CM At Risk, or Construction Manager At Risk, is employed when an Owner is seeking early contractor involvement to secure an on-budget design and coordinated trades through each phase of the process.
This team arrangement is conducive to collaboration between Owner, Contractor and Architect/Designer for the betterment of the project. Also with this approach, the Construction Manager is still able to leverage a competitive bid process by packaging the project and having qualified contractors and subcontractors bid each package. This can drive a project’s cost down significantly.