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Construction management

A well-run site, until the last defect is cleared

Building or renovating in Geneva or elsewhere in French-speaking Switzerland? We manage your works on site: we coordinate the contractors, check quality and progress, and keep to your budget and deadlines through to handover.

  • Two AKB Project team members checking a technical cabinet on a roof in Chêne-Bourg

Who it is for

Who our construction management is for

Private individuals, building owners, businesses or public institutions: we manage sites of every size, from a villa to an industrial building.

  • Your villa

    New build or alterations: we manage the site alongside your architect, and you have a single point of contact.

  • Your apartment building

    Renovation or vertical extension, often without rehousing the residents: we phase the works and keep the occupants informed.

  • Your boutique or showroom

    For your retail spaces, we coordinate the contractors and keep to your deadlines through to opening.

  • Your offices or business premises

    Business premises of every size: we keep to the budget and the deadlines, from the start of works to handover.

  • A public institution

    For a public institutional project owner, we manage the site and report to you after every meeting, with the minutes to back it up.

  • Your existing team

    Already appointed your architect and engineers? We take on construction management alongside them.

They have trusted us

Architects, developers, property managers, public institutions and private owners entrust us with the management of their projects in French-speaking Switzerland.

What you gain

Budget, deadlines, coordination, quality: what we keep on track for you

What worries youWhat we do

  1. Every change order pushes up the bill.

    We check and approve every progress claim from the contractors, and track change orders and time-and-materials work alike. You know what you are paying for, and why.

    Every progress claim checked

  2. The schedule slips, and nobody tells you.

    We manage the construction schedule and verify actual progress on site. Any slippage is flagged to you before it becomes a delay.

    Schedule checked every week

  3. My building stays occupied during the works.

    We monitor safety and concurrent working on site, in line with the regulations. In both Geneva and Lausanne, we manage works in occupied buildings.

  4. The contractors keep passing the buck.

    We chair the site meetings and coordinate contractors and consultants. A technical dispute between trades? We settle it.

    Minutes for every meeting

  5. I am afraid of finding defects once the works are finished.

    During construction, we check compliance with the construction drawings and SIA standards. At handover, every defect is recorded, then tracked until it is cleared.

    Until the last defect is cleared

Our role

What we do, from the start of works to the end of the warranty period

The eight tasks of construction management, in the order you will experience them.

  1. Every week, on site

    We chair the site meetings and circulate the minutes. We coordinate the contractors and consultants, and manage the construction schedule. Safety and concurrent working are closely monitored.

    Throughout construction

  2. At every progress claim and every change

    We approve the contractors’ progress claims and track every change order and all time-and-materials work. We also check the compliance of the works with the drawings and SIA standards.

    Through to the final account

  3. At handover, then during the warranty period

    At handover, we record the defects and track each one until it is cleared. You receive the as-built documentation, and we stay at your side throughout the warranty period.

    Until all defects are cleared

Starting on site soon?

The first conversation is without obligation: tell us about your project.

How we work

Someone on your site, and a single point of contact

A site cannot be managed from an office. Yours has a named person in charge, who knows your project and whom you can call.

Two AKB Project team members on the roof of the vertically extended building in Chêne-Bourg, facing the city
  • Our construction managers are on site: they see things for themselves and decide quickly.
  • A single point of contact, from the first meeting to the end of the warranty period.
  • You know at all times where your project stands, without having to ask.
  • We do not carry out the works and have no commercial ties with the contractors.

Projects

They trusted us with their sites

45 projects delivered since 2023, with CHF 115 million of works managed. Here are some of the sites we manage, completed or in progress.

All our projects

Two ways to build

General contractor or independent construction management?

A general contractor builds the project for a single overall price. With independent construction management, you choose the contractors and we oversee them for you.

  • Who carries out the works

    Construction managementContractors you hire. We carry out no works ourselves.

    General contractorThe general contractor and the subcontractors it chooses.

  • Who chooses the contractors

    Construction managementYou, after competitive tendering and on our recommendation.

    General contractorThe general contractor itself.

  • How the price is set

    Construction managementBids compared like for like, with every difference explained.

    General contractorA single overall price for the whole project.

  • Who checks on your behalf

    Construction managementWe do, on your behalf, from day one to handover.

    General contractorThe contractor carrying out the works.

Works under way

Has work already started? It is not too late.

We step in at any point, including on a site already running or in difficulty. We can also join an existing team, alongside the architect and engineers.

General view of the construction site of the multi-purpose building in Begnins
  • We take over the schedule and establish the financial position.
  • We put the contract awards and site supervision back in order.
  • We join your team of consultants, without taking over their remit.
  • If the project is starting from scratch, we put together the full team with our local partners.

Your questions about construction management

What is the difference between a construction manager and an architect?

The architect designs the project and upholds its intent. The construction manager oversees its execution: organising the site, coordinating the contractors, controlling costs and deadlines, and taking responsibility for the compliance of what is built. The two roles are complementary and often held by separate parties, which guarantees a cross-check.

Are you on site during the works?

Yes. The construction manager in charge of your project is on site. They chair the weekly meetings and write the minutes, and they verify progress first-hand rather than taking the contractors’ word for it.

What is the difference between a general contractor and independent construction management?

A general contractor builds the project for a single overall price and chooses its own subcontractors. With independent construction management, each contract is competitively tendered and then awarded by you, on our recommendation, and we control costs and deadlines as well as quality on your behalf. We do not carry out any works: our only interest is yours.

Let us talk about your construction project

Describe your project in a few lines. We will get back to you within 48 working hours to arrange a first conversation, without obligation.

The building and the planned works, then where the project stands: design, permit, construction.

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    Before construction

    Is your project still on paper?

    Construction management starts when the works start. Before that, these services prepare the ground.

    • Owner’s representation

      Making day-to-day decisions when dealing with building professionals: we take on that role for you.

      General view of the construction site of the multi-purpose building in Begnins

    • Cost management

      Knowing what a project will cost, and knowing it early, then keeping to that budget through to the final account.

      AKB Project hard hat resting on site drawings

    • Planning

      Schedules that are realistic and binding on the contractors, and used to manage the site.

      Facade drawings and schedules displayed on the wall of a site office

    • Tendering and contract award

      A well-prepared contract award means works that start with no grey areas.

      Site table with a binder, material samples and two hard hats