Pre-Construction
Pre-Construction Evaluation & Value Engineering
By utilizing our Pre-Construction Design Team in the schematic, programming, and design phases, the project team be inherently poised to produce accurate construction documents that will serve to:
-Reduce Permit Review Duration
-Reduce RFI’s (Requests For Information) & ASI’s (Architect Supplemental Instructions)
-Solidify Means, Methods, and Materials
-Verify Building Orientation, and Maximize Land Use As Well As Utility Collaboration
-Avoid “No-Value Engineering”
A. Reduce Permit Review Duration:
Recently, many State and Local Municipalities have begun to: More closely scrutinize requests, Reduced staffing, and Increased fees. This has had a direct impact on the schedule and budget of projects. HGR leverages our In-House Design Team’s experience, and quality to avoid delays as well as costly resubmittals.
B. Reduce RFI’s and ASI’s:
By reducing RFI’s (Request For Information) and ASI’s (Architect Supplemental Instruction) the Owner saves additional consulting fees and receives accurate bid results. In many cases the bid documents are not clear or leave “windows of opportunity” for change orders. We opt to prevent this to mitigate the possibility of Change Orders, or the possibility of subcontractors adding additional contingency to bids.
C. Solidify Means, Methods, and Materials:
We involve our pre-construction consultant with the design team from the inception of your project. This provides a construction-oriented viewpoint, verifying that the means, methods, and materials are accurate, while ensuring all information is pertinent. This serves to reduce project delays.
D. Verify Building Orientation, Maximize Land Use & Utility Collaboration:
A project budget is largely dependent on the Civil Design. It is important to meld a balanced site, finished floor elevation and accurate utility configuration not only to reduce excess expense, but also to accommodate future building additions or campus development.
E. Avoid “No-Value Engineering”:
In many cases where collaborative design is not practiced, a given project will be designed, bid, and will request voluntary “Value Engineering” alternatives from the bidders for savings. As your partner through the entire process, it is our mission to balance cost savings brought about by Value Engineering with practicality. Factors such as future state and intended use of your space come in to play with our experience before cheaper alternatives are implemented. We are here to provide a solution that is both cost-effective and quality.