Brandon Lawlor

Experience

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  Sherwin Williams

  Jun 2003 - Dec 2004

  Field Auditor
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  PCScompanies

  Dec 2004 - Aug 2016

  Division manager of the pre-construction services division. The pre-construction services divisions offers the following services: Cost Estimating (programmatic level project through construction with change order estimating), Value Engineering, Scheduling, Constructability Reviews and Building Assessments. Our team is dedicated to providing detailed and quality service to our clients to assist in the realization of the construction program.

  • Director of Estimating

    Mar 2014 - Aug 2016

  • Associate and Senior Estimator

    Dec 2004 - Mar 2014
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  &estimate

  Aug 2016 - Jul 2024

  President, &estimate

  &estimate is a construction consulting firm that provides owner's representation, cost estimating, scheduling, constructability review and facility assessment services on a national scale. Our clients are architects, engineers, governmental agencies, developers and owners. A Cleveland, Ohio based company &estimate is strongly rooted within the Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia region, our experience includes vast knowledge and experience on projects throughout the country with great success!&estimate possesses vast pre-construction experience within Architectural, Civil, Structural, Mechanical and Electrical systems as the staff is comprised of specialists with respective knowledge of a single building trade. We focus on all the individual divisions as well as the individual building components. &estimate also maintains a vast material database where we track commodity items, individual items, all equipment such as light fixtures to HVAC as well as labor information. We can estimate a project in its entirety, hard and soft costs with accuracy without going to the market. We walk through a project systematically as we see the assemblies with the value attached. Utilizing the design team’s documents, we quantify the project and anticipate all the building’s future required needs to complete an estimate when design drawings have yet to be completed.Services we offer:Probable Cost EstimatingBuilding AssessmentsValue EngineeringOwner's RepresentationConstructability ReviewFFE EstimatingSchedulingLife Cycle Costing Show less

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  Construction Consulting and Estimating (CC&E)

  Jul 2024 - now

  President

  Construction Consulting & Estimating (CC&E), formerly known as &estimate, is a national firm specializing in construction consulting and estimating. We offer owner’s representation, cost estimating, scheduling, constructability review, and facility assessment services with a proven track record of success.Building upon the decades-long foundation of &estimate, we rebranded to better align our name with our dedication to delivering exceptional service to our clients, one that more accurately reflects our identity and future direction. Our team remains unchanged, ensuring continuity and consistency in the high-quality service you depend on. Our clients include architects, engineers, governmental agencies, developers, and owners nationwide, spanning projects of diverse sizes and complexities.We are uniquely structured to deliver Owner’s Representative projects, with a strong emphasis on effective financial management, development during the design phase, and vigilant monitoring throughout the construction process. Rooted in the field of cost estimation, our team fully understands the significance of creating and maintaining a project budget while optimizing the scope within those budgetary constraints. At CC&E, our estimating team comprises specialists in Architectural, Civil, Structural, Mechanical, and Electrical Systems, each focused on their respective building trades. CC&E provides comprehensive project estimates, covering both hard and soft costs, with accuracy and without market sourcing.Our systematic approach involves methodically walking through your project to assess assemblies and their associated values. By leveraging the design team’s documents, we quantify the project and anticipate all future building requirements, even in the absence of completed drawings.Services Offered:• Cost Estimating• Building Assessments• Value Management• Owner’s Representation• Constructability Reviews• Scheduling Show less