Houston Owner's Representative & Project Advisory

Owner's representative fees are typically 1 to 5 percent of construction cost, a fixed monthly fee, or hourly, depending on scope and project length. Preconstruction advisory and GC selection are often fixed-fee. Use the estimator above and the guide to reading a GC bid.

An owner's representative is the owner's advocate on a project, protecting budget, schedule, and quality when the owner lacks that expertise in-house. Owners use one most when they are out of state, building their first major facility, or running a complex high-stakes project. See the owner's representative service page.

Feasibility and budgeting, GC selection and bid leveling, design oversight, schedule and cost control, change order review, quality monitoring during construction, and closeout. We bring discipline to the parts of a project where owners most often lose money. See construction management and preconstruction.

The general contractor builds the project. The owner's representative is an independent advocate for the owner, reviewing the GC's budget, schedule, and quality and making sure the owner's interests come first. The two roles are separate by design, which is what keeps the oversight meaningful.

Houston has no zoning, so deed restrictions and Chapter 42 govern the site, and Harris County floodplain rules and Atlas 14 detention can reshape a project late. Gulf Coast windstorm requirements and the City of Houston permitting process reward local familiarity. Houston also has one of the deepest, most competitive subcontractor markets in the country, which makes disciplined bid leveling especially valuable.

Yes. The owner's rep role is structured as an independent advisory engagement, separate from construction. When it fits the owner's goals, TCG can alternatively deliver the project itself as a design-build contractor under a separate agreement, but those are two distinct relationships.

Through early and realistic budgeting, apples-to-apples bid leveling, a disciplined change order process, and active monitoring of schedule and quality during construction. Most budget and schedule damage happens in the gaps between design, bidding, and field execution, which is exactly where an owner's rep adds value. See managing risk, budget, and schedule.

Any commercial project type, including medical and healthcare, industrial and advanced manufacturing, data centers, cold storage, retail, hospitality, self-storage, and office. The owner's rep role scales from a single building to a multi-site program. See what developers lose when the GC relationship breaks down.

Three common structures: a percentage of construction cost (commonly 1 to 5 percent), a fixed monthly fee tied to project length, or hourly for defined-scope work. Preconstruction advisory and GC selection are frequently fixed-fee. We match the structure to the engagement. See the permitting timeline guide for how approvals affect schedule.

Houston and Greater Houston plus Sugar Land, The Woodlands, Katy, and Pearland, plus the major markets in Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio. TCG provides owner's representation across all 50 states.