Experience with and/or understanding of Owner's Representation services? One of Marx Okubo's core service lines is Owner's Representation. Their range of services include:
-Definition and refinement of project scope and budget
-Professional team scope/qualifications and selection
-Construction document oversight and coordination
-Construction document peer review
-Bid process oversight and evaluation
-Contract negotiations
-Construction observation and reviews
-Schedule and contract management
-Pay application/project draw processing
-Project closeout/punch list and warranty reviews
Do you have any experience with any of these services that you feel would be important to highlight? Please explain.
Experience with and/or understanding of Property Condition Assessment services? Another one of Marx Okubo's core service lines is Property Condition Assessments (PCAs).
PCAs give real estate owners, investors and lenders an accurate picture of what a property‘s capital needs will be in the short and long term.
The deliverables are a team effort among their architects and civil, structural and mechanical engineers and consist of a detailed, impartial report that can help building owners and investors gain a clear, informed understanding of current and future capital risks and benefits.
PCA services can include:
-Site and parking structure reviews
-Building envelope reviews
-Building systems analyses
-Seismic evaluations
-Accessibility reviews
-Sustainability reviews
-Specialty consultant integration
-Life-cycle costs
Do you have any exposure to these services that you feel would be important to highlight? Please explain.
Ability to "dig deep"? Take note of one of Marx Okubo's value statements:
"There’s a place for people who want—no, need—to solve problems for a living. Where collaboration among analytical and creative minds is an art form. Where status is never a guiding light.... and status quo – a non-starter.
And where an intrinsic value set implies that satisfaction occurs only... when we’ve dug deeper than anyone else."
Can you describe a situation where you were able to "dig deep" and uncover a problem or solution that another architect may have missed?