Our Services

Project management is a knowledge industry, it is all about experience, from risk mitigation, to understanding contracts, to knowing what should move slower and what should move faster, to navigating project changes and costs to assessing solutions, you name it, we’ve probably done it. YukonBright has a ton of experience, and it leads to better outcomes.

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Project Management

Buildings

airports
schools
hospital
office buildings
recreation centers
green energy work
hazmat removal

Pre-Design and Pre-Construction

Thoroughly understanding what you need.
Feasibility studies:
decisions on affordability (pre and post construction),
decisions to buy, own, renovate, lease decisions,
return on investment and building life cycle cost analysis,
construction efficiencies: value engineering, design features, construction types, energy efficiency, and
site selection considerations.
Brainstorming, troubleshooting & planning.
Pre-construction procurement: analyzing the market, deciding when to tender, writing contracts.
Accessibility and diversity planning, if required.
Identifying risks and opportunities associated with the project.
Project planning: determining how to run the project in the most efficient way: contract types, decision making, how to optimize value throughout every stage of the project.
Team culture building and team creation discussions.
Assistance securing funding.

Site Selection

Assistance with land selection: indentation of sites, zoning, ownership, civil and geotechnical considerations.
Assist with analyzing water sewer, electrical and power options for proposed sites & potential challenges.
Arrange testing of existing facilities: green energy, code reviews, building scanning and modelling, hydrant flow testing.
Identifying laydown area for materials and equipment, fencing and security considerations.

Permits, Surveys & Regulation

Ensure permitting responsibilities are addressed and assigned.
Engage and liaison with the governmental liaisons early regarding development permit requirements, manage any additional requests.
Facilitate the creation of easements, right of ways, encroachment agreements and surveys.
Assist in communicating with all Authorities having Jurisdiction, as required.

Procurement

Advise on contract type, for specific scopes of work and methods of procurement.
Connecting you with experts on procurement and procurement policy work.
Facilitate creating the scope of work and documents necessary for project delivery.
Advise and facilitate the tendering process including proposal & bid review and negotiation.
Facilitate a plan for client move in and move out, including phone, data, keys, furniture, equipment, moving plans and signage.

Quality Control

Ensure compliance with contracts by the project team.
Advocate for the Owner as their representative.
Assist in interpreting contracts and seeking legal advice when needed.
Advising and coordinate the dispute resolution process.
Assist in problem solving.
Organize monthly site inspections and weekly conference calls for the Project Team
Keep thorough documentation.
Provide status reports to the Owner as required, present to steering committees and boards.
Creation of a project plan and other control documents.
Facilitating, assisting with team communication.
Review and assist in resolving questions and issues in site inspection reports.

Quality Control

Ensure compliance with contracts by the project team.
Advocate for the Owner as their representative.
Assist in interpreting contracts and seeking legal advice when needed.
Advising and coordinate the dispute resolution process.
Assist in problem solving.
Organize monthly site inspections and weekly conference calls for the Project Team
Keep thorough documentation.
Provide status reports to the Owner as required, present to steering committees and boards.
Creation of a project plan and other control documents.
Facilitating, assisting with team communication.
Review and assist in resolving questions and issues in site inspection reports.

Budget, Cash Flow & Payments

Ensure the project has the appropriate team members to create a realistic project budget.
Advise and facilitate advice on contingency budgets and its use.
Track the budget, revise if required.
Create a cash flow document from information received from the team.
Facilitate or manage a process for site inspections, project payments and project certifications.
Advising on and assisting in negotiating changes to the contract.
Facilitating constructability reviews and value engineering to help reduce costs.
Ensure fund requirements are met including reporting.

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Strategic Advisory Services

Media spokesperson with regards to technical issues.
Community and other stakeholder engagement.
Managing Building Portfolios: we have managed the largest building portfolio in the Yukon. Our experience with different portfolio challenges, helps us to know what works, what doesn’t and what is possible.
Retrofit planning work to accommodate new ways of working like hybrid offices or to support new programming.
Assistance with:

review of construction claims
mediation, negotiation
advising on construction issues & problem solving

Support in developing:

systems and processes to support in house capacity for managing projects
creating a process for staff to manage facilities, a system for managing warranties on buildings & equipment, analyzing green energy savings & their impact.
Coordinating lessons learned workshops & producing reports.
Setting up a plan to manage accounting for projects.
Staff: training project managers or portfolio managers, mentorship.

Our Services

jennifer@yukonbright.ca

867-334-9594