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FOR ARCHITECTS & DESIGNERS

Construction Administration & Design Management

THE FIELD ARCHITECT

THE PROBLEM

Your Design Intent Doesn't Manage Itself Once It Hits the Field.

You spent months developing a design. The details are precise. The intent is clear to you. But once permits are issued, nobody is managing the process of making sure what gets built matches what was drawn.

Substitutions you didn't approve. Details that got “value-engineered” away. Finishes that don't match spec. Your liability stays, your design erodes, and by the time you see it on a site visit, it's already built wrong. You need someone managing the construction administration process on the ground, in real time, with the authority to catch problems before they become change orders.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

Construction Administration, Managed

Construction Administration Management

We manage the entire CA process on your behalf: OAC meetings, contractor correspondence, documentation flow, RFI tracking, and submittal review. We run it so nothing slips through.

RFI Tracking, Management & Resolution

We manage your RFI process end-to-end triaging incoming requests, drafting responses, translating field conditions back to design intent, and making sure answers are clear, buildable, and timely.

Site Visit Scheduling & Progress Documentation

Regular site visits with detailed observation reports, documenting work quality, conformance to drawings, and flagging deviations before they become permanent. Scheduled, consistent, and thorough.

Design Intent Oversight & Compliance

We communicate your intent to the contractor in their language. When substitutions are proposed, we evaluate them against your design standards not just cost. Your vision stays intact.

Shop Drawing & Submittal Review

We review shop drawings and submittals with an architect's eye and a builder's understanding, catching misinterpretations, substitutions, and missing details before they reach fabrication.

Punch List & Closeout Management

We develop and manage comprehensive punch lists to your standards — not the contractor's definition of “close enough.” Every item documented, tracked, and closed.

WHO THIS IS FOR

For Architects Who Need Management Presence in the Field

Small & Mid-Size Firms

You don't have the staff to keep someone on site full-time. You need a CA management team that represents your standards without adding headcount to your payroll.

Design-Focused Practices

Your strength is design, not construction administration. You want someone who can manage the field side with the same care you put into the drawings.

Firms with Multiple Active Projects

You're running three, four, five jobs at once. You can't be at every site every week. You need trusted management presence that sees what you'd see and flags what you'd flag.

HOW IT WORKS

Your Management Team in the Field.

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DESIGN BRIEFING

We sit with your team to understand the design intent, critical details, material specifications, and the non-negotiables. We learn what matters most to you.

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FIELD INTEGRATION

We establish ourselves with the contractor and project team as your CA management team — setting expectations for communication, reporting, and site access.

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ACTIVE CA MANAGEMENT

Scheduled site visits, RFI management, submittal review, progress documentation, and direct coordination with the contractor. We manage the CA process so your design intent is defended every day.

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CLOSEOUT & DOCUMENTATION

Punch list development, final walk-throughs, and closeout documentation. We make sure the finished product reflects the design, not a field interpretation of it.

ENGAGEMENT

Project-Based. Custom-Scoped

Project-Based. Fixed Fee.

Every engagement is scoped to your project its size, complexity, phase, and what level of management you need. After our discovery call and document review, we propose a clear scope of work with a fixed price. You know exactly what you're getting and what it costs before we start.

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