AMA Project Management Inc. (an Anthony Mason Associates, Inc. Company) is a Project Management Consultancy comprising highly qualified and diversely experienced design and construction industry professionals with an average of 25 years of experience, who can represent their Client in the Project Management of all phases of the property development process.
Our services can be provided from the inception of the idea through project type evaluation and feasibility analysis, the selection of the Consultant team and their fee and contract negotiations, the City planning entitlements and approvals process, land purchase, lease negotiations and Tenant Work Letter development, due diligence surveys, through the shell/core and/or tenant improvement design process and the bidding of the project and its construction (core & shell and tenant improvements). AMA services can also include the Project Management of fixtures, furniture and equipment selection, installation, testing and start-up, Client move-in and project close-out. Although our service can be provided at any stage of the project, for maximum effectiveness, the earlier the involvement of the Project Manager in the project the better, as this maximizes the opportunity to influence the projects outcome. Although we are qualified to do so, AMA does not offer design or General Contracting or move coordination services as we believe that this will compromise our independence, integrity and objectivity as Project Managers. AMA therefore represents the Client in the coordination and management of the project in the pursuit of the Clients project objectives as our sole occupation and focus.
AMA was formed in 1987 in response to an
increasing Client demand for professional and independent Project Managers to represent them and control the design and construction
process.
Client’s recognized their increasing
need for professional Project Management representation and assistance
due to:
a) The increased and sometimes overwhelming
administrative demand placed on the client by the design and construction
process.
b) The complexity of the planning approvals process.
c) The increasing complexity of projects with a greater data and technology
component.
d) The need for greater integration between design and construction to
speed the project completion for earlier Client occupancy and operational
start up.
e) The increasing cost of construction, and operating equipment.
f) A shortfall in the availability of sufficiently experienced design
and construction company staff in the industry to fulfill the demand for
these professionals which necessitates greater client involvement and
representation to control the project and ensure its successful completion.
g) The growing trend of Design Professionals concentrating more on the
design aspect of their role and less on their traditional role as “Client
Representative” leaving a “void” in the management process
of the project.
h) Downsizing of many Client organizations and the reduction or elimination
of qualified in-house Client management resources to manage the project
for the client.
Since our formation, AMA has been at the
forefront in refining this emergent profession, which separates the management
function of a project from its master planning, land use approvals, design
and construction functions. Through the application of our hands-on management
style, we have successfully provided Clients with these services on many
intricate, complex and fast track projects of all sizes, types and values.
A comprehensive list of these projects are included on this website.