Development Consulting Services
Our organization can provide the following services to clients:
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- work with a client organization to write a "facility program"
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- conduct a search for suitable properties
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- evaluate each property -- present conceptual plans showing how the property accommodates the facility program; coordinate testing and inspections (environmental, soils, structural, etc.)
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- analyze financial feasibility -- develop a project budget and an operational pro forma
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- assist with property acquisition -- negotiate a purchase contract and coordinate the closing
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- apply for loans and grants for equity, soft costs, acquisition, construction, and permanent financing
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- plan implementation -- develop a project schedule, a work plan, and cash flow projections
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- assemble the design team -- locate an architect, engineers, and other consultants as needed
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- manage the design process -- coordinate the architectural and engineering work
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- help the Owner obtain the building permit
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- organize the construction effort -- pre-qualify contractors, write bid packages, assemble the construction team, and negotiate a construction contract or subcontracts
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- manage or monitor the construction work and administer the construction contract so the facility is built as designed and is approved for its intended use and occupancy
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- work with the contractor to train client staff in the operation of all building systems