Construction Consulting
Construction
Claims Support
Claims support and expert
witness services for the construction industry. Over 35 years of construction
and environmental related experience, including residential, commercial
and industrial construction, mold remediation, asbestos abatement, lead
paint removal, hazardous material clean-up and indoor air quality remediation.
Estimating
We work with the insurance
industry through damage assessments, the construction industry through
project estimating and as a legal aid to dispute resolution. We have developed
and refined our own proprietary estimating system as well as extensive
experience in applying RS Means Cost Data and the Xactimate software estimating
systems in a project specific manner.
Project
Services
Our project services include
LEED-AP Services for specific green design and building services and Project
Management Consulting Services for cost-effective and timely construction
management. We also provide Project Support Services including, document
control and graphical representation aids and project oversight and monitoring
as well as Construction Contract Referee (CCR) services for preventing
and resolving disagreements and disputes.

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Damage
Assessment
Hurricane
CAT Support
MacGiffert Management Systems
(MacMS) is dedicated to providing Hurricane CAT Support for property losses
with thorough damage assessments to ensure all claims are resolved expeditiously
and equitably. Our strategy allows us to mobilize quickly to respond to
the client’s needs and to ensure our client’s expectations are met with
accurate and timely inspections, estimate, and reports
Property
Loss Consulting
MacMS has provided property
loss consulting and construction estimating services for insurance companies,
law firms, and adjusters. Damage assessments have been performed
at commercial sites, industrial facilities, high-rise office buildings,
apartment complexes, hotels, universities, school districts, healthcare
facilities and churches throughout the United States.
Management & Training
Continuing
Education
We have been provided continuing
education services for over 10 years in the form of home study, online
courses and live seminars. All of our seminars present current trends in
the industry as a means of keeping people ahead of the competition. We
also design specific programs for your operation, at your location through
onsite training.
Strategic
Planning
We facilitate honest assessment
of where you are and where you want to go in the future. A four phase process
can produce long term productivity.
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MacMS Current News
South American Earthquake
Recovery
MacGiffert Management’s VP International
Operations, Matthew MacGiffert says, “we are very busy providing damage
assessment services to business owners from Santiago to Concepcion with
the goal of assisting homeowners and businesses recover from this tragedy
as soon as possible.” The types of properties currently under contract
include high rise office structures, high rise condominiums and industrial
complexes. All reconstruction estimates are being produced utilizing Xactimate
software both in English and Spanish language, English and metric quantities
and US dollars, UF currency and Chilean Pesos. In addition, MacGiffert
Management’s team is providing client presentations and conducting negotiations
with in-country insurance liquidators. For more information, contact Paola
García Peña, Gestión de proyectos de reconstrucción
at +56 66070946.
Texas, Hurricane Ike Damage & Reconstruction Assessment
Over the past two years.
MacGiffert Management Systems has led the assessment of damage due to Hurricane
Ike on numerous institutional, commercial and residential properties as
an independent building consultant. MacGiffert Management’s team performed
damage assessments and reconstruction estimates utilizing Xactimate software
for 131 buildings with $74.6 million in losses resulting from Hurricanes
Ike. The types of properties assessed included several churches, an entire
school district, hospitals, high rise office buildings, hotels, retail
plazas and malls, commercial warehouses, apartment complexes, and residences. |