Construction Consulting and Estimating (CC&E)

What Construction Consulting and Estimating (CC&E) does

Construction Consulting and Estimating (CC&E) is a privately held construction consulting firm headquartered in Independence, Ohio, with secondary offices in Westlake, Ohio and Charlotte, North Carolina. Founded in 1988 as &estimate and rebranded to CC&E in 2023 under co-owners Sarah Lawlor and Brandon Lawlor, the firm provides construction cost estimating and owner's representation services to architects, property owners, and institutional clients across education, healthcare, government, cultural/non-profit, commercial, mixed-use/multi-family, and pharmaceutical/industrial/manufacturing sectors. Its work spans 44 U.S. states plus international engagements, with a cumulative project value exceeding $50 billion.

CC&E's core technology is a proprietary cost database built from decades of project experience, combined with an internal estimating process in which two estimators are assigned per estimate and a final review is performed by the President/Owner before delivery. The firm claims its estimates land within 2-3% of bid day construction costs, a benchmark supported by named engagements such as the $450 million Gillette consolidation (where over $40 million in unnecessary costs were identified), the $150 million Cleveland Museum of Natural History transformation (over $11 million saved), and the $139 million Lawrenceville School Dining and Athletic Complex. The company's approximately 200 years of combined team experience, 10 in-house estimators across Architectural, Civil, Structural, and MEPT disciplines, and EDGE/FBE/CSB certifications underscore its positioning as a credentialed independent cost advocate.

The firm operates a sales-led, direct-to-client professional services model. Cost estimating services are billed on an hourly fee proposal (people-hours estimated for scope), with draft estimates delivered in 10-12 business days and final estimates in 15 business days. Owner's representative services are billed on a time-and-materials basis structured as a monthly fee, typically 1-2% of total project construction cost. CC&E does not use resellers or marketplace channels; sales are driven through direct consultations, project referrals, content marketing via a monthly newsletter called THE TAKEOFF, and a website featuring detailed project case studies. The company is privately held, female-owned, and has no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity.

Name

Construction Consulting and Estimating (CC&E)

Legal name

Construction Consulting and Estimating (CC&E)

Website

https://ccande.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CC&E is a Cleveland-based construction consulting firm providing cost estimating and owner's representation services to architects, owners, and institutions across 44 U.S. states and internationally. Its 10 in-house estimators and proprietary cost database deliver estimates within 2-3% of bid day results.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Consulting Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Management (Agency/Owner’s Rep) (IMAFAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA), T&D project/program management & owner’s engineering (EPCM/PMC) (EUADAKAF)

Keywords

• Construction cost estimating
• Owner's representative services
• Construction consulting
• Preconstruction services
• GMP reconciliation

Headquarters

HQ city

Independence

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Cost Estimating: Fee proposal based on hourly rate multiplied by estimated people-hours. Line item proposals cover design level(s) of estimating needed, meetings, site tours, value management, travel, and reimbursables. Typical delivery is 15 business days from receipt of all project documents (draft estimate in 10-12 business days).
2. Owner's Representative Services: Billed on Time & Materials (T&M) basis structured as a monthly fee. Fee proposals are tailored to reflect specific tasks, level of involvement, and time commitment. Generally falls within 1-2% of the project's total construction cost.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CC&E provides construction cost estimating and owner's representative services for architects and property owners across multiple industries, supported by a suite of consulting services such as budget development, milestone and continuous estimating, constructability review, value management, GMP reconciliation, facility assessments, and CPM scheduling. Estimates are delivered within 2-3% of bid day construction costs using a proprietary cost database and methodology.

Product overview

CC&E provides a unified suite of construction consulting services rather than a modular software platform. The core offering combines Cost Estimating Services with Owner's Representative Services, supported by specialized consulting modules including Budget Development, Milestone Estimating, Continuous Estimating, Constructability Review, Value Management, GMP Reconciliation, Facility Assessments, and Scheduling Services. The company uses a proprietary cost database and methodology to deliver estimates within 2-3% of bid day costs. Services are delivered across multiple industries including Education, Healthcare, Cultural/Non-Profit, Commercial, Mixed-Use/Multi-Family, Government, and Pharmaceutical/Industrial/Manufacturing sectors. The company operates nationally with offices in Ohio and a satellite office in North Carolina.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cost Estimating Services Construction cost estimating services including concept-level, schematic design, design development, and construction document estimates delivered by multiple estimators using a proprietary methodology, with estimates proven within 2-3% of bid day costs. Sold to architects and property owners.
• Owner's Representative Services
• Budget Development
• Milestone Estimating
• Continuous Estimating
• Constructability Review
• Value Management
• GMP Reconciliation
• Facility Assessments
• Scheduling Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Estimates within 2-3% of final bid day construction costs
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers27 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights12 records

Broad incumbents

• Jacobs: Professional services firm providing owner's representation, cost estimating, and PM/CM services for buildings and infrastructure. Overlaps with CC&E on healthcare, government, and industrial facility work, though most of Jacobs' practice is concentrated in larger, longer-duration programs.
• Gilbane Building Company: Major construction services firm providing CM-at-risk, owner's representation, and preconstruction/cost estimating services to education, healthcare, and government clients. Overlaps with CC&E on healthcare and higher education preconstruction engagements, though Gilbane is primarily a builder rather than a pure consultant.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with a dedicated cost and project management practice serving healthcare, education, government, and industrial clients. Competes with CC&E on large civic, healthcare, and industrial owner's rep engagements as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Arcadis: Design, engineering, and project management consultancy with a strong cost advisory and owner's rep practice serving healthcare, education, and government clients. Compares to CC&E in healthcare and civic sector engagements, while operating globally with a much wider service portfolio.
• JLL Project and Development Services: JLL's PDS division provides owner's representation, cost consulting, and project management as part of its broader commercial real estate platform. Competes with CC&E for enterprise owner's rep work, especially with healthcare, education, and corporate clients, though it does not specialize narrowly in independent estimating.
• Cushman & Wakefield Project & Development Services: Global CRE services firm with a PDS unit offering owner's representation, cost management, and project oversight. Overlaps with CC&E on enterprise and institutional engagements, though typically embedded within Cushman's broader brokerage and property management offerings.

Direct peers

• Cumming Group: Construction consultancy offering cost management, owner's representation, and project management for commercial, healthcare, education, and government clients. Closely mirrors CC&E's service mix, including the same kind of healthcare, education, and civic project portfolios.
• Faithful+Gould (AtkinsRéalis): Cost, project, and program management consultancy (now part of AtkinsRéalis) serving public and private sector clients with cost estimating and owner's representative services. Direct overlap with CC&E in healthcare, higher education, government, and cultural institution project types.
• Turner & Townsend: Global professional services firm specializing in cost consulting, project management, and owner's representation across real estate and infrastructure. Directly comparable to CC&E in providing independent cost estimating and PM services to institutional and enterprise owners, though at far greater scale and geographic reach.

Regional players

• HRH (Hagerman Riley Hull & Associates): Mid-Atlantic construction management and owner's representation firm serving healthcare, higher education, and corporate clients. Closely comparable to CC&E in service mix and client type, though focused on the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast rather than Ohio/Midwest geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ccande

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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