Relay Development Group
Clear paths through complex projects.
Practical project leadership for public infrastructure and development—connecting people, decisions, and delivery so important work keeps moving.
How Relay helps
Move the work forward.
Complex projects need clear ownership, sound sequencing, and steady coordination across organizations. Relay brings those pieces together.
01 / DELIVERY
Capital project coordination
Bring agencies, consultants, project teams, and community partners into a shared plan—with clear actions, accountable owners, and visible progress.
02 / APPROVALS
Permitting & agency coordination
Map approval pathways, align stakeholders, surface risks early, and keep regulatory commitments connected to project milestones.
03 / CONTROL
Schedule & program support
Build useful schedules, coordinate dependencies, and turn project information into concise reporting that helps teams make decisions.
Project Controls Diagnostic
A fixed-fee review of how your projects are scheduled, budgeted, and reported, and whether leadership is seeing what’s actually happening on the ground.
You get a scorecard that rates your scheduling, budget tracking, and reporting, with the specific fixes that would make the biggest difference.
Credited toward follow-on work. The first conversation is free.
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- 01Free scoping call30 minutes on what you track, who sees it, and where it breaks down.
- 02ReviewYour current schedule, budget tracking, and reporting tools or samples.
- 03ScorecardA short rating of each area, with the top fixes in priority order.
- 04ReadoutA walkthrough of the findings and practical next steps.
Who we work with
Support shaped around your role.
Every project partner faces a different set of delivery pressures. Choose your perspective to see where Relay can help.
For developers
Keep land, entitlements, design, utilities, and agency commitments moving together. Relay helps clarify approval pathways, track dependencies, and keep decisions connected to your schedule.
For builders
Get ahead of permitting and coordination issues that can disrupt mobilization or field progress. Relay can organize owner and agency interfaces, commitments, and milestone reporting.
For public agencies
Add practical program controls and coordination capacity across capital projects. Relay supports integrated schedules, permit and action tracking, risk visibility, and concise reporting for decision-makers.
For nonprofits
Move community-serving facilities and infrastructure from vision toward delivery. Relay can help organize project steps, funding and agency interfaces, consultant work, and the milestones that keep partners aligned.
About Relay
Experienced leadership. Practical support.
Relay Development Group is led by Mike Smith, a project delivery and planning professional with experience coordinating complex public infrastructure, development, permitting, and capital program work.
A steady partner
Make the next step clear.
Relay Development Group supports the connective work behind successful projects: aligning public agencies and delivery teams, anticipating approval needs, and translating complexity into a practical path forward.
From early planning through active delivery, the focus stays on people, commitments, and decisions that keep the project moving.
“Good coordination makes the hard parts visible early—and gives every partner a way to move forward.”
Relay Development Group
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