Budget vs Bid: What Our Cost Estimating Record Shows
Across 14 projects that reached bid, ACOT’s budget estimates landed within an average of 3.66% of the bid price. A look at the numbers behind that figure.
Engineering & Construction Management
Rock solid service at the heart of your project.
ACOT Associates Group (ACOT) is a certified minority-owned, U.S.-based engineering and construction management firm with over two decades of experience supporting government infrastructure initiatives.
- 0120+ years of federal infrastructure delivery
- 02Proven overseas execution capability
- 03Integrated design-build model
- 04Pre-approved contractor with U.S. agencies
01 Company overview
Integrated project management, civil engineering and infrastructure development.
As a trusted partner to the U.S. military and allied governments, including the Arab Republic of Egypt, ACOT delivers integrated project management, civil engineering and infrastructure development services tailored for overseas environments.
ACOT is a global provider of professional technical and management support services to a broad range of markets, including transportation, industrial, institutional facilities, energy, automotive, water/wastewater and infrastructure. ACOT provides a blend of global reach, with local knowledge, innovation, and technical excellence in delivering solutions that create, enhance and sustain the environment.
2001Year ACOT began
20+Years as a company
100+Years of combined personnel experience
13States of HUD physical need assessments
$123MDesign/build administration building, Washington University
10Countries with Automation Engineering systems
02 Services
From concept to completion.
Program and construction management, architecture and engineering, and construction services, plus a special projects division building automated assembly and test systems.
Construction Management
A proactive approach to construction management that lowers cost, improves quality and minimizes construction claims.
Program & Project Management
Project Manager as Owner’s Representative: timely delivery and savings of between 10 to 20% on the overall project cost.
Civil & Site Engineering
Site development, utilities and stormwater systems.
Transportation & Airfield
Roadway and airfield design to US/host-nation standards.
Water & Wastewater
Utility master planning and treatment infrastructure.
Electrical & Mechanical (MEP)
MEP design for mission-critical facilities.
Surveying, GIS & Mapping
GPS/GIS data, geotechnical and topographic surveys, with material testing for concrete, soil, asphalt and aggregate.
Automation Engineering
The special project division of ACOT Associates. Automated assembly and test systems, designed, built, tested and validated in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
03 Featured projects
Relevant experience.
GSA Federal Courthouse & Administration Building
Design and construction management for this $15M Federal Courthouse and tenant areas, for the General Services Administration.
Washington University Administration & Multipurpose Building
A new $123 million, 216,000 square feet design/build Administration Building with red granite facade accented by white limestone.
New Busch Stadium Ball Park Commissioning
Construction inspections as a sub-consultant to Jacobs Engineering at the New Busch Stadium, St. Louis.
Central City Lofts Affordable Housing
ACOT acted as the Construction Manager on this 84-unit affordable housing project.
Washington University Arts & Science Building
A state-of-the-art building of 69,000 sf of classrooms, lecture hall and laboratory sciences.
New Jazz at Walter Street Circle
A 74 senior living mixed use apartments complex for Signature Development, designed to earn LEED certification.
04 Past performance
Delivered for federal, institutional and industrial clients.
Airfields, highways, courthouses, campuses and treatment plants, delivered by a firm with over two decades of experience supporting government infrastructure initiatives.
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Lindbergh Boulevard Bridge/Tunnel
Civil, structural, mechanical, electrical and plumbing/FP design with inspection and QA testing at St. Louis Lambert Airport.
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Harris Stowe College
ACOT, through the previous company, was the Owner’s Representative for this project.
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St. Louis Community College, South County Education and University Center
An off-campus extension of St. Louis Community College offering a highly personalized approach to education and technology.
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Millennium Student Centre, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Cost estimating and scheduling, Owner’s Representative, and design reviews for civil, mechanical, electrical and environmental.
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Benton Stadler Hall, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Cost estimating, project management, construction inspection, mechanical retrofitting and electrical upgrades.
- Federal HUD Building Inspection & Evaluation HUD physical need assessments of HUD properties in thirteen (13) states.
- Aviation Runway 36R-18L Reconstruction Reconstruction airfield for U.S. operations.
- Transportation I-40/I-64 Highway Improvements DOT-compliant roadway upgrades.
- Marine & Port Beale Street Landing Marine/port infrastructure.
05 From the blog
News & insights.
What Construction Management Oversight Covers on the Job Site
From constructability reviews to as-built drawings, a walk through the job site activities an ACOT construction management team takes on when it represents the Owner.
Project Manager as Owner’s Representative: How the Delivery Model Works
No general contractor, five or six bid packages, and one project manager whose allegiance is to the Owner. Here is how ACOT’s Owner’s Representative model is set up, and what it changes on a project.
06 Experience in Egypt & military contracting
Proven overseas execution capability.
- Support to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) projects in Egypt.
- Coordination with U.S. and Egyptian infrastructure authorities.
- Compliance with FAR, DFARS, and UCA processes.
- Repairing two main chiller units in Workshop 1.
07 Certifications
Certified minority-owned. Pre-approved contractor with U.S. agencies.
DUNS 079390458, CAGE Code 79F16. Certifications
DBEMBESDBSBELOSBCMSSDVOSB
DBE, MBE, SDB, SBE, LOSB, CMS, SDVOSB compliant.
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