Design Audit
A focused review at DD stage.
$15K – $25K
- DD-stage drawings reviewed in full
- Consultant coordination check
- Constructability flags
- Written report with prioritised recommendations
Service — 02
Design Management.
Design coordination and communication, across the whole project lifecycle — from early master planning and strategic briefs through to site completion.
Why it matters
The design package is the instruction manual for everything that follows.
When it’s well-managed — coordinated, communicated, and current — the project team works from a single source of truth. When it isn’t, the gaps appear later, where they cost more to fix.
We combine technical experience with design management expertise to deliver a dedicated, owner-side service built around each project. From early-stage master planning and strategic briefs through stakeholder engagement, procurement, and construction — we work alongside you and the wider project team to keep the design coordinated, decisions documented, and the project on scope, schedule, and budget.
No two projects are the same. Every engagement is built around what yours actually needs.
Scope
A structured review of the design before tender.
01
Buildability and constructability review
We read the architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical and envelope drawings together — flagging coordination conflicts, ambiguous specifications, and details that will not survive contact with the build.
02
Cost and value engineering against the build
We benchmark the design against current Bow Valley construction costs, identify where spec is over-built for the asset class, and propose value-engineering options that protect intent and yield.
03
Spec lock-down and tender preparation
We coordinate the consultants to a final, tender-ready package — closing out RFIs in advance and minimising change-order exposure once the GC is on board.
How we engage
Three formats, by depth.
Design Management — Standard
A continuous review from DD to IFC.
$30K – $60K
- Everything in Audit, plus:
- Consultant coordination meetings
- Value-engineering options paper
- Spec lock-down to tender-ready
- Tender-package preparation
Design Management — Extended
Full pre-construction including procurement.
$60K – $100K
- Everything in Standard, plus:
- Procurement strategy memo
- GC vetting and shortlist
- Tender adjudication and recommendation
- A handover memo into the build phase
Timing
At DD stage, ideally.
Earlier than that we have nothing to review; later than that the architect has already moved on. The right window is when the drawings are detailed enough to assess but before they go to tender.
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A short engagement that pays for itself in the first RFI it prevents.
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