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BUILDING
DEDICATION
Project Management of the
New BCMS Building
By Beverly Lamouteux, Huffman Developments
As the Bexar County Medical Society evolved to the point of de- estate projects, as well as for experience in working with physicians
ciding to construct a new building instead of purchasing and re- in our medical community. Huffman even discounted its profes-
modeling an existing building, the BCMS Real Estate Committee sional services in a show of support for the Society.
discussed how such a project would be managed. While the com-
mittee chairman, Dr. Buddy Swift, had lots of real estate develop- Beverly Lamoureux was appointed by Steve Huffman to interface
ment experience, he strongly recommended hiring a project manager with Society leadership and to be the point person in finding, vetting
to protect the interests of BCMS and to ensure the appropriate vet- and managing selected services such as contractor, architect, etc.
ting of an architect and contractor as well as to deal with the real es- Huffman’s first priority for the Society was to ensure that design
tate developer (Bitter Blue), the permitting, the City of Shavano goals were met and that the project was completed on time and on
Park, etc. budget. This process included a rigorous search and credentialing
of potential design firms and general contractors.
As with all endeavors of this type, BCMS looked first to their Cir-
cle of Friends sponsors to do a great job at protecting BCMS’ inter- There were five architectural firms interviewed, with Chesney
ests. The BCMS CEO, Steve Fitzer, along with other members of Morales Associates, a highly rated San Antonio firm, being awarded
the Real Estate Committee, considered various project managers, the architectural design contract. Their reputation for providing
but settled on Steve Huffman’s firm, Huffman Developments. Steve thoughtful designs, along with their technical competence and fi-
Huffman had been a Circle of Friends sponsor for many years. Huff- nancial consideration on behalf of their clients weighed heavily into
man was selected for his track record in developing “Class A” real the selection this firm.
Once the design firm selection was complete and the documents
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