Architecto

Due diligence

TECHNICAL DUE DILLIGENCE (TDD) includes:

• analysis of the site/location - micro/macro
• environmental factors:
  
  • phase 1 - environmental assessment
  • phase 2- environmental report
  (asbestos; underground storage tanks (UST) or aboveground storage tanks (AST); mold; different environmental operating permits; wetlands; shorelines and watersheds; flood zones; water rights; oil, gas, mineral, and timber rights; noise restrictions etc.)
• compliance of the property with physical and urbanistic plans
• status - time and legal - of all issued permits for the property
• report on further required permits – for the full legal platform to start the construction
• code compliance and physical condition of the property
  
  • structural inspection; handicap accessibility; site improvements & drainage
  • infrastructure – roads, railroads, circulation/parking/loading, public transit
  • communal utilities
  • existing leases and contracts
  
• analyses of:
  
  • new project documentation – for the future project development on the property
  • proposed design/architectural choices - appropriateness for the intended use; administrative/planning regulations
  • proposed structural/construction building solutions and general building techology
  
• conclusions upon technical analyses with alternatives for the project
• (pre-)construction phase
  
  • permits required
  • tender procedure for execution of construction works and supervision
  • cost estimations for parts of works and/or the whole construction process