Our approach uses creative collaboration and great partnerships to generate real results.
Collect user and project information to determine spacial requirements, adjacencies, and sizes of work areas to prepare a report indicating overall square footage required and overall needs requirements.
Verification of existing plans provided to ensure they are accurate for the work involved, and prepare a site survey of existing conditions. We can also perform and prepare an as-built measure.
Using the requirements we obtain during our preliminary meeting and discussion, prepare a preliminary test-fit plan to demonstrate how the space functionality may work for the end-user.
Prepare Class A, B, C or D Opinion of Probable Costs (budgets) and the development of a baseline.
Selection of finishes, preparation of concept sketches and elevations to illustrate the overall look.
Preparation of construction drawings and specifications for tendering to Contractors and construction purposes. These drawings are developed from the preliminary test-fit plan and Design Development stages.
Preparation of permit construction drawings, specifications, and Bill124 Schedule 1 for permit application. If requested, file for permit application with the City of Ottawa, on the end user’s behalf.
Preparation of tender documents and invitation to contractors to provide pricing based on construction drawings. Receipt of the tender bids, tender analysis and recommendation.
Provide post-tender administration services throughout the construction process including the preparation of addenda, change notices, site instructions, construction site reviews, deficiency walk-through and follow-up review once all deficiencies are complete.
Assistance with determining furniture needs, presentation of options, preparation of furniture tendering through dealers, recommendation, assistance with the final order, and deficiency review after installation.
Measure and input existing furniture into the plan. Obtain quotes from movers and organize selected moving company. Tag furniture to assist movers with final placement in new space.
When required, we lead or partner with other experienced and trusted professionals to put together the perfect team such as Engineers, Architects or Project Managers.