Our Services

When deciding what to build, it's critical to consider all relevant factors for developing a property, including economic, technical, legal, and scheduling considerations. Our services can include evaluating land-use and zoning; considering re-positioning potential; preparing and or/procuring conceptual site plans, preliminary design drawings, as-built drawings, surveys, environmental studies; conducting marketing studies and drafting up financial pro-forma. 

Due Diligence can entail researching zoning, and any other relevant codes to ensure the client's goal and objectives can be accomplished. Services include meeting with city officials to review project objectives and code assumptions/interpretations; identify historic preservation board requirements, conditional use requirements and/or zoning incentives; work collaboratively with project consultants to prepare presentations to planning, architectural design boards and/or city commission and procure government approvals. 

FPA can evaluate qualified General Contractors (GCs), prepare Request for Proposals (RFP), assemble and issue bid invitation/packages to  pre-selected GCs, manage and organize responses to Requests for Information (RFIs), evaluate and rank bids to facilitate GC selection, and support client's legal team drafting contracts during pre-construction and/or construction phases. 

FPA can partner with Architects and/or Owners to visit construction sites and become familiar with the progres and quality of work completed and ensure performance as per contract documents. We also coordinate participation and engagement of other project consultants, such as engineers, LEED consultants, interior designers, etc. Services include reviewing contractor submittals, inspection reports, RFIs, potential change orders (PCOs), and payment applications. 

FPA acts as the project owner representative during construction and provide technical oversight of activities ensuring consisten execution, efficient processes and optimum cost-effectiveness. We monitor permitting, scheduling, procurement, budget and construction quality; participate in weekly Owner-Architect-Contractor meetings; assist in the resolution of in-flight construction issues, conflicts and unforeseen conditions; evaluate RFI and Potential Change Orders;  and ensure collaboration of all teams.

Services include drafting scope of work documents for the architect/engineering (A&E) team; advise on pre-qualification requirements and skill/expertise assessment; prepare and issue RFPs; manage ranking, evaluation and consultant selection process including interviews; assist Client's legal representative in drafting agreements; ensure coordination among project consultants; review schematic design, design development and construction documents; review material selections; lead value engineering efforts; ensure all creative and feasible solutions are considered.