WHO WE ARE
WOMEN OWNED | INDUSTRY PROVEN | AACE CERTIFIED
DCW Cost Management is an independent WBE cost consultancy providing managed solutions for our clients who are investing in infrastructure, property maintenance and construction development.

Critical Thinkers
Focusing on cost solutions for better budget management.
Design Partners
Providing real cost advice that is market based and design driven.
Collaborators
What matters to you is our top priority.
- A Few Of Our Clients -
OUR SERVICES
THIRD PARTY COST ESTIMATING
Independent third-party cost estimating (ICE) for budget and cost estimate validation. Soft costs, move strategies and other owner cost to understand the total project cost.
DESIGN BASED COST MANAGEMENT
Project cost partner providing cost services with enhanced tools including life-cycle cost planning, operations and maintenance and real-time cost advice during design through to project buy-out.
BUSINESS CASE COST PLANNING
Owner cost partner providing project specific business case costs including acquisition, tenant improvement and lease. Narratives and graphics prepared to specifically demonstrate your project attributes.
COST REVIEW AND REPORTING
In-depth document and cost analysis on projects in progress. Comparative evaluations to other on-going projects and industry specific labor metrics. Recommendations provided for change order management and cost recovery.
MASTER PLANNING & PRE-DESIGN
Cost planning based on programming information, owner requirements and diagrams. Services include options studies and elemental cost models to understand and manage budget constraints.
RECONCILIATION MANAGEMENT
Our work goes beyond the deliverable. We will stand by the design to ensure that the contractor delivers costs predicated on the design intent with adequate detail to further understand cost and constructability.
- Certifications & Affiliations -
PROJECTS
Here are a few examples of our current collaborations:
Hemisfair
Civic Park / San Antonio, TX
Beaverton Arts Center
Cultural / Beaverton, OR
Charles D. Cameron Public Services Building Renovation
Municipal | Seismic / Hillsboro, OR
Seattle Municipal Tower
Municipal / Seattle, WA
Eastside Community Center
Community Center / Tacoma, WA
French American International School
K - 12 / Portland, OR
WWU Science Building
Higher Education / Bellingham, WA
Tumwater Brewery Development
Historic Restoration / Olympia, WA