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IHG Dhaka

Principal | Capital Project Advisory
Construction Management | Financial Governance | Risk Control
Restoring control, cost certainty, and confidence in complex projects.

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Protecting Capital on Complex Construction Projects

Client-Side Advisory for Developers and Investors Seeking Financial Certainty

Ron Francis
Principal | Capital Project Advisory

I help developers and investors prevent cost overruns, control risk, and restore financial certainty across high-value projects.

With 25+ years delivering international developments up to USD $650M across hospitality, commercial, and infrastructure sectors, I provide client-side leadership that safeguards project performance and protects capital.

Advisory Impact

 20% Funding Gap Closed 

 

$75M Hotel Development


Realigned cost and scope to enable refinancing and procurement reset.
 

Restored financial control and investment confidence.

     $5–10M Lifecycle Savings Secured  

$500M Hotel Development
 

Stabilized uncontrolled change processes driving financial loss.

Re-established commercial governance to protect cost and delivery outcomes.

    $10M Lifecycle Savings Secured

$650M Museum Development

 

Eliminated systemic rework and associated delivery risk through structured quality governance.

 

Strengthened cost control and project reliability.

Delivering measurable financial control and cost certainty across complex capital projects.

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Integrated Project Governance

Projects fail when contract, risk, and financial management operate in isolation.

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Office client-side international project advisory

Sector Experience


High-value international developments delivered across multiple sectors, underpinned by disciplined governance, financial control, and integrated delivery.

Facade Metropole Luxury hotel Vietnam
White marble museum facade Seoul South Korea

Hospitality

Hotel developments up to $650 million

Institutional

Governance driven projects

Toronto Canada view of skyscraper skyline

Commercial

High-rise and mixed-use delivery

Exterior view industrial power station in desert Yemen

Infrastructure

High risk technical environments

The Peninsula Hotel lobby interior at Istanbul Turkey

How I Deliver Control

 

Integrated contract, risk, and financial management to protect capital and ensure disciplined delivery.

Project Leadership & PMC Advisory

 

Senior client-side leadership with direct accountability

Contract & Commercial Management

 

Procurement, contracts, and commercial control

Risk Management

 

Identification, mitigation, and control of project risk

Financial Governance

 

Budget validation, cash flow, and cost control

Project Recovery

 

Restoring control on underperforming projects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Directed approval and execution of corrective action plan

  • Enabled successful public opening

  • Restored project governance and operational control

  • Protected and secured target revenue outcomes

Featured Project

Hilton Colombo – Sri Lanka

Restored regulatory compliance, enabled    opening, and protected revenue through      targeted intervention and governance          recovery.

Exterior Facade Luxury Hospitality Hilton Hotel Colombo Sri Lanka

Client Perspective

"Ron, we have been most pleased with your efforts since taking the assignment at the Scotia Plaza project Toronto and hope that you have found the project to be an exciting one, thanks again for the excellent report".​

Mr. R.A. Grieve

Chairman (Ret.), PCL Construction

$350M Scotia Plaza Project Toronto Canada

Financial control is established through governance, not reporting.

Engage independent, senior-level advisory to align cost, risk, and delivery with your investment objectives.

Ronald Francis

Senior Project Director PMP

Contract Risk and Financial Governance Advisory

Project Management Institute PMI Logo Project management Professional certification
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