Estimate Analysis & Reconciliation
Detailed review of contractor and consultant estimates to validate accuracy.
- ✓ Line-item cost checks & market pricing
- ✓ Bid scope gaps & overlaps identified
Project Budget Review
Part of Our Construction Consulting Services in Southwest Michigan
What Is Project Budget Review?
As part of The Barton Group’s Construction Consulting in Southwest Michigan, Project Budget Review provides owners, developers, and lenders with accurate, transparent financial validation before and during construction. Our team analyzes every cost line item, allowance, and contingency to ensure budgets reflect real market conditions and project scope—helping clients make informed decisions and avoid costly surprises.
- Verify cost estimates against scope, schedule, and current market data.
- Reconcile contractor budgets and identify gaps or inconsistencies early.
- Evaluate contingencies and allowances to improve cost accuracy and reduce exposure.
- Strengthen owner and lender confidence with clear, data-driven reporting.
Explore how our construction draw inspections maintain payment accuracy, and how commercial lending services support financial compliance from planning to project closeout.
What’s Included in Project Budget Review
Scope & Assumptions Validation
Ensure the budget truly reflects the project you plan to build.
- ✓ Inclusions/exclusions & allowances review
- ✓ Value engineering options without losing intent
Cash Flow & Contingency Planning
Protect delivery with realistic funding strategies and risk provisions.
- ✓ Escalation & contingency right-sizing
- ✓ Schedule alignment & draw forecasting
Reporting & Recommendations
Clear, actionable insights that help owners and lenders make confident decisions.
- ✓ Variance log & risk register updates
- ✓ Actionable savings & alignment steps
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How We Deliver Results
We bring clarity, accuracy, and owner advocacy to your numbers. TBG reviews estimates, exposes assumptions, and identifies value options —so you can fund confidently and keep scope, schedule, and cost aligned.
1. Assess & Baseline
We analyze the current estimate, establish a cost baseline , and map scope-to-budget coverage across divisions and alternates.
2. Reconcile & Validate
We reconcile GC/CM and design estimates, verify quantities, unit costs, and allowances , and benchmark against market data .
3. Report & Advise
We deliver a clear report with variances, assumptions log , and value engineering options—enabling informed decisions before you commit.
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As part of our Construction Consulting services, The Barton Group helps owners and lenders verify budgets and forecast costs before and during construction. See how this financial expertise supports planning and investment decisions in our Commercial Real Estate services.
Ready to pressure-test your numbers? Contact our consulting team.
Why Choose Us
The Barton Group delivers independent, transparent budget reviews that reduce risk and align scope, cost, and schedule. Our reports help owners and lenders fund with confidence.
- ✓ Independent analysis — unbiased validation of quantities, unit pricing, allowances, and contingencies.
- ✓ Transparent assumptions — clear logs of inclusions/exclusions and cost drivers for informed decisions.
- ✓ Market benchmarking — reconciled estimates supported by real data and recent comparables.
- ✓ Actionable VE — value options with cost, schedule, quality, and lifecycle impacts clearly stated.
Explore more of our Construction Consulting services, including Construction Draw Inspections and Commercial Lending Services. Together, these services help project owners, lenders, and developers make confident, data-driven decisions from concept to closeout.
