PACO Group, Inc. (PACO), provided scheduling and cost estimating services for the construction of various facilities for the School of Architecture at the Florida International University campus.

PACO’s involvement included preparing detailed cost estimates for educational facilities at different levels of project completion; conducting comparative cost analyses of different building systems to determine their cost effectiveness; conducting value engineering studies of selected projects; analyzing change-order requests presented by contractors; and assisting the board in the development of bidding strategies for upcoming projects. Services also include monitoring the contractor during the construction phase to ensure timely completion of the project, change order negotiation and approving progress payments.