Owners

Owners drive the capital-construction process.

It is the owners’ emphasis on innovation that has allowed the construction industry to evolve, continuing to search for solutions that improve the delivery of capital projects. FMI helps owners create efficient capital programs by evaluating performance, strategy, sourcing, project/program management and execution. We believe a well-functioning engineering-construction organization is a critical factor for an owner to the succeed in the construction process – whether that organization employs a dozen people or hundreds of people.

Owners who construct, operate and maintain physical assets fall into this category. The assets could be buildings (vertical), roads (horizontal) or even underground pipes. We use the term “serial builders” to refer to those that have a capital-investment program (CAPEX) split between construction and IT spending. An owner’s annual construction CAPEX budget can easily exceed $100 million.

Today it is routine for FMI’s clients to have North American headquarters with operations and assets both in nationally and abroad. FMI has experience in commercial, education, energy and utilities, financial, government (including states and municipalities), health care, manufacturing (e.g., automotive, chemical, food, life sciences, oil and gas), military, sports and entertainment, technology and transportation markets.

Faced with reduced staff levels, shorter delivery times and complex projects, owner organizations are challenged to reduce the cost, time and risk associated with the construction-delivery process. FMI's experienced industry consultants help owners meet these challenges to create a more-effective organization and improve communication and collaboration with construction services and materials suppliers. FMI helps owners develop key strategies to improve their capital-program delivery process, often with significant cost savings.