last step. If possible, try to time everything with you and your company moving out of your current space. Who you put in charge of the progress is important. Your broker will help you find a company and be there through some steps, but won’t check on the day-to-day progress. It should be you or someone you trust in your company.
Fluid communication is key in any buildout.
During this time in the process, your project manager will be the most important member of your team. The architect and the project manager should both be there and be your advocate to make sure the work is being done right and in a timely manner. You still need to stay on top of it yourself to make sure the buildout is going according to your standards and plans. Sending someone from your company (or yourself) to weekly construction meetings is a good idea. However, there will always be surprises in construction projects. There may be hidden conditions that don’t get noticed until the space is demolished. There may be mistakes that have been made based on previous or wrong information. People make mistakes and on a project with as many moving parts as this, they will happen. This is why it’s so important to maintain your budget and stay within it. You must also maintain a contingency budget, something that will surely be used. If you barely make your buildout budget, chances are you will end up going over it by the end of the project. Just like each part of this process, you need to plan ahead to reap the best results financially at the end.
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