DSA’s services are tailored to the specific needs of each client and project.  Available services include:

Pre-Construction Services
Feasibility Studies
Project Budgeting
Team Formation
Planning & Scheduling
Lease Review & Work Letters
Project Financing Coordination
Permitting, Entitlements & Misc.

Construction Management Services
Team Management
Budget & Schedule Management
Construction Administration

Post-Construction Services
Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment
Move Management
Project Closeout

Pre-Construction Services

Feasibility Studies

• Site development studies
• Property condition & deferred maintenance reports
• Pro-forma cost analysis

Project Budgeting

• Cost estimating
• Budget development
• Cash flow projections

Team Formation

• Request for Proposal (RFP) and Request for Quote (RFQ)
• Bid review & qualification
• Consultant / contractor reviews, reference checks
• Contract coordination

Planning & Scheduling

• Work plans
• Master schedule development
• Integration construction schedule & owner-direct trades
• Constructability review
• Value engineering

Lease Review & Work Letters

• Negotiate favorable lease terms
• Work Letter development

Project Financing Coordination

• Debt: Conventional bank & institutional sources
• Equity: Private investors & institutional sources
• T.I. allowance disbursement
• Misc: Grants, tax abatements, credits, etc.

Permitting, Entitlements & Misc.

• Permit & easement coordination
• Developer extension agreements, maintenance agreements
• Regulatory relations
• Hazardous materials mitigation

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Construction Management Services

Project Team Management

• Owner / architect / contractor coordination
• Owner-direct trade management
• Notification procedures for utility shutdowns
• Neighbor & community relations

Budget & Schedule Management

• Budget-actual & balance-to-completion reports
• Cash flow projections
• Change order management
• Master & short interval schedules

Construction Administration

• Site management
• Pay application review & certification
• T.I. allowance disbursement / reimbursement requests
• Certificates of insurance
• Lien release coordination
• Field inspections; contract document conformance review
• Lender progress inspections
• Submittal review
• Document control / revision management
• Responses to requests for information (RFI’s)
• Testing & special inspections

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Post-Construction Services

Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment (FF&E)

• FF&E sourcing & installation coordination
• Voice / Data systems
• Storage & filing systems
• Low voltage cabling coordination
• Security & access control
• Trade Signage

Move Management

• Move planning & management
• FF&E relocation planning
• Computer & phone systems migration
• Logistics

Project Closeout

• Occupancy permit
• Notice of substantial completion
• Punch list management
• Systems commissioning, user training
• Reimbursement requests, final project accounting
• Warranty administration & claims resolution
• Coordination of as-built drawings, operations & maintenance manuals
• Contract close-out; release of final retention
• Asset disposition

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