Cost Engineering & Risk Management

Overview

Alliance provides the full spectrum of cost engineering services—including cost estimating, schedule development, risk management, and project controls—spanning from pre-design through construction documentation and delivery. Our certified cost engineers, schedulers, and quantitative analysts bring decades of experience supporting federal clients such as USACE, NAVFAC, VA, GSA, and DHS across a wide range of market sectors.

We develop accurate, defensible, and transparent cost estimates in alignment with AACE International Recommended Practices (RP 17R-97, RP 18R-97, RP 56R-08, and others), following recognized estimate classifications (Class 5 through Class 1) and expected accuracy ranges. Our approach integrates the use of MCACES (MII), RSMeans, Compass International indices, and other parametric models, tailored to each client’s requirements.

Alliance’s Cost and Schedule Risk Analysis (CSRA) services provide clients with deeper insights into uncertainty and exposure across scope, schedule, and funding variables. By employing Monte Carlo simulations, Crystal Ball modeling, and sensitivity analyses, we uncover hidden cost drivers, quantify probabilities of budget or schedule overrun, and support well-informed, data-driven decision-making. Our team routinely develops risk registers, mitigation strategies, and contingency recommendations that withstand independent government reviews and align with UFC 3-740-05 Construction Cost Estimating and UFC 3-730-01 Programming Cost Estimates.

In addition, our professionals integrate cost, schedule, and technical analyses into real-time project controls. We monitor earned value metrics, forecast cash flows, and adjust budgets proactively to ensure projects remain both executable and fiscally responsible. This interdisciplinary approach ensures that cost engineering is not a stand-alone function but rather a central, collaborative discipline that strengthens planning, design, and construction outcomes.

Results

Alliance has delivered measurable results on cost engineering engagements by consistently improving cost certainty, reducing risk, and enabling clients to defend their budgets during stakeholder, congressional, or agency-level review.

Improved Cost Confidence: Our independent cost estimates (ICEs) have validated multi-million-dollar construction programs and successfully passed USACE, VA, and NAVFAC technical reviews, providing clients with greater confidence in funding requests.

Risk-Responsive Solutions: Through detailed cost and schedule risk analyses, Alliance has identified critical drivers that, if left unchecked, could have delayed delivery by months and added millions to project costs. Our mitigation recommendations have allowed agencies to adjust phasing, labor strategies, and procurement methods proactively.

Integrated Project Controls: By embedding cost engineers into the design team, we provide continuous cost monitoring and value engineering, ensuring that design solutions remain aligned with client budgets. Our cost engineers regularly reconcile estimates with A-E partners and government cost reviewers, minimizing downstream disputes and costly redesign.

Cross-Sector Impact: From military hospitals and secure campus facilities to utility plants and complex infrastructure projects, Alliance’s cost engineering services have contributed to more efficient budgeting, accelerated approval of DD1391s, and successful execution of design-build RFPs.

Trusted Federal Partner: Our results-driven methods have supported hundreds of projects CONUS and OCONUS, with construction values ranging from small facility upgrades to billion-dollar campus redevelopments, all while meeting stringent DoD and federal requirements.

By combining technical rigor, risk-based analytics, and client-focused collaboration, Alliance delivers cost engineering services that not only protect taxpayer dollars but also enable mission success.