RCR Services

“To create a partnering relationship with our clients in order to provide a systematic approach to the delivery of the highest quality of construction while maintaining the schedule and budget.”

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RCR Building Corporation is committed to the delivery of superior assistance to our clients so they may achieve their investment goals through the improvement of real property. This assistance is provided in an open environment based on clear communication.

RCR and its employees are committed to the company’s business approach and can best be summed up by our Mission Statement:
“To Construct Quality Buildings Through Good Relationships.”

RCR consists of over eighty (80) professionals, including engineers, project managers, site managers, estimators, schedulers and real estate professionals all with hands on construction experience. RCR also employs many of its own career craftsmen actively engaged in various trades.

Since its inception in 1985, RCR has developed a sense of partnership with its clients. By putting client needs first, RCR has demonstrated repeatedly that the success of a project, or a company, comes as a result of competency, competitiveness, communications and integrity , basically RCR cares.

RCR puts a great emphasis on listening to make certain we understand you business thoroughly before we talk about our business.

It is of paramount importance to know your processes to better shape our strategies for managing your project. Our objective is to have minimum impact on your daily business. The RCR Companies are successful in their Mission because they: Perform as promised throughout the entire project.
> Listen to clients and put their needs first.
> Deliver reliable information.
> Resolve problems early, before they occur in the field.
> Recognize the important contribution of its employees.
> Keep their commitment long after the work is completed.

Methods of Construction
• Partnering Owner / Architect / RCR Building Corporation
• General Contracting
• Construction Management
• Design/ Build
• Turn Key Development
• Build to Suit/Lease Back

Services Provided
Pre-Construction
• Site Feasibility
• Professional Services Analysis
• Governmental Approvals
• Cost Estimating
• Value Engineering
• Scheduling

Construction Services
• Quality Control
• Communications
• Cost Controls
• On Site Construction Management

Post-Construction Services
• “As Built Drawings”
• Detailed Follow Up

Licenses
RCR is currently licensed in several of the Southern States and will become licensed in any state in which our clients want us to build. We are licensed to do business in the following states:
• Tennessee
• South Carolina
• Arkansas
• Florida
• Alabama
• Mississippi
• Virginia
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Georgia
• Indiana
• North Carolina
• Oklahoma
• Ohio

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There are several reasons why a Full Service General Contractor is selected to perform work for Commercial Clients. In our opinion, four standards stand out as being the paramount criteria for choosing an organization with which you can trust to wisely watch over your construction dollars. Competency, Competitiveness, Communications and Integrity comprise the list of considerations that can either make your construction project run smoothly or cause it to become a calamity. In order for a project to be delivered on time, within budget and to your total expectations and satisfaction all four of these criteria must be blended into the core of the General Contractor’s organization.

Competency
Within the Construction Arena, there are several good General Contractors that are competent to construct your project. General Contractor competency is comprised of experience, knowledge and skills of the work force. RCR has constructed many types of building projects, and understands the building process as well as the nuances associated with different facilities types. RCR’s Team of Project Managers and Superintendents has been exposed to all types of commercial facilities both new construction and renovation projects. These include Multi-Story Office Buildings, Office/Showrooms, Financial Institutions, Recording Studios, Parking Garages, Historical Renovations, Medical Facilities, Hospitality Projects, Interior Finishes and many more. Our varied experience allows us to adjust and become an asset to your building program. RCR uses a pre-qualification process for selection of subcontractors. We only invite sub-contractors to bid on our jobs who have previously demonstrated an expertise in their job classification and genuine desire to be involved in the project. The pride of workmanship is exhibited throughout our organization and is evident in our sub-contractors performance. In evaluating competency, a General Contractor is either competent or not. RCR is quite competent to handle your building needs.

Competitiveness
In evaluating a General Contractor’s competitiveness, many times an owner looks at the price as the sole determinant. Price is definitely a major factor in this equation; however, the organization’s talent, preparedness and determination are areas that should be strongly considered. RCR Building Corporation’s Team of Project Managers and Superintendents are skilled individuals who perform well as part of a Team. In reviewing the enclosed resumes, you will note that all of our Project Managers and Superintendents have a wealth of experience in performing complex and intricate projects. Everyone at RCR has the determination and will to succeed and all have developed a winning attitude. This is reflected by the fact that RCR has never failed to complete an assigned project. To add to our overall competitiveness, we have a very strong bonding capacity and are licensed throughout the southeast. Our organization is composed of individuals who have been on both sides of the bargaining table (a construction consumer and a construction provider) and we know your emotional as well as your factual needs. We genuinely enjoy providing quality General Contracting Services and we are ready to put our resources to work for you and your organization to effect a timely and cost effective delivery of your building requirements. It is always pleasing to hear that we have performed to an owner’s expectation and satisfaction, and we trust that you will echo these remarks.

