▁that ▁typically ▁function ed ▁as ▁sub cont ract ors ▁would ▁bid ▁the ▁work . ▁The ▁low ▁bid der ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁direct ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁owner , ▁met am orph osing ▁from ▁sub cont ractor ▁to ▁prime ▁contract or . ▁The ▁owner ▁would ▁have ▁multiple ▁prime ▁contract s . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁an ▁entirely ▁original ▁concept . ▁There ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁few ▁previous ▁examples ▁of ▁similar ▁processes — T ish man ▁Const ruction ▁( now ▁part ▁of ▁A E COM ) ▁provided ▁Const ruction ▁Management ▁services ▁for ▁the ▁World ▁Trade ▁Center ▁that ▁was ▁built ▁with ▁ph ased ▁construction ▁( const ruction ▁begin ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁destroyed ▁September ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ). ▁ ▁SU CF ▁accepted ▁C RS ' s ▁Fast - Track ▁report ▁and ▁retained ▁Smith , ▁Hin ch man ▁& ▁G ry ll s ▁( now ▁the ▁Smith Group J J R ) ▁to ▁implement ▁their ▁first ▁Fast - Track ▁project ▁at ▁St ony ▁Brook ▁University , ▁St ony ▁Brook , ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁St ony ▁Brook ▁project ▁and ▁C RS ' s ▁later ▁projects ▁demonstrated ▁that ▁the ▁project ed ▁time ▁sav ings ▁were ▁conserv ative . ▁Sometimes ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁Fast - Track ▁and ▁C M ▁reduced ▁time ▁to ▁a ▁third ▁or ▁less ▁of ▁conventional ▁sched ules . ▁ ▁The ▁report ▁was ▁titled ▁" F ast - Track ". ▁Many ▁copies ▁were ▁printed . ▁The ▁concept ▁of ▁a ▁professional ▁construction ▁manager ▁that ▁could ▁implement ▁ph ased