Innovative hospitality project on a historic campus.
Colliers Project Leaders provided project management services for the new three-story, 64-room Williams Inn on the Williams College campus. The new 58,000 gsf LEED Gold Inn anchors a corner of campus with new parking lots, outdoor event space, and pedestrian connections to Main Street.
Williams Inn does not only operate as a hotel, but as a community space. The building is reflective of the architecture of New England farms, built of stone and wood. The new Inn resembles a farmhouse, while the restaurant and bar are housed in a barn-like structure. Featured is a full-service restaurant, 3,200 square feet of meeting and event space, and a fitness center.
Colliers’ responsibilities as project manager included:
- Comprehensive contract management
- Development and management of project schedule and communications plan
- Design and constructability reviews including collaboration with commissioning team
- Cost estimating, reconciliation value engineering and cost savings recommendations
- Review and analysis of construction schedules and bid packages developed by the CMR
- Management of all required permits for construction
- Implementation of a quality control program throughout construction to ensure compliance with construction documents
- Management of the FF&E process including OSE, OD, pre-opening
