Every engineering firm has experienced the frustration of having the day-to-day tasks of project management become overwhelming.  When this happens you feel weighed down with increased administrative demands and your project is vulnerable to incurring lost profits.

Safeguard your projects by implementing temporary control measures to ensure that there are no gaps in your management.  C. E. Support & Associates is a group of experienced professional construction consultants who provide this critical support when you need it most.

C. E. Support & Associates reduces your exposure to unnecessary contract disruptions, such as schedule delays and stalled change order negotiations that often lead to claims in dispute.  Through the engagement of our services, you  benefit from our tenured experience and commitment to supporting your construction demands.  Our services, provided on either short or long-term basis, keep your projects moving along smoothly.

Dispute Resolution & Litigation

Disputes rob projects of the ability to be completed in a timely and economic fashion. If involved in a dispute, you need to know quickly, whether your position is as good as you think. We assist our clients, in this regard, with the successful negotiations of disputes that include expert analyses and testimony.

• Analyze and develop time entitlement schedules
• Calculate cost and time damages
• Develop demonstrative graphics
• Prepare expert report in defense
• Assist in the settlement process: mediation & arbitration
• Provide litigation support

Planning & Scheduling

Time is money and lost time equates to lost profits. Both increase your risks on a project. To avoid this common pitfall, we assist the client in developing sound CPM schedules that are claim preventive and structured to achieve the objectives of time control in the project.

• Master Planning Strategy
• Develop, update and coordinate CPM schedules
• Prepare recovery schedules
• Evaluate schedule impacts
• Implement resource planning schedules
• Skilled in Primavera Project Planning Software

Construction Management

The root cause of why projects often go awry is due to poor project management. This results in the project being vulnerable to lost profits. To safeguard your projects, we assist the client in providing “scoop to nuts” project management through the engagement of our seasoned construction professionals.

• Manage contract planning through completion stages
• Implement risk management procedures
• Provide engineering and technical review
• Prepare quantity & cost estimates @ the pre-construction design, construction and post-construction stages
• Prepare program and cash flow budget projections
• Estimate, evaluate and negotiate contract changes and delay claims

Contract Administration

Sometimes, the day-to-day task of managing a project becomes overwhelming due to increased administrative demands placed upon the project management team. These demands often include, change order management, cost quantity survey estimates and project closeout. To ease this burden, we streamline the process and assist the client by providing short term support.

• Prepare and ratify subcontract agreements
• Perform site inspections
• Validate, prepare and negotiate contract modifications
• Implement controls for schedule and cash flow
• Administer contract close out process

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Edward A. Jones Stadium/Convention Center
St. Louis, Missouri
SERVICE: Construction Management



Owner:  St. Louis Regional Convention & Sports
            Complex Authority
Architect: Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum
Construction Manager: M.A. Mortenson Co.
Project Type: Commercial – Sports

Clifton C. Williams Waste Water Treatment Facility Upgrade
Mobile, Alabama
SERVICE: Construction Management & Dispute Resolution


Owner:  Board of Water & Waste Water
            Commissioners for the City of
            Mobile, Alabama
Architect: Smith/BCM Engineers, Inc.
General Contractor: Bill Harbert Construction Co.
Project Type: Industrial – Civil/Heavy WWTP

H.Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute @ the University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
SERVICE: Dispute Resolution


Owner: H.Lee Moffitt
Architect: Hunton, Brady, Pryor &
               Maso – Architects, P.A.
C/M & General Contractor: Turner
               Construction Co.
C/W Subcontractor: TSG Industries, Inc.
Project Type: Industrial – Medical Facility

 

C.E. Support & Associates, Inc. was formed in 1999 by its founder, Michael J. Westrich, a degreed civil engineer with over twenty years of hands-on construction experience. As principal of the firm, Mr. Westrich’s vision is simple: "support those in need and create a Win-Win relationship that yields a mutually beneficial outcome.”

The firm is purposely structured as a construction management support group to meet the prevalent growing needs of contractors, engineering firms, owner institutions, attorneys and other similar consulting firms. We specialize in providing a wide range of construction management services with an emphasis on schedule planning & cost evaluation, dispute resolution & avoidance and on-site project management support, when needed. C.E. Support & Associates, Inc. is headquartered in Atlanta but works throughout the United States.

Mr. Westrich's experience ranges from extensive on-site project management to scheduling and dispute resolution in the government, energy, transportation, industrial and commercial sectors, with an emphasis on civil projects.  A 1986 graduate from the University of Missouri-Rolla, Mr. Westrich compliments his on-site experience with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.

Mr. Westrich’s multi-disciplined projects include hard bid, negotiated, design/build and fast track construction.  He works in association with general contractors, subcontractors, attorneys, as an owner’s advocate in the role of construction manager and as a sub-consultant to other consultants.  His skills encompass project management, CPM scheduling/planning, change order negotiation and contracts dispute resolution.  Moreover, Mr. Westrich’s cooperative interactions with architects, engineers, owners and contractors warrant him a thorough understanding of past and present construction practices.  His specific areas of expertise reside in heavy / civil projects as well as specialty trades including mechanical, electrical and finish trades.

As an experienced construction professional, Mr. Westrich’s diversified background and attention to detail provides significant support to owner and contractor relations.  His knowledge in schedule and cost control is a proven asset for those he serves, specifically, in the settlement and negotiation process of contract related matters.  Moreover, Mr. Westrich’s ability to strategically identify, analyze and develop fact based solutions to problematic issues results in amicable and mutually equitable negotiated settlements. 

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As President and owner of C. E. Support & Associates, 
Michael J. Westrich brings over twenty years of civil engineering and construction experience to provide prompt, professional and economical consulting services.  His expertise encompasses construction management, CPM scheduling/planning, change order negotiation and claims dispute resolution.  Contact him directly to ensure that the demands in your project are being met and your risks are further protected.

 

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