Consulting

DCS offers the following services to individual investors, property owners and businesses for both commercial and residential development:

Land Acquisition

Site Investigation

• Review existing due diligence information available on the property.
• Meet with County Planning and Utilities departments to discuss potential issues and requirements related to tenant uses, including zoning, parking, etc.
• Meet with VDOT to discuss potential issues and requirements, such as entrances, sight distances, and road improvements.
• Assist Client in preliminary site layout to maximize development of the property.
• Research utility issues onsite, such as location of utilities to be moved and estimated costs of doing so.
• Prepare a preliminary site development budget.
• Assist Client to hire and negotiate with Site Civil Engineer to obtain boundary & topographic surveys, if needed.
• Assist Client to hire environmental consultants and geotechnical consultants, if needed.
• Prepare estimated project schedule.

Pre-Construction Management

• Assist Client to hire and negotiate with Architect to prepare building elevations and plans.
• Coordinate with Site Civil Engineer to obtain final site plan and construction drawings.
• Coordinate with Architect to obtain building plan approval, if needed.
• Prepare and submit County Site Plan Permit and Building Permit Applications.
• Attend required Technical Review Committee meeting to obtain site plan approval.
• Assist Client to bid and negotiate site-work and building construction. Review proposals and recommend selection of site and general contractors.
• Assist Client with posting County securities.
• Provide recommendations for Value Engineering, as feasible.

Construction Management

• Coordinate survey and stakeout work by Site Civil Engineer.
• Coordinate services of civil engineer, site and building contractors.
• Provide Value Engineering services as feasible.
• Hire and coordinate services of third-party testing firm as needed.
• Perform weekly site visits during the construction period to review contractor performance and adherence to schedule.
• Perform monthly review of contractor payment requisitions.

Project Close-Out

• Provide a pre-punchlist to all subcontractors.
• Establish final punchlist with client.
• Schedule and monitor completion of punchlist in a timely manner.
• Provide close-out documents including as-built plans and O&M manuals.
• Help obtain warranty.