R.C. May Inc., Construction Consultant, Boston

Spring 2011 Newsletter

To provide expert construction consulting services to Owners, Developers, Institutions and Lenders on major construction projects and real estate investments resulting in efficient and cost effective project delivery and timely completion.

Our staff is composed entirely of experienced construction and real estate professionals dedicated to providing timely and quality services to our Clients. On each assignment, a Senior Associate is designated as the primary point of contact for the Client and if appropriate, other Associates may collaborate in order to draw on their specific areas of expertise. As President of the firm, Dick May, is personally involved in all Client assignments.

Since the firm’s founding in 1987, consulting services have been provided on over 500 projects with a total constructed value in excess of $4.5 billion. Our staff of seasoned construction and real estate professionals makes R. C. May & Associates, Inc. one of New England’s most experienced and diversified construction-consulting firms.

The following biographies offer a brief description our Principal and the staff at R. C. May & Associates, Inc. All of our Associates are qualified professionals in the construction and real estate industry with a combined total of over 100 years of experience. They have all previously held senior management positions in the construction industry, and have the expertise to deal with the challenges of any complex construction project.

Richard C. May – President and Principal

Since founding the company in 1987, Dick May has been providing assistance to financial institutions with construction loans including construction project analysis, construction inspection and requisition approval and with property evaluation and reconfiguration, and in-house training services. He has advised real estate developers with construction cost budgeting, architect and contractor selection, scheduling, contract negotiation, and construction program management and has also has served as an expert witness and assisted attorneys in case preparation in a number of litigation actions.

Prior to 1987, Dick worked in the construction industry for over twenty-five years, holding many senior executive positions including President and Chief Executive Officer of several major construction companies, including Corcoran Construction Corporation; Cabot, Cabot & Forbes (Aberthaw Construction Co.); Gilbane Building Co.; and Turner Construction Company.

Dick is a graduate of the State University of New York, at Delhi, NY, and has been a director of the Associated Building Contractors of MA/RI, and President of the New England Construction Users Council. He has also been a member of the Massachusetts Building Congress and has served as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association. Dick holds a Commonwealth of Massachusetts Construction Supervisors License.

Ritvars F. Reinbergs – Senior Associate

Rit has over thirty five years of experience in the construction industry, having held many senior positions with construction contractors and construction managers including Vice President, Project Executive, Project Manager, and Manager of Planning and Estimating. His career in construction gives him extensive knowledge of building systems, construction costs, value engineering techniques, and a thorough understanding of the various types of construction contracts. He also has project management experience on many types of projects.

Rit has an M.S. in Construction Management from Stanford University, B.S. in Civil Engineering from University of Massachusetts, and is a Member of Boston Society of Architects and the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers. Rit also holds a Commonwealth of Massachusetts Construction Supervisors License, and a LEEDS certification.

Al Skomial – Senior Associate

Al has over 36 years experience in the construction industry, starting his career as an engineer’s helper performing construction layout. While attending college, he worked as a residential carpenter building luxury condominium and single family housing. After graduating, he helped develop laser guidance techniques as tunnel engineer during the construction of a 17 mile long soft earth tunnel for the Detroit Metropolitan Sewer Commission. Later, as President of his own steel erection company, his firm fabricated and erected structural steel for mid-rise office/condominium buildings, nursing homes, libraries and bridges. Al has worked in several capacities, including Field Superintendent, Project Manager, Project Partner, and Construction Manager as well as an Independent Consultant representing the building Owner.

Al has a B.S. Degree in Civil Engineering from Oakland University, and holds a Commonwealth of Massachusetts Unrestricted Supervisors license, a Board of Building Regulations Concrete Technician license; a City of Cambridge class II through IV license, a City of Boston A-2 High B and C license and is a member of the Project Management Institute.

Thomas Andrew Bonfatti – Senior Associate

Andrew has over twenty years of experience in the construction industry, having started his career as a Field Engineer with his family’s General Contracting business in Norwood, Massachusetts. He later worked for Gilbane Building Co., as a General Superintendent and Program manager and before joining R.C. May & Associates, was a Senior Project Manager for R.F. Walsh Company of Boston.

Andrew has a Bachelor of Science in Building Technology from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, MA. Andrew has a City of Boston ABC (ltd) license, and a Commonwealth of Massachusetts Construction Supervisors license.

When evaluating the work of R. C. May & Associates, Inc., Clients have said:

“I was impressed with the speed, diligence, effort, and competence of your organization.” (The Principal of a national real estate lending firm)

"Your involvement in this project not only gave us a strong feeling of comfort, but allowed us to spend our precious time dealing with our own problems rather than those of designing and building this facility.” (The Principal of a major corporation building a new manufacturing facility)

“The ability of your firm to quickly understand and resolve very difficult construction problems is unique. To do it, and keep everyone cooperative, is even more unique.” (A major New England real estate developer regarding construction on a difficult urban site)

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