Troubled project recovery · Greater Phoenix + remote
A slipping schedule, growing cost gap, or breakdown between the field and office needs a clear response. Cliff Solutions helps contractor owners identify the cause, stabilize the work, and rebuild a credible path to completion.
Discuss a Project in Confidence →Warning signs include missed milestones, recurring rework, unresolved changes, cost reports that no longer match field reality, unclear ownership, and strained relationships with the general contractor or customer. Waiting for the next meeting rarely restores control. The first step is an honest view of status and commitments.
Review scope, schedule, labor, procurement, costs, change documentation, and open decisions with the people doing the work.
Address immediate safety, quality, cash, and schedule risks. Assign owners and dates to the actions that matter most.
Build a realistic recovery plan, coordinate trades and resources, communicate commitments, and measure progress weekly.
Cliff Solutions works with owners and project leaders to separate symptoms from causes. We help clarify responsibilities, get reliable cost and schedule information, resolve bottlenecks, and communicate a plan the field can execute. A response should protect relationships by being candid about problems and disciplined about follow-through.
The goal is not to promise a result before the facts are known. It is to make decisions early enough to improve the outcome, document what changed, and build routines that keep the next project from repeating the same failure.
Clifford Rice brings executive and field experience in structural steel, commercial solar, scheduling, and construction operations. Cliff Solutions serves contractors throughout Greater Phoenix, with remote support available when the work allows it.
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