Private preview • owner’s representation

Someone on your side of the table.

Gungnir is owner’s representation for high-end residential and commercial construction. I protect your budget, schedule, scope, and quality — and I answer to you, not the builder.

Talk through your project What I protect

Who this is for

For owners with real money on the line and no one watching it.

A custom build is the largest check most people ever write to someone they just met. I make sure that trust is earned — and that what you pay for is what you get.

Custom-home owners

Building or renovating high-end and want someone protecting your money, not the builder’s margin.

Busy or out-of-area owners

You cannot live on the jobsite. I am your eyes, ears, and judgment on the ground.

Developers & commercial owners

Tenant improvements and small commercial builds that need disciplined oversight of budget, schedule, and scope.

Owners who sense something is off

The project feels slow, the change orders keep coming, and you want a straight answer about what is really happening.

What I protect

Four things every owner stands to lose.

Your budget

Padded change orders, inflated allowances, and quiet scope creep — watched for and challenged before they become your problem.

Your schedule

Realistic timelines, honest delay causes, and a builder held accountable to the dates everyone agreed to.

Your scope & quality

Corner-cutting and substitutions flagged early, while they can still be fixed — not after they are buried in a wall.

Your leverage

You do not speak construction. I do. I sit on your side of the table and translate, question, and represent.

Engagements

Come in early, or come in to clean up.

Full Project Representation

Pre-construction through closeout: bid leveling, contract review, draw oversight, site visits, punch list, final closeout.

Builder Vetting & Interviews

Not ready for full representation? At a reduced rate, I sit across the table while you interview builders — reading the room, digging through portfolios and references, and helping you spot the frauds and the green ones before you commit.

Pre-Construction Review

Before you sign: level the bids, pressure-test the contract and budget, and find the traps.

Mid-Project Audit / Rescue

Already underway and worried? I come in, assess where it truly stands, and stop the bleeding.

Draw & Change-Order Oversight

Ongoing financial watchdog: every draw request and change order reviewed before a dollar moves.

How it works

Plain, documented, on your side.

Step 1

Project review

A direct conversation about your project, your budget, and what is keeping you up at night.

Step 2

Represent you at the table

I engage the builder, architect, and lender as your advocate — clear expectations, documented decisions.

Step 3

Eyes on the real jobsite

Unannounced site visits. I know what to look for and where corners get cut. No staged walkthroughs.

Step 4

Protect through closeout

Punch list, final draw, and warranty — held to account so the finish is as good as the pitch.

Who I am

Navy veteran and construction operations leader Cliff Sunkel. Residential, high-end residential, and commercial tenant improvement.

I grew up working in the high-end homes of the Bay — Blackhawk, Alamo, Atherton — alongside the designers and craftsmen who build for discerning clients, and I spent years as the polished face a demanding designer trusted on site. I know that world and what excellence looks like in it. I can be the calm professional at your table and the hard one at the builder’s.

I am not anti-builder. Everyone on a project deserves a fair profit, and the best builders do honest, excellent work. But I work for the owner. I cannot promise I will catch every trick — no honest person can — but I know where they hide, and finding them is exactly what you are paying me for.

And a word on referrals: I take no fees or kickbacks — not from builders, not from anyone. If I ever point you toward a name, it is because I have watched them do honest work. If your experience is not good, I want to hear it — it comes off my list. My loyalty is to the owner, every time.

Service area

Based in the East Bay. At home across the Bay.

Contra Costa, the East Bay, San Francisco, Marin, and the Peninsula — where I know the market, the inspectors, and where builders cut corners.

Outside that range? No job is out of reach. The right project is worth a conversation — reach out and we will work out what it takes to close the distance.

Contact

Tell me about your project.

If it is the right fit, I will tell you exactly how I would protect it. If it is not, I will tell you that too — and there is often a smaller way I can still help you start on the right foot.

contact@gungnir.consulting

Gungnir is an owner’s representation practice of Blauer Hund Holdings, LLC. Until separate registration is completed, all contracts and invoices are issued by Blauer Hund Holdings, LLC. Owner’s representation is an advisory service; Gungnir is not a licensed general contractor and does not perform construction work.

Private preview • noindex