Construction Management Services: From Small Retail to Big Box and Beyond.


Our Construction Management services begin by confidentially learning about our client’s goal and objectives, understanding their desired scopes of work, deliverables and product.

We like to begin at Lease/Purchase negotiations, supporting our clients to assure the most favorable delivery conditions. We create custom Landlord Handover and work letters to be used by the Real Estate acquisition team. Terms such as "As Is" are generally the landlord passing expense on to the tenant. We assist our clients in minimizing these expenses and business risks, obtaining the most advantageous hand over and approval conditions.

We then work in tandem with architect and client design teams to create the perfect prototype plans. These plans are owned and controlled by our clients. Each note, specification and detail are specific to our clients and not just cut and pasted from other plans or architectural sources. We review and rewrite all details to assure our clients receive the greatest value for their money. This level of detail of preplanning and care has been invaluable to our clients and their programs.

We shepherd the plans through the landlord approval process as well as municipal entitlements and use approvals. We have never lost an entitlement hearing or been turned down for a use.

We also help identify and reduce landlord required vendor abuse (often fire alarm, sprinkler and smoke). On smaller retail spaces these costs can often account for 20% or more of the construction build out costs.

The William Lawrence group has a proven system to manage General contractors, subs and vendors. The Prototype plans reduce the bid amounts, limit change orders and create clear, duplicable results.

Our GCs bid the same formats, eliminating hidden cost and omissions. Our GC contracts are for “Plans and Specifications” only, no exclusions, no surprises. You can only achieve this with excellent plans. Our process is transparent in every step. We use the latest computer programs to communicate with our clients. Our projects can be fitted with observation and security cameras allowing our clients to see the actual project in real time.

WLG provides a Turn Key solution to our clients’ Construction Management needs. From Site selection support to assisting in reimbursement of Tenant Improvement Allowances and close out WLG takes the drama and risk out of your expansion and allows you to focus on your core business.

The William Lawrence Groups clients achieve an average of 25% per location savings and 40% internal cost reduction.

  • Site Selection: Lease/Purchase negotiations and support
  • Due Diligence
  • Entitlements/ Landlord design approvals
  • Construction Prototype Development
  • Budget/Scope of Work Development
  • Value Engineering
  • Bidding
  • GC Selection
  • General Contractor Selection
  • Permitting
  • Construction Management and Financial Oversight
  • Hand over to Operations  
  • Tenant Improvement Allowance Reimbursement Support