Owner's Representation & Capital Programs
We sit on the owner's side of the table: scope, budget, design reviews, bidding, contractor oversight, and closeout, with one voice reporting to leadership and the board.
StrategyCapitalConstruction
Construction Consulting & Real Estate Services
Managing the entire built environment, from strategy and capital planning to day-to-day operations.
CCRS Group advises public agencies, institutions, and private owners on capital programs, construction, facilities operations, and asset lifecycle strategy. One accountable partner across every stage of a building's life.
- Established
- 2016
- In business
- 10+ years
- Industries served
- 7
- Headquarters
- Chicago, IL
Building lifecycle expertise
Eight lifecycle stages. One team that connects them.
Most owners hire a different firm at every stage, and value leaks at each hand-off. CCRS connects strategy, capital, construction, operations, maintenance, energy, risk, and disposition. Pick a stage to see where we help.
Facility Performance & Transformation
Operations advisory, workforce planning, health and safety, and interim or fractional facilities leadership when you need an executive in the seat now.
OperationsMaintenance
Capital & Asset Lifecycle Management
Facility condition assessments, multi-year capital plans, estimating and scheduling, and risk management that turn a building inventory into a funded roadmap.
StrategyCapitalMaintenanceRisk
Strategic Sourcing & Procurement
Procurement strategy, RFP and RFQ development, vendor selection, contract structuring, and value engineering that protects both budget and schedule.
CapitalConstructionOperations
Energy & Sustainability Advisory
Energy audits, performance contracting, and EV infrastructure planning, sized to what your buildings and budgets can carry.
EnergyOperationsCapital
Demolition, Decommissioning & Disposition
Strategy for surplus and end-of-life property: decommissioning, demolition planning, environmental risk, and repositioning sites for their next use.
DispositionRiskStrategy
Construction Audit & Technical Review
Independent cost and contract audits, change-order review, project controls, and expert testimony, led by a NACA Certified Construction Auditor.
ConstructionRisk
Contractor & Workforce Development
Business coaching, estimating, and bid-readiness support for small and emerging contractors, including accelerator programs that help firms win prime work.
ConstructionOperationsStrategy
Technology-enabled delivery
We bring robotics integration, CMMS and work-order platforms, and real-time reporting into facilities programs, so leadership sees performance as it happens instead of at the end of the quarter.
Past performance
Trusted by organizations that build and serve communities.
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Detroit Public Schools Community District
K-12 Education
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Healthcare Development Partners
Healthcare
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IWS Family Health
Healthcare
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Ada S. McKinley Community Services
Nonprofit
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North Lawndale Employment Network
Workforce Development
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Bright Star Community Outreach
Nonprofit
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Elevate
Clean Energy & Workforce
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MAB Facilities Management
Facilities & Grounds
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Ingenious IO
Technology
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DCS Global
Professional Services
Industries served
- Government
- K-12 & Higher Ed
- Healthcare
- Commercial Office
- Multi-Family
- Financial
- Hospitality
Partnering for success
Engagements shaped to the work, not the other way around.
Every engagement is led by senior professionals, with specialists added as the project calls for them: project managers, estimators, engineers, and facilities experts.
- Fractional leadership
- An experienced facilities or capital executive embedded in your team for months, not years.
- Phase-gated programs
- Owner's representation priced by phase, so you approve each stage before committing to the next.
- Fixed-fee projects
- Defined deliverables such as condition assessments, audits, and procurement packages at a set price.
- Retainer advisory
- Ongoing access to senior judgment for boards and executives facing recurring capital decisions.
- Rapid-response support
- Estimating, project controls, and RFP response help on short timelines.
Leadership
Senior leadership on every engagement.
Clarence brings more than 20 years of construction, facilities, and infrastructure leadership across government, education, healthcare, and commercial real estate. He founded CCRS in 2016 to give owners the kind of integrated, lifecycle-wide advice he had delivered from inside large organizations.
Career highlights
Chief Facilities Officer, Chicago Public Schools
Led facilities for the third-largest school district in the United States.
~$300M "Surplus to Success" program
Directed statewide surplus property, decommissioning, and demolition strategy in Illinois.
Illinois EV Infrastructure Deployment Plan
Contributed to statewide planning for electric-vehicle charging infrastructure.
Global Sr. Engineering Risk Consultant, Allianz
Assessed construction and property risk for a global insurer.
Earlier roles: NiSource, McShane Construction, Berglund Construction, ARCADIS, and Bovis Lend Lease.
Credentials
- CCA, Certified Construction Auditor (NACA)
- CCP, Cost Control Professional (NACA)
- Executive MBA, Howard University
- M.S. & B.S., Construction Management, Michigan State University
- Mini-MBA, Loyola University Chicago
Affiliations
- Global Construction Ambassador, Project Management Institute
- Board Member (Facility Influencer), Building Operations Management
The CCRS team
Seasoned professionals, assembled for your project.
CCRS pairs principal-level oversight with experienced project managers, estimators, engineers, and facilities specialists, each chosen for the work at hand and accountable for its success.
Let's connect
Tell us about your building, program, or portfolio.
We reply within one business day. Based in Chicago, serving clients nationwide.
- Office
- 6127 S. University Ave, Suite 1099
Chicago, IL 60637 - Clarence@CCRSGroup.com
- Phone
- (773) 610-4144
- Web
- CCRSGroup.com