Service Overview
Owner-Side Project Oversight
Your expert on call — you stay in charge.
You're coordinating your own renovation. You've selected your contractor and your design team. But the decisions keep coming — change orders, delays, disputes, unexpected costs — and you're navigating them without an independent expert in your corner. This service changes that. Most of this service is available remotely to homeowners nationwide. When a project calls for an on-site visit, that can be arranged wherever you are — travel is a straightforward add-on, and a minor one next to the cost of the project itself.
How This Service Works
You Coordinate. We Guide. You Stay Informed and Represented.
This is not full-service representation — it is expert advisory in the background. We conduct regular progress reviews, evaluate change orders and invoices before you approve them, flag issues that require your attention, and give you the informed perspective you need to make confident decisions. You remain the decision-maker and the primary point of contact with your project team. We help make sure you're never making those decisions without the information you need.
MEAA provides observations and recommendations to you, the homeowner. We do not direct contractor means, methods, sequencing, or field work, and we do not replace your contractor's professional responsibility for executing the work.
What's Included
Ongoing Advisory Throughout Construction
Bi-weekly progress reviews and milestone check-ins
Site visit observations — in-person or remote via photo and video submission
Change order and invoice evaluation before you approve them
Issue flagging and structured resolution recommendations
Guidance on questions to raise with your contractor and design team
Ideal For
You're managing your own renovation but want expert backup for critical decisions.
You want an independent check on unjustified change orders without handing over full control.
Your project is mid-construction and you're losing confidence in what you're approving.
You want structured, regular oversight without the commitment of full representation.
Investment
$750 – $1,000 / month
Engagement structured around your project timeline and scope.
Owner-Side Project Oversight is an advisory and coordination support service. MEAA Group Consulting provides observations and recommendations to the homeowner only. MEAA does not direct contractor means, methods, sequencing, or field operations, and does not assume responsibility for construction quality, workmanship, safety, or compliance. MEAA does not perform construction work, act as a licensed contractor, provide architectural or engineering services, or replace any licensed professional required by state or local law. All final project decisions remain with the homeowner and the appropriate licensed professionals.