Denver Owner's Representative
Independent owner's representation across Denver and the Front Range: GC selection and bid leveling, budget and schedule control, and quality oversight. We manage Denver and Front Range permitting and expansive-soil and altitude risk, and because TCG also estimates and builds, our budgets and reviews are grounded in real numbers.
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How TCG Represents Owners in Denver
An owner's representative is the owner's independent advocate, separate from the general contractor, protecting budget, schedule, quality, and risk from feasibility through closeout. For Denver and Front Range owners that means GC selection and bid leveling, design and constructability oversight, and progress, cost, and quality control, run by people who are on the owner's side of the table. Because TCG is headquartered in Denver and also estimates and builds, our budgets and reviews are grounded in what construction actually costs on the Front Range, not optimistic placeholders. See owner's representative and construction management.
Representing an owner well in this market means knowing where local risk hides. We coordinate permitting across the City and County of Denver, Community Planning and Development, and the surrounding Front Range jurisdictions, each of which amends its own code, so the approvals track does not stall the schedule. We make sure the geotechnical work and foundation approach, critical on the region's expansive clay soils, and the altitude-driven mechanical sizing are addressed in design and carried into the budget rather than discovered in the field. Colorado does not operate a Certificate of Need program, so unlike many states healthcare owners here do not face that gate, which we factor into the schedule. See how to read a GC bid and preconstruction.
We set a realistic baseline budget and schedule up front, then track the project against it, flag variances early, and hold the team accountable through closeout. Bringing a representative in early, at feasibility or site selection, is where the most risk gets removed, though we can step in mid-project as well. See what developers lose when the GC relationship breaks down.
Denver Owner's Representative Fees
Owner's representation is usually priced as a share of project cost, a monthly retainer, or a fixed fee by scope, with full program management on the higher end. Early advisory and GC selection can be scoped as fixed fees. Use the estimator above and the developer GC pain points guide for context.
TCG Builds Across Colorado and the Mountain West
Denver is TCG's headquarters and hub for Colorado and the Front Range. We deliver design-build commercial construction across Colorado and the Mountain West, including Fort Collins, Salt Lake City, and Albuquerque, and reach all 50 states from there.
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Denver Owner's Representative FAQ
Common questions about owner's representative in Denver and Colorado. See the full TCG FAQ for more.
Owner's representation usually runs 1% to 5% of project cost, or an $8K to $30K monthly retainer, or a fixed fee by scope. Preconstruction advisory runs about $10K to $60K, GC selection and bid management about $15K to $75K, and full program management about 2% to 6%. Use the estimator above and the developer GC pain points guide.
An owner's representative is the owner's independent advocate, separate from the general contractor, managing budget, schedule, quality, and risk from feasibility through closeout. That includes GC selection, bid leveling, design oversight, and progress and quality control. See owner's representative.
The general contractor builds the project and the construction manager runs the construction, but both sit on the delivery side. An owner's representative sits on the owner's side, independent, protecting the owner's interests against cost, schedule, and quality risk. Because TCG also builds, our reviews are grounded in real numbers.
Yes. We prepare the bid package, solicit and qualify general contractors, and level the bids so the owner is comparing apples to apples on scope, inclusions, and assumptions rather than just bottom-line price. See how to read a GC bid.
Yes. We coordinate permitting with the City and County of Denver through Community Planning and Development, and across the surrounding Front Range jurisdictions that each adopt and amend their own codes, so approvals track with the schedule instead of stalling it.
On the Front Range the biggest hidden risk is expansive clay soil, which can heave slabs and foundations. We make sure the geotechnical investigation and the foundation approach, often drilled piers and structural floors, are resolved in design and carried into the budget up front, rather than surfacing as a field change.
We set a realistic baseline budget and schedule up front, grounded in what construction actually costs on the Front Range, then track the project against it, flag variances early, and hold the team accountable. Because we estimate and build, the baseline is real, not optimistic.
Yes. We provide independent budgets and cost reviews using our estimating capability, which lets an owner sanity-check a GC's number or a design team's budget against current Colorado market pricing. See preconstruction.
As early as possible, ideally at feasibility or site selection, so the budget, schedule, delivery method, geotechnical approach, and permitting path are set up correctly. Bringing a rep in after problems appear limits how much can be protected, though we can still help mid-project.
Denver and the metro including Aurora, Lakewood, Boulder, and Centennial, plus Fort Collins, Salt Lake City, and Albuquerque. TCG represents owners nationwide across all 50 states.
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From GC selection and bid leveling to budget, schedule, and quality oversight, including Denver and Front Range permitting and expansive-soil and altitude risk, TCG represents owners independently across Denver and the Front Range. Get a preliminary scope and fee estimate and a partner who protects your interests.
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