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BTY’s award-winning Infrastructure and Public-Private Partnerships Advisory Team brings global experience in complex social, civil and energy infrastructure assets.

Our Lenders’ Technical Advisory (LTA) services start during the bidding stage of Preferred Proponent selection to provide Financial Institutions comprehensive due diligence on the project’s viability. Our clear reporting enables Project Companies to address competitive pricing and provides Financial Institutions thorough review of project risks.

Through the construction phase, BTY’s LTA teams provide regular monitoring and progress reports detailing adherence to the project budget and schedule, Certification of Payments, Risk Tracking and Mitigation.

As Independent Certifiers and Independent Engineers, we provide third-party objectivity in Milestone Attestation, Compliance Reporting, Dispute Resolution and facilitate the process for achieving Substantial Completion and Final Completion Certification.

BTY’s professional are industry leaders in assessing and advising on the viability and risks of development projects, from the initial budget review to construction phase monitoring services.

Through budget, schedule and construction reviews, site visits and monthly reports, and cost-to-complete forecasts, we act as the lender’s eyes and ears on the project: monitoring progress, revenues, and approvals to flag concerns early by engaging lenders and developers to implement solutions quickly and seamlessly.

Our construction and project finance knowledge enables developers to negotiate the funding process with greater ease and present more robust projects.

We provide Owner’s Project Management and Owner’s Representative Services with complementing expertise to protect our clients’ interests while overseeing an integrated approach to delivering the project.

Our services are adaptable to fit the full range of project sizes and procurement methods, including traditional Design-Build, Construction Management and Public-Private Partnerships/AFP.

BTY’s Project Management practice gives clients access to responsive, locally experienced and a scalable pool of experts, as and when needed. We provide the best value for clients looking to augment their project team without bloating their resourcing. We also specialize in delivering distressed projects.

Our team includes Project Management Professionals, Construction Managers, Engineers, LEAN Certified experts, Scheduling and Risk Managers.

Our Cost Management services enable more effective Cost Planning, Cost Estimating, Project Controls and Change Management of a construction project over its entire development cycle.

We provide Cost Estimates at key design stages as well as advise on constructability, escalation, contingency, cash-flow and life-cycle costs to minimize risk and maximize project value.

Our comprehensive database of materials and labour costs enables our accredited professionals to benchmark and market-test cost information based on geography, asset class, project type, cost premiums, trades availability and market conditions.

BTY’s cost professionals are accredited members of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, United States Green Building Council and Canada Green Building Council.

Our in-house Construction Scheduling expertise ensure key milestones are understood and executed while maintaining the critical path. BTY’s experts are proficient in the industry’s leading software and technology solutions.

We provide the best value for clients looking to augment their project team without bloating their resourcing.

We develop a comprehensive and detailed sequence of activities, Work Breakdown Structures, regular schedule review and mitigation for delay events.

Our experience includes developing, managing, and reviewing construction schedules for a wide array of development and infrastructure assets, including residential and mixed-use real estate, airports, hospitals and complex transportation projects.

BTY provides Claims Services, Expert Opinion, formal and informal Disputes Resolution, Project Adjudication and Mediation services related to construction projects.

We offer objective and experienced analysis on projects relating to delay events, payment and claims disputes and default notices. We develop mitigation recommendations to prevent disputes from escalating into costly litigation.

For lenders and investors whose projects are not meeting the intended terms established at the outset of a loan agreement, we review the letter of engagement, inspect the project with the parties to the agreement and provide a definitive report to substantiate dispute claims.

BTY provides Independent Tester services across various sectors, and we have streamlined processes required for the role to facilitate project progress through to service availability and closure of snagging.

As Independent Certifiers and Independent  Engineers, we provide third-party objectivity in Milestone Attestation, Compliance Reporting,  Dispute Resolution, and facilitate the process for achieving Substantial Completion and Final Completion Certification.

BTY also has the necessary experience, competency, and registered professionals to fulfill the Assigned Certification deliverables under BCAR requirements on complex construction projects. We ensure that all necessary Building Regulations specified at the design stage have been implemented in the final constructed asset, and the facility is delivered in compliance with the governing agreements.