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Building Information Modeling (BIM)
While many electrical contractors use Building Information Modeling (BIM) at the surface, we take the next steps by ensuring that our VDC process offers technological-based solutions to guarantee that your building’s model produces tangible and quantifiable results. This technology creates an avenue for clients to have an insight into the tools, time and the overall requirements for the project. Our BIM team ensures every aspect of our VDC coordinated project stays up-to-date as we seamlessly create and share models and exchange project data. We proactively take measures to improve efficiency during construction to ensure a high level of productivity throughout the project lifecycle. We generate better estimates applying this technology even under the most rigid conditions. This complete BIM process creates a high level of predictability that every project can benefit from.
Design Assist
Taking into full consideration our clients’ exact requirements, our VDC experts (all highly skilled in Navisworks, AutoCAD MEP and Revit MEP) indulge in a collaborative design process that adds value to the project owner. We achieve excellence by combining the services of a competent design department and highly experienced field staff ensuring every VDC project is of high quality and on schedule. We are always available to assist in the design and overall layout of the electrical systems.
Design Document Review
We review the entire design documents involved in the initial planning of the project. This is a critical step as it helps to identify and prevent any conflict that may arise during electrical installation.
Value Engineering Recommendations
Placing design document review at the forefront guarantees cost reduction, through minimization of waste. This process enables us to work closely with architects and engineers involved in the project targeting cost reduction.
Attendance at Design Development Meetings
As a premier electrical contractor, we know the importance of teamwork. We work closely with architects, engineers, and other design team members by attending all design development meetings to identify any strategy that assures the completion of a quality project within budget.
Preconstruction:
As a world-class contractor, we give preconstruction the highest priority ensuring every single detail is in place to avoid last minute corrections which significantly affects project cost. This process is crucial to evaluate various design options. Below is an overview of our pre-construction process.
Development of the Project Document
Our experienced staff visits the site to evaluate existing conditions and your project documents. This process provides a clearer picture of the project enabling us to determine how best to build or expand your facilities.
Pre-qualification of subcontractors and vendors
We assist in selecting sub-contractors and vendors. Every project is unique and has its specifications, so we work closely with the project owner and General Contractor to select the best in the field to provide the best service needed for a successful project.
The information gathered at this stage along with the derived set of conceptual pre-construction drawings is then further developed to enhance quality, service, and performance.
Bidding and procurement of Long Lead Time Items
Our pre-construction team evaluates all major equipment to ensure they are built in compliance with standard construction requirements. Hypower’s laudable vendor relationship with top manufacturing companies allows for a faster procurement confirming that the equipment is ordered with the right components and specifications leading to a successful project completed on schedule.
Attendance at meetings with local approval agencies
We are also present in all meetings held with approval agencies concerned with utility companies. We attend these meetings to obtain firsthand knowledge to permitting and inspection processes.
Design-Build:
From initial concept through completion, Hypower is equipped to design, oversee and complete all our clients’ electrical facilities. Having our own VDC Studio design facilities with more than 15 fully committed design specialists, provides creative and flexible design conditions. Our ultimate goal is to provide state of the art Design-Build services, delivering the project on time, under budget and to your satisfaction. Here is an overview of how we make our design and construction services exceptional.
Conceptual Budget
Decades in the electrical industry has taught us that budget estimation is an integral aspect of every design and construction project. Although the initial budget is set, we continue to refine costs as the project proceeds to keep our clients budget and the overall construction managers’ estimate in mind.
Design Sequencing
Hypower’s expert electrical staff is trained to identify critical construction schedule items and apply design sequencing to avoid delays. We help establish a sequence of design activities, ensuring that the construction schedule can proceed without design delays. This is made possible through years of experience handling design construction services, and this knowledge enables both our design and field team to highlight possible adverse conditions and deploy strategies to avoid them efficiently thereby reducing waste and increase savings for the project owner.
Value Engineering
While adhering to our design and construction methods, we continually look for ways to improve value either by improving functions or reducing cost.
Schedule Development
Hypower’s staffs are professionals who know the benefits of teamwork hence the necessity to work with other teams involved in the project, so every aspect is on time and schedule.
Purchase of Materials
We have an outstanding relationship with many vendors making the purchase of high standard materials with the right components easy and at the very best price.
Project Coordination Meetings
Our team members assigned to a project make scheduled meetings a priority to enhance harmony among all design and construction teams involve fostering a smooth pre-construction phase.
Preconstruction Activities
At Hypower, we take preconstruction very seriously. This is where we make sure the CAD drawings are further developed showing the exact conduit routes and equipment locations
Benefits of Design Build
- Single point of responsibility
- Ensures project is on schedule
- Adequately prevents conflicts
- Reduces cost by minimizing waste
- Allows for greater flexibility to make changes that add value during design and construction
