Our quality assurance procedures are very effective for change orders on our projects are less than 2% percent of the construction cost, well below the national average.

Our quality assurance program includes structured checking procedures performed by  project designers throughout the design phase. Qualified design personnel not involved with the project also review the design as it progresses through successive stages of completion through production of final contract documents.

The following procedures are employed by the project design team personnel to provide quality assurance:

  • Design groups are structured so that only qualified and experienced designers have decision responsibilities in each and every discipline required by a particular assignment
  • During the design procedure, overlays are prepared utilizing our CADD system which checks for conflicts between the various systems and/or disciplines
  • At the beginning of the design procedure, outline specifications for the entire project are prepared by the project manager and specification coordinator. The designer in each specific discipline tailors these general specifications to fit the specific project. These are reviewed by the specification coordinator for content, typographical errors, and formatting
  • The assigned project manager reviews, checks, and coordinates the design and specifications on a continuous basis throughout the design period

In parallel with the checks made by the design team, a separate and independent group reviews the drawings at predetermined stages of design. This allows a "fresh eye" review and provides:

  • A quantity survey and cost estimate at each stage of design, from the initial conceptual phase through the detailed quantity survey and cost estimate prepared when the design is finished
     
  • An ongoing check for omissions and/or conflicts detected during quantity surveys and reviews by experienced takeoff/construction engineers
     
  • Coordination between the specifications and the contract documents
     
  • A review and recommendations intended to insure that the project is biddable and constructible, based upon experience on similar work, and/or the best available technology for a given program