Service
Owner's
Representation
Fortis sits on the owner's side of the table for the length of a construction or restoration project: scope review, bid analysis, contractor oversight, pay-application review and close-out.
- Verification
- Sealed by a licensed Florida PE, to The Fortis Standard
- Updated
- September 4, 2026
The Direct Answer
What does an owner's representative do on a restoration project?
An owner’s representative puts an engineer between the association and the construction process for the length of the project: reviewing the scope before it goes out, comparing bids on equal terms, confirming that what is billed matches what was built, and documenting the record. Fortis BuildSafe Solutions performs no repair work and takes no contractor referral fees.
Site attendance frequency is set in writing before the project starts.
Scope Of Services
Technical Specifications
Pre-Construction Review
Bid document review, contractor qualification, pre-construction meetings, and scope verification before work begins.
Site Observation
Periodic site visits to confirm work quality and quantity against the contract documents and repair drawings.
Pay-Application Review
Change-order and pay-application review to confirm that what is billed matches what was built.
Fit & Coverage
Which Projects Warrant Representation?
Project Fit
Concrete restoration and balcony repair, facade and waterproofing work, roof replacement, garage rehabilitation, seawall repair and any multi-phase project where the contract value justifies independent review of what is being invoiced.
Coverage Area
Fortis represents owners and associations on projects across Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach. Site attendance frequency is set in writing before the project starts, so the board knows exactly what oversight it is buying.
Where Fortis also prepared the repair drawings, the two roles are described separately in the agreement — see building restoration oversight for design and construction administration as engineer of record.
Common Owner's Representation Questions
What does an owner’s representative do?
An owner’s representative puts an engineer between the association and the construction process: reviewing the scope before it goes out, comparing bids on equal terms, confirming that what is billed matches what was built, and documenting the record as the job proceeds. Typical scope includes contractor qualification, pre-construction meetings, periodic site observation, change-order and pay-application review, punch list and close-out documentation.
Whose interest does Fortis represent in this role?
The owner’s, exclusively. Fortis does not perform the repair work and takes no contractor referral fees, so the assessment of quality and quantity is independent of who is being paid. A board is being asked to approve technical decisions it did not train for, and this role exists so somebody on its side of the table has.
Which projects warrant an owner’s representative?
Concrete restoration and balcony repair, facade and waterproofing work, roof replacement, garage rehabilitation, seawall repair, and any multi-phase project where the contract value justifies independent review of what is being invoiced. The test is not the type of work so much as whether the amount at stake justifies a second set of eyes on the invoices.
Is the owner’s representative the same role as engineer of record?
No, and where Fortis also prepared the repair drawings the two roles are described separately in the agreement. Restoration design and oversight covers design and construction administration as engineer of record; owner’s representation is independent review on the association’s behalf. Keeping them named separately keeps it clear which hat is being worn.
How often does the representative attend the site?
Site attendance frequency is set in writing before the project starts, so the board knows exactly what oversight it is buying rather than inferring it from invoices. A Fortis PE attends the site and seals the reporting, to the Fortis Standard, across projects in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach.
Scope reference
Representing The Association On Site
Owner’s representation keeps one engineer accountable for scope, submittals, site observation and pay applications across every building on the property.
Establish Where Your Building Stands
Send the property details and Fortis will confirm which requirement applies and provide a written scope before any fieldwork begins.