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Frequently asked questions

How can I expedite my revenue streams?

Hire SIGAL to provide you with a tiered schedule emphasizing stakeholder milestones, regulatory requirements and construction milestones that reflect current market conditions all prior to making contractual commitments.  In addition to incorporating early risk events that could increase revenue in the future. These risk events will clearly define an owners financial exposure prior to releasing any funds toward a projects’ success.

How can I save money during the exploratory stage of a project?

Hire SIGAL to utilize an extensive market database that could produce critical information which typically costs money to investigate.

How can I save money during design?

Hire SIGAL to competitively bid your design and engineering services and set a clear path of accountability and responsibility.  Including management of the owners responsibilities during the programming phase which will provide your design team more efficiencies so they can do what they do best.

Why if a GC or CM will do it for ‘free’?

Pittsburgh has some of the best contractors the market has to offer.  Most if not all have their most valuable resources focused on existing clients and work under contract.  With SIGAL you get their expertise delivered on a personal level and when it comes time to involve a builder or builders, SIGAL’s deliverables will allow a GC/CM to operate more efficiently, take the unknowns (which turn into soft numbers) and make them known, and in turn result in better pricing and greatly reduce future change orders thus protecting your budget.


Should I bid or negotiate a project with a builder?

It all depends on the 5 W’s.  Lets talk about your specific project, timeline and the most cost effective plan for your job that reflects the current market conditions.

I’m new to the market and don’t know where to start:

Welcome to the Steel City where wages are growing faster that the cost of living.  Not a great scenario for a proforma but we can help you make it work!

What do you know about wood structures?

Just as much as anyone else in town. Give me a call to talk about the future of superstructures.

I am an investor; can you help protect my money?

Yes! Detailed 3rd party reviews and reporting is a service offereing which will increase an investors level of confidence in a project or identify potential issues that could delay or reduce your return.