THE PROCESS

On-Site Meeting

• Begin the Discovery Driven Planning Process.
• Site Inspection, due diligence report and recommendation.
• Begin to understand the project from start to finish.
• Client considers engaging D&A.
• D&A sends the contract for review and negotiation.

In the Initiation Phase 

• Feasibility & Constructability recommendations.
• Review and understand the project’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT).
• Understand and verify the architectural and engineering constructability elements and check for deficiencies.
• Strategic, tactical & logistical considerations.

In the Planning Phase 

• We take a critical approach to costs and focus on risk management. We value engineering architectural and engineering design, develop work scopes, RFPs, Budgets, and schedules, and select vendors.
• Pre-construction phase: work scope, RFP’s, budgeting, scheduling.
• We value engineer the architectural and engineering design process.
• Opportunity Costs & Risk Analysis
• Evaluate what is scalable, measurable, attainable, realistic and time bound. (SMART)

Team Building

• Vendor sourcing
• RFI responses
• Contract reviews and negotiations.
• Put together holistic teams collaboratively.
• Understand the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) – inherent in the building process.
• Develop consensus on all aspects of the project.

In the Execution Phase

• Sequencing & Tasking Coordination (PULL Planning)
• Ordering lead-time materials.
• Contractor scheduling
•  Unforeseen circumstances are reported promptly with options provided.
• Team coaching, mentoring and support.
• Dept. of Building Inspections management
•  Quality Control
• Weekly OAC meetings
• Provide regular photographic documentation of all work.
• The controlling and monitoring phase.
• Prompt submittal response.
• Focus on Construction Technologies, Materials Science, Ways & Means, Materials & Methods, Best Practices, and Manufactures specifications.

Commissioning  

• Project close-out.
• Final project review with stakeholders (client, architects, engineers & designers).
• Provide close-out manuals, as-built plans, reports, maintenance schedules & recommendations, project history & documentation.

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