Richmond Owner's Representative
Independent owner's representative and project management for Richmond and Central Virginia: GC selection and bid leveling, budget and schedule control, and quality oversight. We protect the owner's interests through local permitting, historic review, Certificate of Public Need where it applies, and the realities of the fall line.
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How TCG Represents Owners in Richmond
When an owner or developer does not have in-house construction staff, an owner's representative is the person on their side of the table, independent of the general contractor, watching the budget, the schedule, and the quality from feasibility through closeout. TCG plays that role across Richmond and Central Virginia, and the fact that we are also a builder and a designer is the advantage: we know where money and time actually leak, how to read a GC's bid, and what a realistic schedule looks like, so we can hold the project team to it.
Local knowledge is what makes owner's representation worth the fee in this market. We coordinate permitting across the City of Richmond, Henrico County, and Chesterfield County, manage Virginia Department of Historic Resources review and Secretary of the Interior Standards on historic projects, and for healthcare owners we help navigate Virginia's strict Certificate of Public Need process and Virginia Department of Health review, which is a real schedule gate the owner needs managed early. We understand the fall-line geotechnical risk that can surprise a budget, and everything runs under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code. See owner's representative, construction management, and preconstruction.
We run GC selection and bid leveling so owners compare apples to apples, manage budget and schedule against a real baseline, and oversee quality and closeout. Because we estimate and build, our cost and schedule reviews are grounded in what construction actually costs in Virginia, not a spreadsheet guess. See the GC selection guide, how to read a GC bid, and developer GC pain points.
Richmond 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 Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic
Richmond is the TCG hub for Central Virginia. We deliver design-build commercial construction across the Commonwealth and the Mid-Atlantic, including Virginia Beach, Washington DC, and Raleigh, and reach the rest of the East Coast and all 50 states from there.
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Richmond Owner's Representative FAQ
Common questions about owner's representative in Richmond and Central Virginia. 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 across the City of Richmond, Henrico, and Chesterfield, and manage Virginia Department of Historic Resources review and Secretary of the Interior Standards on historic projects, so the approvals track does not stall the schedule.
Yes. Virginia operates a strict Certificate of Public Need program, and for healthcare owners that is a real schedule gate. We help navigate the COPN process and Virginia Department of Health review and build the timeline around them, so the regulatory path is managed from the start rather than discovered late.
We set a realistic baseline budget and schedule up front, grounded in what construction actually costs in Virginia, 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 Virginia market pricing. See preconstruction.
As early as possible, ideally at feasibility or site selection, so the budget, schedule, delivery method, and regulatory path, including any COPN, are set up correctly. Bringing a rep in after problems appear limits how much can be protected, though we can still help mid-project.
Richmond and the metro including Henrico, Chesterfield, Short Pump, and Midlothian, plus Virginia Beach, Washington DC, and Raleigh. 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 Richmond and county permitting, historic review, and Certificate of Public Need where it applies, TCG represents owners independently across Richmond and Central Virginia. Get a preliminary scope and fee estimate and a partner who protects your interests.
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