COMPREHENSIVE PROJECT EXECUTION

Development Management & Owner Representation

Acting as your executive in-house development department. We structure teams, tender RFPs, protect pro formas, and manage complex development projects through the entire entitlement and pre-construction lifecycle.

Institutional Discipline for Private Capital

Managing unentitled land and facility development requires active coordination of specialized technical teams. Without experienced owner-side leadership:

  • Scope Creep & Fee Inflation: Redundant consultant deliverables and overlapping fees erode capital.

  • Compounding Holding Costs: Unmanaged municipal timelines delay critical path milestones.

  • Accountability Gaps: No single point of control between engineering, legal, and planning teams.

The Project Reality

Syntax acts as your single point of project accountability throughout the pre-construction lifecycle:

  • Disciplined Procurement: Tender competitive RFPs and direct multidisciplinary consultants to prevent scope overlap.

  • Schedule & Budget Control: Enforce aggressive delivery timelines and protect pro forma assumptions.

  • Equity Creation: Navigate municipal approvals to ensure every capital expenditure directly increases land value.

The Strategic Advantage

Scope of Management Services

Fixed-scope tendering across civil, geotechnical, environmental, and traffic disciplines.

  • Run competitive, transparent RFP processes to eliminate redundant scopes.

  • Scrutinize technical submissions to prevent consulting fee inflation.

01 // Consultant Procurement & RFPs

Translating municipal approval conditions into accurate pre-construction budgets.

  • Model off-site levies, municipal security deposits, and servicing fees early.

  • Track consultant burn rates to keep pre-development spend aligned with target yields.

02 // Budgeting & Pro Forma Structuring

Owner-side technical leadership across multidisciplinary design teams.

  • Lead cross-discipline coordination to resolve drawing and report discrepancies.

  • Audit grading, stormwater, and architectural packages against bylaws before submission.

03 // Team Coordination & Quality Control

Strategic advocacy before municipal administrations, committees, and council.

  • Lead public engagement and navigate local political dynamics to de-risk approvals.

  • Negotiate defensible development agreement conditions to protect schedules and capital.

04 // Municipal & Stakeholder Interfacing

Have a parcel under evaluation or an entitlement stuck in review?