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Services
Cost Consulting
A strategy to shape your vision
When you work with an external cost consulting partner, you need someone you can trust to uphold your vision, reputation and client relationships. Design partners we work with have entrusted the Rockwise Strategies team to do exactly this across thousands of estimates — 350+ in the past year alone. Leveraging historical data from our entire portfolio, the experience of our people and expertise borrowed from our colleagues at Loeffler Construction, we help you account for every decision that could impact your project.
Focus on the future
A project doesn’t go from design to build overnight. We factor in schedules, procurement challenges and market trends to predict where costs will be the moment you break ground and beyond.
On your timeline
When working through the design process, no one wants to be kept waiting. We move quickly to get you the numbers you need to finalize budgets and keep your project on track.
Proven accuracy
With a reputation for painstakingly accurate estimates—no matter the design stage—our track record speaks for itself. A review of past projects shows our estimates fall within 5% of final costs.
Down to the detail
Working with your team, we help define the parameters of your project before estimating every last brick, light fixture and coat of paint. Need options to further enrich the project’s path? We’ll tailor cost estimates to accommodate the decision making process, so you can weigh all the options.
350+
projects Executed Annually
$2.5B
Estmated Annually
more than
50%
U.S. Coverage
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Passionate construction strategists
Coming alongside design partners who need our expertise to fill gaps in knowledge, expand capacity or satisfy a project requirement, we’re committed to making the lives of our clients easier as we work together to improve the built environment.
How we work
Listen
Because we’ve consulted on thousands of projects, we know no two are the same. With this in mind, we dig into the details to understand the vision and goals of the project before we even think about running the numbers.
Tailor
Once we have a grasp on the fundamentals, we determine where we can provide the most value to your build, customizing a cost consulting contract to your needs.
Partner
Estimating is more than getting you the right numbers. Our cost consultants collaborate and engage with key players on your team, readily addressing questions and concerns the moment they arise. All to ensure the build you envision is possible.
Let’s set a course for your project
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Leading the way with market expertise
Headquartered in Minnesota, we’ve gained deep experience in a range of markets throughout the Midwest — from government to higher education. We bring this expertise to every engagement, staying ahead of specific challenges others may not see coming and finding creative ways to solve them.
COst Consulting Case Studies
Serving as the Cost Consultant, Rockwise provided Cuningham with detailed cost estimates from pre-design through construction documents.
Serving as the Cost Consultant, Rockwise provided Snow Kreilich Architects with detailed cost estimates from pre-design through construction documents.
Rockwise provided Wold Architects and Engineers with cost consulting services at the Design Development and Construction Document levels of design for the Scott County Government Center Renovation and Addition project.
The newly established Naytahwaush Health Center significantly enhances healthcare accessibility for White Earth Tribal members, promoting efficient and extensively utilized services.
Rockwise provided schematic design through construction document estimating services for Snow Kreilich Architects for the development of Graco Park.
Rockwise provided comprehensive cost estimating services for Wold Architects, starting from the design development phase and continuing through the construction documents phase.
Rockwise provided cost consulting services from design development through construction documents for Wold Architects & Engineers.
Rockwise provided AFLA Landscape Architects and the City of St. Paul with cost consulting services for the reimagining of Pedro Park.
Rockwise partnered with HCM Architects on the renovation and expansion of a high-tech medical manufacturing plant in Alabama.
The Lakeview Methodist Health Services project was a ground-up construction of a new senior living facility, aimed at creating a modern senior living facility with home-like design elements throughout.
Rockwise provided comprehensive estimating services, from pre-design to construction documents, as well as constructability analysis, phasing strategies, and scheduling assistance for Wakan Tipi Awanyankapi.
Rockwise provided cost consulting services to Wold Architects & Engineers during the design development and construction document phases. This project involved a significant overhaul of the existing space, aimed at consolidating grades 9-12 into a single building.
Rockwise provided Collaborative Design Group with cost consulting services from the concept estimate level through construction documents for the Dakota County SMART Center project.
Loeffler provided Cuningham with pre-design cost consulting services for the addition of the athletic complex at Shattuck St. Mary’s.
Rockwise Strategies provided Miller Dunwiddie with cost estimating services throughout the Schematic Design (SD), Design Development (DD), and Construction Documents (CD) phases for the addition and renovation project at Justice Page Middle School.
Loeffler provided cost estimating services throughout multiple design phases for the demolition and replacement of the existing safety rest area at the Des Moines River – Jackson, MN location
Loeffler provided Wold Architects and Engineers with architectural and structural cost consulting services for the renovation of Summit Middle School.
Rockwise provided Wold Architects and Engineers with architectural and structural cost consulting services for the Upper Blue Elementary School renovation project.
Rockwise provided Wold Architects and Engineers with detailed cost estimates at the schematic and design development levels for the Summit Cove Elementary School project.
Rockwise provided Wold Architects and Engineers with architectural and structural cost consulting services for the Dillon Valley Elementary School project.
Rockwise provided Wold Architects and Engineers with design development and construction document estimates for the McKinley Elementary project.
Rockwise provided Seven Generations Architecture & Engineering with a Schematic Design estimate and a Design Development estimate for a new two-story health clinic for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe.
Rockwise Strategies provided the City of Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board with a Conceptual Pricing Estimate for the renovation of the Elliot Skate Park.
Rockwise provided estimating services from the schematic design phase through construction documents for Wold Architects and Engineers.
Rockwise provided cost estimates throughout multiple design phases for the demolition and replacement of the existing safety rest area at the Clear Lake – Jackson, MN location.
As the Cost Consultant, Rockwise Strategies provided estimates from schematic design through construction documents for the reconstruction of North Church Street, located on the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus.
Rockwise worked in collaboration with BWBR to compile a construction cost estimate for a renovation project at the Summit Classroom Building. This project encompassed several key aspects, including the replacement of the exterior façade, installation of entirely new MEP systems, and the integration of new utilities sourced from nearby buildings.
Rockwise provided Cuningham with conceptual level cost consulting services for the renovation of the University of Minnesota’s Murphy Hall.
Rockwise Strategies provided Seven Generations Architecture & Engineering with a Schematic Design estimate on a new Health Clinic for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe.
Rockwise provided Wold Architects and Engineers with architectural and structural cost consulting services for the renovation of Breckenridge Elementary School.