Services | IronCore Systems

IronCore Systems helps project teams align vision with execution. Through accurate cost modeling, system integration insight, and risk-informed strategy, the work brings structure to complexity, so stakeholders can make informed decisions with confidence.

Cost Estimating & Budget Development

Conceptual through final design

Independent Cost Estimates (ICE) and owner's estimates
ROM to Class I estimates, 30 through 100 percent design
Full electrical and I&C quantity takeoffs in Bluebeam and HeavyBid
Labor modeling and productivity benchmarking against union rates and NECA standards
GMP development and forensic GMP or proposal review
Support for CMAR, DBB, DB, and PDB delivery

Constructability Review

Opposite the designer of record

Structured, evidence-based review findings with designer response tracking
Specification hardening and basis-of-design review
Access, phasing, and sequencing analysis across design milestones
Scope and constructability risk reviews

Project Controls & Capital Forecasting

Cost and schedule, tied together

WBS and cost code structuring
Cost and schedule baselines, progress and variance reporting, earned value
Manhour curves, FTE modeling, and staffing plans
Primavera XER schedule analysis via a proprietary engine: DCMA 14-point checks, float paths, Monte Carlo simulation, time-impact analysis
Forecasting support for capital planning

Forensic Cost Analysis

Where packages drift

Forensic GMP and proposal review, documented to the contractor's own package
Line-by-line variance analysis and bid item normalization
Change-order and claims-support cost analysis
Indirects, general conditions, and staffing logic reconciliation
Cost variance analysis: contractor versus ICE versus market

Risk & Value Engineering

Cheapest to fix early

Risk register development and risk-adjusted cost analysis
Contingency and owner-allowance separation with defensible bases
Value engineering alternatives with quantified savings
Peer review of engineer's estimates

Pursuit & Proposal Support

For consulting firms and program teams

Proposal and SOQ development
Cost narrative and bid package development
Pricing strategy for complex or phased scopes
Technical support during pre-bid RFIs and scope clarifications