Construction (Auditing)

Initial Review/Examination

Option: One-Time Construction Auditing Services Available/Provided

Enhance Construction Audit Program, including:

• Reviewing contractor billings & related audit procedures

• Examine billings for fraudulent charges

Review history of Architect & Contractor fees for reasonableness

Evaluate history of Change Orders for appropriateness and identify measures to prevent in the future

Evaluate history of Lawsuits Incurred for Design and Construction issues and outline plan for preventing in the future

Review history of Construction Costs for Reasonableness and evaluate impact on the budgeting process and identify ways to prevent reoccurrence

Determine if the best Contractor Selection Process is being used

Need additional guidance/advice? Audit Services suggests contacting Tim Burrow at Burrow & Cravens, PC (615 252 2502 or via email: burrowtim@bellsouth.net). Some information about Tim Burrow:

Tim ... as a lawyer, architect and contractor is able to identify problems that are often missed by professionals with single disciplines

30 years in the business, including 15 years as a lawyer or arbitrator in arbitrations and in the courtroom, and an Architectural Quality Control Coordinator for one of the largest architectural/engineering firms in the southeast

Listed as an "elite" expert with the largest expert witness search firms in the country. Only 3% of their 20,000 experts are designated as "elite" ... and only 3 architects have this status

Additional construction auditing considerations:

Interested in expanding scope of work for construction audits going forward? (Click here for more information)

Need a checklist to assist in determining if construction projects are being controlled "up front?" (Click here for more information)