
One of the industry’s premier construction advisory firms
A track record that spans in excess of 10,000 projects over 40 years.
About ccs
Download BrochureWith a roster of more than 3,000 clients, CCS is redefining Owners Rep, Project and Program Management, and Cost Management services for the public and private sectors through its boutique approach. CCS is differentiated by the way it takes on the values of its clients with a proprietary value-creating, risk-mitigating process.
CCS’ long list of blue-chip clients includes the United States Department of State, Presidential Libraries, The Peninsula Hotels group, Pritzker Realty Group, the University of Chicago, Texas A&M University, the National Museum of the American Indian, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., DOW Chemicals, the Smithsonian, Johns Hopkins Medical Center, Argonne National Laboratory, and the United States Olympic Committee.

CCS is headquartered in Oakbrook, Illinois, with six regional offices, and a European subsidiary in the United Kingdom.
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Expert advice since 1979
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150+ projects per year
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CCS staff averages 20 years of experience
The Ripple Effect
When you choose CCS International, Inc. for your project, “The Ripple Effect” begins. Quite simply, the ability to influence project cost and delivery is greater in predesign and design stages than in the later construction phase. There is a much greater opportunity for value engineering in the earlier stages.
Fields of expertise





Acting as the owner’s advocate and steward, we integrate the different facets of the construction process to shepherd one or more projects from inception to completion.
Program & Project Management

With our expertise in process and cost, CCS proactively and rigorously forecasts factors impacting project cost and schedule and helps clients strategize to minimize risk, engineer value, and prevent budget overruns.
Cost Management

For large complex projects or programs, CCS provides dedicated on-site project control teams to deal exclusively with cost and schedule issues, including monitoring, updating, negotiating, processing, and reporting as needed to support your project team.
Project Controls

CCS’ expert advisory offerings straddle the areas of total budget development, master project schedule development, risk management, value engineering, contract and schedule auditing, project dispute intervention, and litigation support.
Advisory Services
Both an advisor and an advocate, CCS was created to guide and support Owners and the AEC community through the complex process of planning, designing and constructing a facility.
Our experts

Ian Parr
Principal / President

Clive Bransby
CEO / Director of Business Development

Gavin Parr
Principal

Graham Harwood
Principal / Director of Program Management Services
Sectors
CCS’ client roster spans every corner of the global economy, from mission-critical government facilities to world-class universities to our most celebrated civic institutions and public lands.
Partners
Communication is our strength. Our long-term goal is to become a trusted advisor and advocate for your success.
Company Announcements
17 December 2021

Congratulations on 40 years of service, Ian
Recently, Ian Parr, CCS’s President, received his 40 years of service pin from the American Society of Professional Estimators, ASPE.
29 November 2021

Clive Bransby at the Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo
CCS’ Vice President, Clive Bransby, will be attending the Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo next week on December 6-8, 2021, in Austin, Texas, at the Austin Convention Center.
16 November 2021

CCS Celebrates L’Arche Chicago
L’Arche Chicago was started in 2000 by Sr. Maria Zeimen, who opened her home on the West Side of Chicago to two individuals with disabilities.