Communications
Communications is a vital ingredient to the overall performance of a General Contractor. Understanding what you are saying and converting your information into a specified direction is a hallmark of RCR Building Corporation. RCR deems it necessary to provide personalized attention to the owner and attempts to put ourselves in your shoes. Having been an owner, we know how important it is to keep you abreast of the progress of the project and we have designed our communications in that regard. As an Owner you will be asked to attend weekly progress meetings with the Architect, Sub-Contractors and ourselves. You will receive minutes of these meetings and will take an active part in any pertinent decisions. You will receive a copy of all correspondence related to your project and you will also receive copies of all logs. You will have a constant up-date to the Critical Path of the project and will be fully apprised of the status of the project at any given time. Communications is important so that you will understand the status of every aspect of your building’s progress and know that your construction project is in excellent hands. You can be assured that RCR is on the job managing the project with your interests at heart. In your selection process, RCR will get an A+ for our communications ability and delivery. If a problem arises, we are immediately there explaining the problem to you and providing cost-effective solutions. Our Communication Policies have earned us the reputation for being a “No Surprise” Contractor.

Integrity
Integrity is a quality that RCR has earned over the years. Our attention to treating you as we would want to be treated, has made us worthy of our clients Trust. Correcting mistakes, for which we are responsible, at our expense; ironing out problems, rather than pointing fingers; managing the project as if we were the owner; doing what we say we are going to do and doing it better than you expected has earned us a fine reputation: A reputation that we are not willing to jeopardize. Integrity is not something that is easily conveyed and is more credible when heard from third parties. You are welcome to verify RCR’s Integrity with any of our past clients. We are confident that anyone who has done business with RCR Building Corporation will verify that we do what we say we will do and do more than what is expected.

When considering a General Contractor to perform your construction project, look beyond just the price and consider that you are investing a lot of time and money. It is important upon completion of the project you have dealt with a contractor you would invite back for another project. We are proud of our repeat projects with owners.

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I. Contract Administration Services
• Maintain Owner Files
• Maintain Request for Information (RFI) Log
• Maintain Request for Proposal (REP) Log
• Maintain Request for Change (RFC) Log
• Administer Owner’s Requests to General Contractor and Design Team
• Provide Analysis of Change Requests (RFC & RFP) for Owner prior to Owner’s Formal Acceptance
• Prepare Original Schedule of Values
• Prepare Monthly Pay Requests
• Catalog Owner Lien Waivers
• Prepare Original Critical Path Method (CMP) Schedule

II. Project Status Forms
• Daily Activity Reports
• Weather Reports
• Schedule Updates
• Catalogued Photographs
• Submittal and Shop Drawing Logs
• Weekly Job site Meeting Minutes

III. Construction Management & Documentation Services
• Full Time on-site Owner Representation
• Building Codes Department and Governmental Agency Coordination
• Coordinate Local Utility Agencies
• Coordinate The Design Team, the Owner and the Prime Contractors
• Assist in resolving any disputes prior to impact of Job Progress
• Community Relations
• Suggest and Review any Value Engineering Suggestion
• Prepare Initial Schedule and Monthly Updates
• Prepare Monthly Schedule Updates
• Provide Daily Project Observation Reports
• Provide Weather Documentation
• Maintain Submittal and Shop Drawings Logs
• Quality Assurance and Project Documentation Conformance
• Document Project Progress with Cataloged Photographs
• Conduct Monthly Progress Meetings and Provide Monthly Meeting Minutes
• Provide Monthly Status Report to the Owner

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Resources for Pre-Construction Services are committed on a full time basis by RCR Building Corporation. This is an important function in our organization and is dedicated to maintaining knowledge of current code compliance issues, improved construction methodologies and changes in industry material prices and labor availability.

The important stages of RCR’s Pre-construction Services methodology are:
I. Develop Schematic Budget/Schedule/Work Plan
II. Design Development and Initial GMP Phase
III. Construction Document and GMP Validation

These major stages are very important and are further broken down as follows:

I. Develop Schematic Budget/Schedule/Work Plan
Building System Modeling – RCR models or makes assumptions regarding each building system so that the initial schematic budget becomes a control document against which all subsequent estimates can be compared.

Incorporation of Building Code Requirements – A thorough building code survey will be conducted in an effort to uncover all issues that might impact the cost and constructability of the project.

