Boston University Warren Towers

Boston University Warren Towers renovation in Boston

Warren Towers Residential Renovation

Boston University’s Warren Towers is undergoing a phased renovation of its three residential towers and shared fourth-floor spaces. The project renews student rooms, bathrooms, dining and common areas, exterior façades, windows, accessibility features, and major building systems while sequencing construction across the occupied university campus.
  • Bi-Line OCIP Program
  • Workers’ Compensation & General Liability
  • Higher Education Residential Renovation
  • Three-Tower Phased Construction
  • Gross Bid Structure
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Project Value

$530.7M
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Service Period

39 Months
Location

Boston, MA, USA

Services We Offered
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OCIP Administration
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Program Implementation
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Insurance Credit Calculation & Verification
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Insurance Document Verification & Tracking
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Payroll Reporting & Verification
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Project Reporting & Program Visibility
Project Highlights
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Subcontracts Tracked
90
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Payroll Tracked
$32.5M
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Insurance Costs Tracked
$7.1M

Project Impact

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    The Challenge

Warren Towers combines the scale of a major institutional renovation with a phased construction sequence across three residential towers and shared campus spaces. As subcontract packages are awarded through successive phases, participation, off-site insurance requirements, payroll, and program reporting must remain aligned while the contractor population and financial records continue to develop.

The project’s gross-bid structure adds a connected financial requirement. Subcontractors include Workers’ Compensation, Employers Liability, General Liability, and Excess Liability costs in their bids and identify an Insurance Deduct. The agreed deduct is removed through a deductive change order and may require later adjustment based on actual labor, contract value, and final payroll audit.

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    CR Solutions’ Role

CR Solutions established and continues to maintain the administrative framework supporting the Warren Towers Bi-Line OCIP. CRS administers contractor participation, calculates and verifies Insurance Deducts, reviews and tracks off-site insurance documentation, collects and verifies payroll, and organizes recurring program information for approved project stakeholders.

As construction progresses, CRS connects each subcontract with its participation status, contract value, insurance requirements, payroll activity, and insurance-cost calculation. Contractor participation, contract compliance, project status, payroll, and insurance-cost reports provide a consistent view of developing activity across the phased renovation and support follow-up as subcontractors enter, perform, and complete their work.

  • The Value

By connecting the gross-bid insurance-deduct process with participation, documentation, payroll, and reporting, CRS maintains the project’s financial and insurance information within one coordinated OCIP framework. This is particularly important as subcontract awards and labor activity change through successive phases and Insurance Deducts may require periodic review, reconciliation, or adjustment.

Program records reflect 90 tracked subcontracts, $32.5 million in reported payroll, and approximately $7.1 million in estimated insurance costs. These figures demonstrate the administrative scale of the program, while the broader value lies in consistently verifying calculations, tracking requirements, and communicating current status across a large, phased higher-education renovation.

Project Takeaway

Boston University Warren Towers demonstrates the administrative depth required for a phased Bi-Line OCIP with a gross-bid insurance-deduct structure. Across the 39-month service period, CRS connects subcontract participation, insurance-credit verification, off-site document review, payroll, and program reporting within one coordinated framework for approved project stakeholders.

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Large OCIP programs require consistent documentation, accurate insurance cost tracking, and clear reporting across every stage of contractor participation. Our role is to help make that process easier to manage, easier to monitor, and easier to communicate.

- CR Solutions

Project Administrator

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