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First and foremost, E.W. Howell is a builder.  Each building project is unique, with distinct goals and challenges. When you choose E.W Howell to act as your General Contractor or Construction Manager, you get over 100 years of building experience to help you meet the demands of your building project with a powerful combination of time proven methods and procedures enhanced by out-of-the-box solutions.

 

Within this framework, E.W. Howell offers a wide array of contractual methods and flexible scenarios to address any conceivable situation.  We pride ourselves on our experience and adaptability to insure a comfortable contractual situation for clients and contractors alike.

 

 

Pre-Construction Services

E. W. Howell offers a variety of pre-construction services to ensure your project operates on budget and on time.  While each project has its own unique set of pre-construction requirements, the following pre-construction services are an essential component of E.W. Howell’s commitment to your project’s success.

 

Top Level Involvement

Senior executives on the E.W. Howell team oversee all pre-construction services, ensuring a constant line of communication in order to generate the most comprehensive and accurate budget, schedule, and logistics information possible during pre-construction.  Additional support is identified during the pre-construction phase as needed to supervise site mobilization, general conditions review, site safety, constructability, phasing, scheduling, and periodic reviews of the budget estimates in development.

 

Design Management

The completeness and quality of the design drawings will have a direct impact on the completeness and quality of the construction.  At the end of each design phase, E.W. Howell will review all architectural and engineering drawings for clarity and optimum construction and bid readiness.  

 

Project Scheduling

To avoid pre-construction delays, E.W. Howell will work with the architect to prepare a detailed pre-construction schedule that addresses design and construction management activities including securing approvals from authorities with jurisdiction over your site, milestone dates and key construction trade activities.  Once underway, your project’s progress is also discussed at regularly scheduled meetings to review design and field condition issues and any other items requiring resolution. 


Project Estimates

Depending on the scope of your building project, E.W. Howell will typically provide several estimates prior to final budget development at the time of bid and award of trades.  The estimating process begins at the conceptual or schematic phase and evolves as the design progresses.  Comprehensive estimates are generated internally utilizing both internal and subcontractor based costs.


Value Engineering

During the design phases of the project, E.W. Howell will work closely with the architect and engineers to explore, analyze, and evaluate any possible design, means and methods, or material substitutions so as to realize optimal value for each dollar spent.

 

Logistics Plan

Working with the architect and the owner, E. W. Howell will develop a project site logistics plan that addresses such issues as 1) site limitations with respect to road access, traffic control, utility mark-outs and construction trailers; 2) safety protection at immediate site and surrounding area; 3) storage and staging areas; 4) protection of sidewalks, trees and utility lines; 5) placement of major equipment; and 6) barricades and street closures.

 

Bid Procurement

As one of the most established construction companies in the region, our subcontractor base is extensive and refined.  Generating over 200 million dollars annually over the last several years creates solid relationships with the major subcontractors in the region, while providing our firm with the opportunity to work with many different subcontractors within one discipline.  We will work closely with you to develop the list of qualified subcontractors invited to participate.  Our team’s goal is to create a list of qualified subcontractors that will provide the most competitive, comprehensive and accurate proposals for the scope of work involved. 


Construction Services

The majority of our work is obtained through competitive lump sum G.C. bidding in both the public and private sectors. As one of the largest commercial builders on Long Island, E. W. Howell enjoys a loyal following of qualified subcontractors across many trades that enables us to develop highly competitive, qualified bids.

Over the past several years, E.W. Howell has significantly increased the number of projects in which we act as the Construction Manager, the majority of those projects being C.M. "at risk" including UCP of Suffolk, Lowe’s, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, Rubie Corporate Plaza, and Kaufman Astoria Studios.  Whether serving as the General Contractor or Construction Manager during the construction process we offer a highly motivated and qualified staff.


  • Our Project Executive will oversee and coordinate the efforts of all members of the Project Team, to insure that the level of personnel resources assigned to the Project is appropriate and cost-effective, and to supervise the subcontractor selection process.

  • Our Project Manager will act as the primary liaison on the project for the owner, the design team and the implementation forces and also be responsible for cost and schedule controls, change management, and all required project documentation.

  • Our Superintendent will supervise and coordinate construction activities at the project site on a daily basis and will be responsible for quality control, safety and security at the project site, as well as for day-to-day construction progress, deliveries, and housekeeping.