UCM provides construction engineering and design support
services for underground construction projects. Our professional services can
be provided during all aspects of a project including project development and
management through pre-construction, construction, and post-construction
phases.
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
For construction management assignments, we focus on
maintaining detailed costs reports, keeping excellent construction progress
records through continuous inspection, resolving change order requests on time,
and most importantl, finishing the project on time through careful management
of the project schedule. We have experienced personnel who can provide the
following construction management services:
Constructability and Pre-bid reviews Construction methods evaluation Construction input to Geotechnical design summary
reports Value engineering Construction schedule development Engineers estimates for budgeting Construction management Resident engineering Construction supervision and inspection Cost engineering Scheduling and contract administration Change order evaluation and negotiations Geotechnical instrumentation Project website development and maintenance Claims avoidance and mitigation
DESIGN
In providing design support services, we apply over half
a century of construction and design experience to solve the difficult problems
usually associated with underground construction
UCM develops design solutions that work, which
include:
Tunnel Design Excavation support systems design Tunnel and shaft design Wine cave design
Microtunnel
Boring Pipe jacking and microtunneling Auger boring
Horizontal
Boring High output water supply wells Well installation specialties (air sparge, soil vapor
extraction, hydraulic fracturing of soil formation) Specialty drilling (steerable augers, downhole
hammers, blind bores)
Successful projects are defined by realistic schedules
and accurate cost estimates. We provide a full array of scheduling and
estimating for bidding and budgeting that are based on our staff's
"hands-on" experience.
