The right material, on the truck.
We buy, track and expedite the equipment and materials that drive the critical path, so crews never wait on a delivery and the schedule never waits on a factory.
Why it matters.
Lead times set the schedule
Switchgear, transformers, generators and specialty systems can take longer to arrive than the building takes to frame. A late order can move the finish date.
Federal money brings rules
Projects with federal funding often carry domestic content requirements. Missing documentation can put funding at risk long after the material is installed.
Late deliveries cost twice
When material misses its date, crews resequence, equipment sits and overtime follows. The cost lands well beyond the item itself.
How we work.
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Long-lead tracking
Every critical item is logged with its submittal, release, fabrication and ship dates, tied to the activity it feeds in the schedule. When a ship date moves, we see the float it consumes the same week and tell you which decision can recover it.
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Early release and procurement
We release major equipment as soon as the design allows, often before construction documents are complete, and lock in production slots.
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Buy America compliance
Where federal funding applies, we confirm domestic content requirements at bid, collect certifications from each supplier and keep the paper trail audit-ready.
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Supplier diversity
We break packages into sizes local and small businesses can bid, help them through prequalification and track participation against project goals.
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Expediting and inspection
Factory visits, witness testing and shipping checks confirm equipment is on track and built to spec before it leaves the plant.
What you receive.
Every engagement is scoped to the project. These are the core outputs owners can expect.
Status of every critical item from submittal to delivery, updated with the schedule.
Order dates for equipment and materials, tied to design milestones and install dates.
Supplier certifications and backup organized for funding agency review, where it applies.
Commitments and payments to small, local and diverse businesses against project goals.
Laydown, staging and just-in-time delivery windows that keep the site clear.
Turbines land on finished pedestals.
On a combined-cycle station, gas and steam turbines are built overseas with fixed ship dates. Each machine is tracked from factory test through port and heavy haul, and pedestal pours are sequenced backward from those dates, so every foundation is cured and surveyed before its turbine arrives and nobody pays for a crane waiting on concrete.
- Factory
- Witness tests on every machine
- Weekly
- Ship-date and float review
- Backward
- Pours sequenced from delivery
Questions owners ask us.
How early should long-lead equipment be ordered?
As soon as the design is firm enough to specify it. We identify long-lead items in preconstruction and build their release dates into the master schedule.
Can you manage Buy America requirements?
Yes. On federally funded work we confirm which requirements apply, screen suppliers at bid and collect the certifications the funding agency expects.
Can the owner buy equipment directly?
Yes. Owner-furnished equipment can save markup. We track it in the same log, coordinate deliveries and handle receiving and installation.
How do you support small and local businesses?
We size bid packages so they can compete, walk them through prequalification and pay on a schedule that keeps their cash flowing.
Talk to the people who will build it.
Send us your scope, target date and biggest concern. A senior Jacob Wiseman lead will read it personally.