Preconstruction & project advisory
Build a stronger bid.
Plan a better project.
Bowen Project Advisors provides fractional preconstruction and RFP support for contractors, and construction budgeting, capital planning and owner’s representation for owners and asset managers.
- Service area
- Washington, DC
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia - Focus
- Project pursuits, capital improvements & building retrofits
- Engagements
- Project-based or ongoing support
- Qualifications
- West Virginia licensed contractor
MWAA-certified SLBE
Active SAM.gov registration
Services
Practical construction support from scope through closeout.
For contractors pursuing work, and owners and asset managers planning and delivering capital projects.
Fractional preconstruction & RFP support
Experienced preconstruction support for contractors who need added capacity without a full-time hire. We help find the right opportunities, make go/no-go decisions, coordinate subcontractor pricing, review scope gaps, and prepare the response through final submission. Engage us for a single pursuit or ongoing support.
- Opportunity sourcing & go/no-go review
- RFP requirements & addenda tracking
- Subcontractor outreach & bid follow-up
- Scope review, bid leveling & cost input
- Construction phasing & proposal preparation
- Final compliance & submission review
You receive: Hands-on pursuit support, coordinated pricing and proposal materials, and a submission package checked against the RFP and addenda. Scope and responsibilities are agreed for each engagement.
Construction budgeting & cost estimating
From design, scope and budget through bid readiness. We define the work, take off quantities, test pricing against the market, and identify the gaps that can kill budget, schedule or both.
- Scope definition & validation
- Quantity takeoffs
- Market-tested pricing
- Value management
- Capital improvement assessment
- Constructability review
You receive: A detailed construction budget with stated assumptions, exclusions and allowances that can be used for approvals, bidding and decision-making.
Owner's representation
Once a project is approved, we represent you from procurement through closeout: bid leveling, contractor review, schedule and submittal tracking, pay applications, change orders, occupancy coordination and closeout.
- Bid solicitation & leveling
- Contractor qualification
- Contract review
- Schedule & submittal tracking
- Pay application review
- Change order scrutiny
- Occupied-facility phasing
- Closeout documentation
You receive: Robust reporting on a fixed cadence and a documented record of decisions, cost, schedule and closeout.
Capital planning & retrofit feasibility
We turn condition assessments, engineering reports and deferred-maintenance lists into a prioritized, budgeted capital plan that tells you what to do, when to do it and what it will cost.
You receive: A multi-year capital sequence with action dates, annual funding requirements and a recommended cadence for preventive maintenance of the completed work.
How we work
Every engagement starts with an agreed scope, deliverables, responsibilities and schedule. You know what we will handle, what we need from your team, and when you will have the result.
Selected experience
Projects led, not observed.
Twenty years as Vice President of Construction Management at a highly respected DC general contractor: educational, government, institutional, cultural, and multifamily capital work, most of it in occupied buildings.
Presented as evidence of individual professional experience.
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
About
Construction experience on your side of the table.
“A budget is a promise. It only carries weight if you deliver.” Kolar W. Bowen, Principal
Bowen Project Advisors is led by Kolar W. Bowen, a construction and real estate executive with experience in preconstruction, estimating, capital programs, property operations, design-build and occupied-facility renovation.
That background includes leading contractor and consultant teams, developing GMP and lump-sum budgets, negotiating agreements, reviewing change orders, and managing capital work from early planning through closeout. BPA brings that contractor-side knowledge to your side of the table.
- LICENSING
- Licensed Contractor, State of West Virginia.
- Registered Land Disturber, Commonwealth of Virginia.
- CERTIFICATION
Certified Small Local Business Enterprise (SLBE)
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
Certified through September 24, 2029 - FEDERAL REGISTRATIONActive SAM.gov registration.
UEI: LD27JSCMMDW4 · CAGE: 25GZ6
Renewal date: September 19, 2027. - VENDOR REGISTRATIONSeVA (Virginia) · eMMA (Maryland) · IonWave · Euna / Bonfire · OpenGov
KW Bowen Construction
Bowen Project Advisors LLC also performs construction work as KW Bowen Construction where licensed. We disclose our role before engagement. Advisory clients are free to use any contractor; a separate design-build engagement can be discussed if you want one party to carry the work through construction.
Construction inquiries: info@kwbowen.com
Contact
Have a project that needs an expert opinion? Let’s talk.
Send whatever you have: drawings, a report, a scope, or a short description of the problem. You’ll get a straight answer on fit and next steps.
- BPA inquiries
- info@bowenprojectadvisors.com
- Telephone
- (540) 200-8780
- Office
- Loudoun County, Virginia
- Serving
- DC · Maryland · Virginia · West Virginia