Design Alliance, Inc., can help make your project a reality from the very first vision through master planning, budget formulation, fundraising, design, bidding and construction. Clients come into the process at different stages, which necessitates a flexibility to work with them according to their needs.
Pre-Funding Services
Frequently the projects must be defined and planned prior to fundraising or a referendum.
- Programming
- Existing Facility Analysis
- Consensus Building
- Master Planning
- Architectural Schematic Design
- Cost Estimating
- Model Building
- Computer-Aided Visualization and Rendering
- Help with Communications and Bond Issue Passage
Design and Construction Document Preparation—Post-Funding Services
Other clients come into the process after funding has been achieved and need help with consensus-building and design.
- Schematic Review
- Design Development
- Cost Estimating
- Computer-Aided Visualization and Rendering
- Construction Document Preparation
- Bidding Phase Services
- Contact of Potential Bidders
- Reproduction and Distribution of Bidding/Proposal Documents
- Analysis of Alternates/Substitutions
- Pre-Bid Conference
- Preparation of Addenda
- Bidding Negotiation
- Bid/Proposal Evaluation
- Report and Recommendations for Bidding/Negotiation Results
- Contract Award
Construction Administrative Phase Services
Once construction is underway, the Design Alliance team continues its work until the project is complete and ready for occupancy.
- General Administration of Construction
- Site Visits—Bi-weekly, Weekly, Twice Weekly
- Board Meeting Reports
- Budget Tracking
- Issue Resolution
- Change Order Preparation
- Architect’s Field Reports
- Shop Drawing Review
- Color Scheme Preparation
- Certification of Payments
- Review of Test Reports
- Supplemental Documentation, as needed
- Substantial Completion Inspection
- Certificate of Substantial Completion
- Project Close-out
- 11-Month Walk-through to Document Contractor Repair Items