ECCM Associates

Industrial Expansion Project Management & Contract Mediation Services

Project Management

With over 30 years of world-wide engineering, construction and contract management experience, ECCM Associates provides high quality project and operational management consultation and professional services to a broad variety of industries. Using capital stewardship and resource efficiency as a foundation, we help project managers and facility general management achieve timely and cost-effective completion of new projects, modifications to existing facilities, and operational improvements.

Ensuring that clients receive the highest value for their capital improvement dollar is ECCM Associates’ goal. Whether you’re considering a new facility, modifying existing facilities or striving for operational improvements, we will understand your project’s value drivers and help you determine the most cost-effective and schedule-sensitive project execution plan. ECCM Associates knows that performing adequate front-end engineering and establishing cost-effective project execution plans play a significant role in achieving superior results. ECCM Associates works with project and operations management to:

• identify and prioritize development opportunities
• establish alternative solutions and work scopes for each
• choose a specific alternative that best fits business value drivers
• determine permitting requirements
• choose a contracting strategy that supports project value drivers and schedule constraints
• coordinate cost estimating and scheduling
• develop project execution plans
• pre qualify contractors and consultants
• coordinate bid package preparation and analyze bids
• manage design and construction decisions and progress
• negotiate changes
• commission and start-up new projects and modifications
• manage technical support for day-to-day operations

ECCM Associates also offers organizational and personnel development of national engineering and construction work forces in overseas locations. Our overseas experience includes 13 years working in developing countries such as Nigeria, Angola, Kazakhstan and Russia.

Contract Mediation Services

ECCM Associates provides contract mediation services to help clients resolve engineering or construction related disputes. Mediators have been trained by Rosenberg Mediation Training and are available to help clients achieve settlements of disputes at relatively low costs and time commitments than either arbitration or formal litigation.

As a Registered Professional Engineer and Principal of ECCM Associates, I strive to ensure that our clients’ project and operational needs receive the highest quality of engineering management consultation and professional service so that project goals can be achieved. A wide variety of consultation and/or project management services are available to suit your business needs. For questions about your specific requirements and rate information, please contact me by phone or e-mail below.

Thank you for your consideration.

Samuel L. Chase, P.E.
Principal
ECCM Associates
Engineering, Construction & Contract Management

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