Services

Bell and Associates is a full-service construction firm, providing these comprehensive services:

Choosing the right delivery method for your project is critical to meeting your project objectives. Bell & Associates has worked with customers using most of the standard construction industry delivery methods and is well versed in the details of all of them. Our service capabilities also include involvement in proto-type design and construction projects, and continuous build programs based on standardization and adapt-build models.

Bell has the experience and capability to deliver these services in each of the following:

Preconstruction Services

In this critical phase, Bell’s experienced staff plan work utilizing cost estimating, value analysis, scheduling, and constructability reviews. As a partner with the owner and the designer, our objective is to provide information that allows decisions to be made to address capital and life cycle costs, quality and schedule issues. Staff also consults on concept development, site selection and evaluation.

Traditional Methods

Strong leadership and timely delivery characterize Bell’s approach to providing general contracting services. We take responsibility to implement construction contracts, manage subcontractor and supplier activities, and self-perform selected work. On-time and on-budget are strategic objectives applied to every project regardless of size. Services are provided through typical design-bid-build and negotiated team approaches.

Construction Management at Risk with Guaranteed Maximum Price

We serve as a consultant to the owner during design and development phases, and as a general contractor during construction. This method of delivery results in a guaranteed price and potential shared savings with the owner.

Design-Build

A single contract with the owner provides the opportunity for lower cost, enhanced quality and quick delivery. Our approach improves cost and schedule control over the project, minimizes unexpected surprises, and lowers risks on behalf of all participants.

Project Close Out

Our Project Manager and On-site Project Engineer will each keep a record set of specifications in his office noting what material was used for each item specified with the specifications as submittals are approved and returned to the prime contractor. Upon closing out the project, Bell & Associates Construction, LP will submit to the Owner a Project Close-out Manual which will include all required documentation. 

Specialty Services

Bell employs a number of LEED-accredited professionals who are knowledgeable in sustainable construction. We provide assistance by providing oversight in all phases of project development and green construction.

Our service capabilities also include involvement in proto-type design and construction projects, and continuous build programs based on standardization and adapt-build models.

Building Information Modeling

As one of the most innovative and forward-thinking contracting firms in the southeast, Bell & Associates has utilized Building Information Modeling (BIM) on numerous projects including the 1.2 million square foot Music City Center, Corrections Corporation of America’s McRae Correctional Facility, and the $30 million Rhea County High School.

 

Because of our BIM expertise, we are able to provide our customers with numerous benefits. By using BIM on the aforementioned projects, we were able to:

·   Reduce the overall duration of the project

·   The ability to detect and correct conflicts within the design documents prior to the start of construction (clash detection)

·   Utilize the BIM model to attain quantity take-offs for estimating purposes

·   Achieve greater coordination among the major trades

·   Utilize the BIM model to fabricate and schedule mechanical, plumbing and structural systems

·         Incur fewer in-the-field delays

·         Incur fewer change orders

·         Achieve increased quality

·         Analyze and implement complex systems