Quantity Survey – Once a clear vision of the project is developed our estimating group produces quantity surveys considering all aspects of your project. These surveys are produced using assumptions of construction details as if we had complete construction documents. This detail allows us to analyze and anticipate a variety of materials and completely and clearly know the project.

If the budget presented is to have meaning and is intended to be used as a bench mark for the rest of the project, it must be completed in great detail.

Input from Major Subcontractors – RCR has developed an association with the leading subcontractors in Middle Tennessee as well as the Southeastern United States. We rely upon their input during the schematic stage and utilize their support.

Prepare Preliminary Construction Plan – Concurrently with the budgeting process, RCR’s operating staff will begin generating a preliminary construction Work Plan and milestone schedule that is considered during the generation of the budget.

Preparation of Milestone Schedule – From owner, design team and RCR’s professionals, a critical path schedule is established and serves as initial direction of the development process.

Identification of Long Lead Factors – Long lead items take two forms: (1) Items of equipment, fixtures or special finishes that require a longer procurement and delivery time than normal or; (2) long lead factors can include those costs associated with the delayed or extended construction start. RCR’s role in the pre construction process is to identify those items and costs during the budgeting, scheduling and planning activities and inform the Team as to their impact on the project schedule. RCR will then assist the Team to find opportunities to diminish the affect on the completion dates.

II. Design Development and Initial Phase
Regular Meetings with Team Members – With RCR as part of your Team, you will gain valuable input into the design as it is being developed. Along the way our estimating and construction professionals will continue to validate the schedule and budget and make recommendations to enhance the design function.

Audit Design Documents for Building Code Compliance – While operating as a liaison with local building code departments, RCR will have first hand contact with the building authorities. Past experience has proven that this process has permitted us to avoid latent surprises on code compliance as design is completed.

Prepare Detailed Construction Plan and Schedule – Using the schedule developed during the Schematic Phase, a more detailed schedule and Work Plan will be developed using the Primaveva Scheduling System.

RCR’s Construction planning includes the following:

• Determination of available resources and capability
• Examination of alternate methods of production
• Matching of production requirements to available resources
• Establishment of construction techniques to achieve expectation of quality

Update Long Lead Issues and Activity Durations – Long lead items were identified in Phase I of design and were documented. RCR now validates the schedules for fabrication and delivery and enters into purchase agreements with the owners approval.

Develop and Communicate GMP, Schedule and Work Plan – The estimate prepared on the basis of design development documents is finalized and coordinated with the updated schedule and detailed plan for execution of the work. This plan is documented and presented to the Team for review, comment and approval.

Upon Agreement, Continue Construction Document Phase – Once the collective plan detailing the proposed cost, schedule and the plan for execution is accepted, the construction phase documentation begins.

III. Construction Documentation and GMP Validation
Team Meetings – Team Meetings continue through the construction document phase to assure Team member interaction and coordinate Team activities.

Administer Building Permit Process

Monitor and Review all Construction Documents – RCR’s Team will continuously monitor the project documentation. This process ensures that the agreed materials, systems techniques and accepted value engineering items are incorporated into the final design.

Validate Quantity Survey and GMP – A final quantity survey and pricing exercise is undertaken as construction documents near completion. This includes detailed pricing from subcontractors.

Finalize Construction Plan and Schedule – This becomes the road map for successful completion of your project. This plan will develop all issues addressed in the design development and will undertake detail planning for the successful completion of your project. Bid/Negotiate Major Subcontracts and Purchase Long Lead Items – All trade work packages will now be finalized (bid or negotiated depending on your desires). Long lead items identified in earlier stages of the pre construction process can now be purchased and delivery set so no disruption of the schedule occurs. Finalize Contract and Initiate Plan for Mobilization – All pricing from subcontractors and vendors will be shared with the Team. A plan for mobilization of the site and commencement of construction is presented the construction phase of the project can now move forward.

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Financial References:

Pinnacle Bank
Ms. Patti Rocha
(615) 743-3508 2307 Crestmoor Road Nashville, Tennessee 37215

Suntrust Bank
Mr. David Castilaw
(615) 748-4334
P.O. Box 305110
Nashville, Tennessee 37230-5110

Regions Bank
Mr. Tom Powell
(615) 687-5500
315 Union Street
Nashville, TN 37230

RCR will furnish a current financial statement upon request.

Bonding Company
SAFECO
Mr. Mark Neal
(615) 383-8874
Frank E. Neal & Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 40507
2223 8th Avenue South
Nashville, Tennessee 37212

Client References

RCR will furnish Architect and Owner references upon request.

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