What We Do

Staffed and nimble.
Built for the job.

From full-time agency CM to task-order support — we add value at all levels of an organization or project.

Our Services

We manage your project from beginning to end.

dress gray is staffed and nimble. Our services range from augmenting departments with full-time staff that sit in your office to task-driven support. We are prepared to review a change order on Tuesday in the field and present cost and schedule reports to investors on Wednesday.

We add value at all levels of an organization or project. It all begins with a thorough understanding of your needs and expectations. If you don't know exactly what you need, we will work with you to define it.

Delivery Methods

  • Agency CM — we manage your project
  • C-Suite Consulting — operations, part or full-time
  • Staff Augmentation — supplement your in-house staff full-time
  • Task Orders — targeted, scope-defined engagements

"dress gray supported the Port of Long Beach Construction Management Division on numerous projects. Scotty Galloway is an experienced partner with strong leadership and negotiation skills, strict adherence to specifications, and was a great mentor to POLB junior staff."

Armond Morad — Deputy Chief Harbor Engineer, Port of Long Beach
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Owner
Representation

We stand in for you — protecting scope, managing teams, and holding everyone accountable. Your interests, represented at every meeting, every decision, every phase.

Owner Advisory

Strategic guidance from project inception through delivery. We clarify goals, identify risk, and build a communication plan that keeps all parties in sync. Then we stay in it — proactively managing each stage.

  • Pre-construction planning and strategy
  • Budget development and validation
  • Consultant and team assembly
  • Lender, agency, and city coordination
  • Stakeholder communication and reporting

Development Consulting

Development success starts long before the shovel hits the ground. We bring an owner's mindset and a builder's insight to every deal. For family offices, institutional investors, or co-GPs looking to move efficiently and confidently, we're the partner who can make it happen.

  • Site identification and acquisition strategy
  • Capital partner and co-GP alignment
  • Entitlements and permitting guidance
  • Budget modeling and IRR sensitivity analysis
  • Pro forma development and cost tracking
  • Development for Fee
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Construction
Management

Construction management isn't about watching — it's about acting. We're in the dirt, on the calls, and in the loop. Not just drafting reports.

"dress gray brought energy, expertise, and a strong vision to the table — exactly what every architect hopes for in a client."

Robert Ciston — BRR Architecture

Construction Monitoring & Draw Review

Full-service project oversight — not just reporting. We manage projects the way they should be managed: with clear communication, relentless follow-up, and zero tolerance for avoidable delays.

  • Owner representation (OPM) pre-construction through closeout
  • Contractor and design team coordination
  • On-site presence when it counts
  • Draw review and lender coordination
  • Proactive problem-solving before issues escalate

Project Controls

We track every document, respond fast, and enforce accountability across all stakeholders. That means fewer missed deadlines, cleaner handoffs, and projects that actually feel well-managed.

  • Schedule and budget management
  • Milestone tracking and reporting
  • Change order review and negotiation
  • Cost control and forecast reporting

Design & Document Review

We review the plans before they become problems. Constructability review, contract alignment, and scope gap analysis — before the shovel hits the ground.

  • Constructability review and issue mitigation
  • Contract scope and alignment review
  • Bid package development and evaluation
  • RFI and submittal management
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Claims &
Dispute Resolution

Problems don't age well. We analyze the record, protect your position, and negotiate with the authority that comes from technical depth and field experience.

Claims Analysis

When a contractor comes at you with a claim, you need someone who can read the record and tell you exactly where you stand. We dig into the documentation, identify what's compensable, and build your defense — or your position.

  • Claim review and position assessment
  • Documentation audit and gap analysis
  • Negotiation support and strategy
  • Expert coordination and deposition support

Schedule Analysis

Time is money. We evaluate delay claims — both compensable and non-compensable — using contemporaneous records and schedule forensics to protect your position.

  • Delay and impact analysis
  • Compensable vs. non-compensable time extension review
  • As-planned vs. as-built schedule comparison
  • Float analysis and critical path determination

Cost Recovery

We've saved clients hundreds of thousands of dollars by doing the work others won't — breaking down line items, challenging unsubstantiated costs, and finding specialty contractors who can do it right for less.

  • Change order audit and cost validation
  • Overhead and markup analysis
  • Alternative cost sourcing and benchmarking
  • Recovery strategy development

Case Studies

Accountability in action.

Time Extensions

dress gray supported an industrial developer against a 100+ calendar day compensable time extension request. Upon reviewing material deliveries, we discovered that but for "our" delays, the contractor would not have been substantially complete. Result: non-compensable time extension issued.

$180,000 Client Savings

Change Orders

A contractor submitted a $110,000 change order with no cost substantiation. dress gray requested a unit-cost breakdown. The contractor refused. We sourced a specialty contractor who submitted a proposal for $42,000 — saving the client $68,000 on a single line item.

$68,000 Client Savings

Ready to protect your project?

Understanding the assignment is the first step. Let's define what you need.

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