Cornerstone is a full-service planning, design and owners representation consulting firm. Formerly known as HB Cornerstone which was founded in 2000. Cornerstone takes full responsibility for all project communications, coordination, scheduling, budgets and overall management. By exclusively representing the owner, we are not restricted or conflicted by other construction roles, tasks and responsibilities. This ensures that your best interests and the best interests of your project are met.
Owner Representation
When you hire Cornerstone, you have a single / informed / empowered / involved owner representative supervising all aspects of your initiative. Our services provide a filter for everyday details, allowing you to focus on the day-to-day activities of running your business rather than the business of building or moving.
Cornerstone owner representatives provide:
- A single point of contact for all project matters
- A single consistent source for all project communications
- A project advocate dedicated to completing your project on schedule and on budget
Cornerstone owner representation services include:
Pre-Construction
- Project feasibility and programming
- Master budget and schedule development
- Project scope development
- Project team selection and coordination
- Funding support
- Site programming, analysis and selection
- Municipal ‘right to build’ approvals
- Design and CD development
Post-Construction
- Diligent project close-out
- Punch-list development and execution
- As-built documentation delivery
- Final reconciliation of master budget
- Warranty repairs /10th month review
- Move management services
Construction
- Builder qualification, selection and bidding
- Diligent value engineering
- Contract scope qualification
- Development and coordination of owner’s other contract’ work
- Construction oversight
- Pay application and change order review
- Interim and final lien release control
- Vendor insurance certificate control
At Cornerstone, our sole objective is to provide you with exceptional owner representation, planning and design, facilities consulting and move management services.
Planning & Design
As design professionals, we are passionate about delivering the best possible balance of design, cost and functionality. We provide planning and design services to support all phases of your construction project.
Design & Development
- Feasibility studies
- Program generation
- Design development
- Construction document production
- Construction administration
Interior Design Services
- Space planning
- Finish selection
- Furniture design and presentation development
- Specification and construction document development
Facilities Consulting & Move Management
As Facilities Managers, we bring real life ‘know how’ and ‘life cycle’ considerations to design and scope decisions. We can also work with your organization to guide the process, or take the management lead to organize your relocation. We have a wide range of move management experience including business staff and materials moves, technology relocation, library relocations, furniture redeployment and records relocations.
Facilities Consulting Services
- Maintenance and operations program scope development
- Vendor services scope development
- Bidding
- Contracting
- Planning
- Budget review
- Identifying opportunities for cost savings and quality improvements
Move Management Services
- Competitive bid oversight for move labor
- Contract scope development
- Schedule planning
- Critical task assignment
- Critical path planning
- Resource management
- Insurance planning
Why Hire Cornerstone?
Cornerstone offers value-added services and resources in areas outside your primary expertise. We also provide problem-solving and avoidance, expectation and risk management, and overall project coordination and integration. For more information on how Cornerstone can help your organization, please contact us.
