Services

What have former clients described as your firm’s strengths?

· Our 30 years of experience as the Architect of Record on over 400 building projects

· Our experience with historic buildings

· Our graphic and communication skills

· Our diversified experience and knowledge

· Our commitment to making the project successful

· Our leadership ability in the design and construction process

· Our listening skills

· Our computerization of services

Who does your on-site project supervision? Discuss your method of supervision.

The architect of record and the project architect regularly inspect the project. We find that 80% of the problems are prevented during design and shop drawing review phases. On-site project supervision prevents and

resolves the other 20% of the problems. We work with the contractor to lead the process, provide continuity and experience to make a successful project.

How do you handle change orders?

Our firm handles change orders through procedures defined in General Conditions of Construction,

AIA Form A201. Basically, the procedure is the following:

a. The Architect prepares a Request for Proposal

b. The Contractor submits a price for the Proposal Request

c. The Architect evaluates the proposed price and makes a recommendation to the Owner

d. Upon Owner’s approval, the architect prepares the change order for signatures

e. The Owner, contractor and architect sign the written change order

f. The Contractor begins the work

How long does it take between preliminary drawings and final drawings and specifications?

For a $2,000,000 project, we anticipate the following schedule:

Schematic Design Phase (20% of the work): 60 days, or 45 days with a design charrette at the beginning

Design Development Phase (15% of the work): 60 days

Construction Documents Phase (40% of the work): 90-120 days

Bidding Phase (5% of the work): 30 days

Construction Phase (20% of the work): 240-360 days

For a $500,000 project, we anticipate about half the time required by a $2,000,000 project.