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Owner's Representative · Preconstruction + CA

An architect on your side of the table.

Preconstruction advisory and owner's representation for developers and project owners. Led by a licensed architect with over a decade and a half across design, documentation, and construction.

Schedule a consultationSee the scope
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15+ yrsArchitecture practice, design leadership, construction oversight.
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AIA, LEED AP BD+CLicensed architect actively involved in every engagement.
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Principal-ledNo account managers, no handoffs after kickoff.
The service

Protect budget, schedule, and design intent. From consultant selection through closeout.

ProCatalyst provides owner's representation focused on the preconstruction phase, where the most consequential decisions get made. From consultant selection through IFC, we keep the design team, budget, schedule, and owner's standards aligned. One set of eyes responsible for the work actually landing the way it was priced and approved.

During construction administration, we facilitate communication between the owner, architect, and general contractor. Budget, schedule, and design-intent compliance stay monitored from the owner's side of the table, not the design team's, and not the contractor's.

Scope of engagement

Active through every phase where the consequential decisions happen.

Three phases, one owner. The preconstruction work is where a project's budget and quality get locked in — that's where we concentrate. Construction administration and closeout continue the same oversight into the field.

Phase 01

Preconstruction
Advisory

From consultant onboarding through GMP. Nine scope items, every one aimed at catching problems before they become line items.

  • Consultant and design team selection and onboarding
  • Design milestone reviews (SD, DD, Permit, CD / GMP)
  • Budget validation at each design phase
  • Schedule coordination and milestone tracking
  • Specification review and scope-gap identification
  • Permitting strategy and municipality coordination
  • GC selection (bid documents, evaluation, award)
  • Constructability review at each phase
  • Value engineering facilitation
Phase 02

Construction
Administration

Owner-side oversight through the field. We translate between design intent, contract documents, and site reality without handing either side the pen.

  • Weekly OAC meeting facilitation
  • RFI and submittal oversight
  • Budget and schedule monitoring
  • Change order review and validation
  • Quality assurance and site observation
  • Pay application review
  • Punch list management and closeout coordination
Phase 03

Post-
Construction

The work that gets skipped when there's no owner's rep. Warranty period, final documentation, and the financial tail.

  • Warranty tracking and 11-month walk coordination
  • Final documentation and turnover package
  • Financial closeout and retainage management
Built-in quality gate

Every Owner's Rep engagement includes a Project Catalyst CD review.

At or prior to the permit set milestone, the full construction document package is reviewed under the Project Catalyst methodology — all seven disciplines, priority-coded comments, delivered as a live Bluebeam Studio Session. Document errors get caught at the desk, not in the field.

See Project Catalyst
Gate · At or before permit set
Full CD review, all seven disciplines.Architecture · Structural · Mechanical · Electrical · Plumbing · Civil · Specifications
Delivered as
Live Bluebeam Studio Session.Comments are priority-coded, searchable by sheet or discipline, and filter-ready. Your team works inside the review.
Who leads this

Led personally by a practicing architect. Not delegated.

Jared Rooker, Founder & CEO
Jared Rooker · Dallas
Owner's Rep Principal

Jared Rooker

AIA · RID · LEED AP BD+C

Licensed architect with 15+ years across design practice, project management, and construction oversight. Previously Managing Director at Prescient, with operational oversight of hundreds of employees nationally and globally. Prior to that, architect at Perkins & Will.

Jared is active in every Owner's Rep engagement — from the first consultant kickoff through the 11-month warranty walk. Not as a sign-off on someone else's work. As the person answering the phone.

CredentialsAIA · RID · LEED AP BD+C
Based inDallas, TX
PriorManaging Director, Prescient
EarlierArchitect, Perkins & Will
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Ideal project profile

What we're built for.

Shaped around projects at the scale and complexity where an owner's rep actually moves the needle on outcomes. Deepest experience in multifamily; same scope and discipline rigor portable to other asset types.

Asset type
Multifamily
Garden, podium, wrap, mid-rise, high-rise.
Also
Mixed-use
Residential or commercial components, podium or street-level retail configurations.
Also
Student & senior
Student housing and senior living. Different operator nuances, same oversight scope.
Also
Commercial & retail
Office, retail, and hospitality builds where design intent and schedule discipline matter.
Also
Industrial
Warehousing, light manufacturing, flex and distribution facilities.
Also
Luxury residential
Custom single-family and estate-scale builds with architect-led design teams.
Construction budget
$5M – $100M+
Large enough that preconstruction decisions compound. Not so large that they outpace a principal's attention.
Who it's for
Developers & owners
Developers and owners who want an architect at the table during preconstruction, not just a PM with a spreadsheet.

If you are evaluating construction management partners or need preconstruction advisory on an upcoming project, schedule a conversation.

Next step

An architect at the table, not a PM with a spreadsheet.

Send us the project — stage, unit count, target budget, where you are in the consultant process. We'll come back within two business days with a scoped engagement and a principal on the call.

Schedule a consultationSee Project Catalyst (CD review)