Design and Engineering Partner Selection, Direction, and Oversight
Selecting and coordination with architects and engineers to balance design ambition with construction reality. We identify constructibility issues and cost drivers before they're locked into drawings.
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A project's success is often decided before a single drawing is made. The selection of your architect, civil engineer, and structural engineer is the single highest-leverage decision you will make.
The wrong team designs an impressive-looking building that is 30% over budget, impossible to permit, or full of "value engineering" trade-offs that compromise your goals. For a business owner without in-house expertise , it's easy to be "outmatched" by a firm that sells a great vision but delivers a poor, costly process.
We bring a rigorous, disciplined, and unbiased process to this selection. We are not impressed by flashy presentations; we are impressed by clear processes, technical competence, and a history of delivering on time and on budget.
As a Registered Architect, Jay DeVore can vet a firm's technical skill and design quality. As a developer with 20+ years of experience, he knows which firms actually collaborate and which ones create problems for the contractor. And as an MBA in Real Estate Finance, he ensures the selected team understands that their first job is to protect your budget and vision.
Our selection process provides the "professional guidance" you need:
- Rigorous RFP Development: We draft a detailed Request for Proposal (RFP) that outlines your exact project goals, budget constraints, and schedule. This forces firms to provide "apples-to-apples" bids, not vague marketing pitches.
- Strategic Shortlisting: We identify 3-5 pre-qualified firms from our network that are the right fit for your specific project type, scale, and budget—not just the biggest names.
- Objective Proposal Analysis: We analyze proposals not just by the fee, but by the value. We identify hidden exclusions, unrealistic timeline promises, and insufficient staffing plans that signal future problems.
- In-Depth Interviews: We lead structured interviews, asking the technical questions you wouldn't know to ask about their quality control process, team availability, and approach to cost management.
- Contract & Scope Review: We assist your legal counsel by reviewing contract terms to ensure the scope of work is clear, the fee is fair, and your interests are protected from the start.
The goal is not to find the cheapest design, but to select a strategic partner who becomes an asset, not a liability. We provide the expert guidance to ensure you start your project with a team that is fully aligned with your vision and disciplined about your budget.
