced enough to price. 5A gives you maximum transparency, 5B transfers delivery risk to the manager.
Who holds the trade contracts under construction management?
Under CM as Agent (CCDC 5A) the owner holds them directly, which is why the arrangement preserves your trade relationships and keeps every cost visible. Under CM at Risk (CCDC 5B) the construction manager holds them, which is what allows the budget guarantee to mean anything.
How is a construction management fee calculated?
Typically as a management fee plus general conditions. The fee compensates the manager for running the project and is agreed independently of trade cost, which is what keeps the incentive aligned. General conditions cover the cost of running the site itself: supervision, site facilities, temporary services, hoisting, cleanup and safety. Both are disclosed and tracked openly under either contract structure.
Can construction start before the design is finished?
Yes, and this is one of the main reasons owners choose construction management. Because trades are bought in packages, site work and structure can be tendered and started while interiors are still being designed. It requires disciplined scope definition so that later packages do not inherit gaps, which is the work that earns the fee.
What size of project suits construction management?
BC Legacy runs construction management on multi-family and mixed-use projects from roughly twelve units up through the 250 unit range, and on commercial tenant improvements of varying scale. Below that, the coordination structure usually costs more than it saves and general contracting is the better fit.
What reporting do I get as the owner?
A monthly report covering schedule against critical path, budget against buyout, change order status and outstanding risks, plus continuous access to a client portal carrying daily site logs, photo of record, RFIs, submittals and the current drawing register. The reporting is designed so you can see a problem in the month it appears.
Bring us the drawings.
We will bring the budget and the schedule.
Whatever stage the design is at, send what you have and we will tell you which contract structure the project actually needs.