Project Management
Find Out Why People Are Raving About Our
Three Step Project Management Process
That Gives You…
Unbiased Quotations, Quality Workmanship
and A Built-In Warranty Period
For Your Interior Design
Now that you’ve read about our Interior Design process, we’d like to share how we take your idea, and our interior design and work with the appointed contractors to transform your space for you.
If you click here you can read more about Innovation Workshop, and also about some of the happy clients who have worked with us.
Now, here’s our three step project management process.
How To Get Unbiased Quotations from
Renovation Contractors for Your Interior Design
This is one of the questions I asked myself when I decided to change the direction of my company. If I really want to truly add value for you, I must be able to get unbiased quotations, not from ONE, or TWO, but from three or more renovation contractors.
And, all the contractors would need to bid based on the same items, materials used, measurements, and suppliers, so you know the exact price difference for each contractor’s bid.
Most importantly, we act as a bridge between you and the contractor. We speak both “languages”: the technical jargon of a contractor, as we were in this business for years; and of course, your language, as we have been with you through the entire interior design process.
Based on my experience of more than 10 years, choosing the RIGHT renovation contractor versus the WRONG one, makes a world of difference. Most importantly, SAVING you a huge amount of time and money, in all areas of your business.
So, I am very particular about the very first step of this project management process, because I know if I choose the right contractors for the job, they will finish in half the time, at the most reasonable cost… leaving you very happy, and satisfied, and making me very happy too.
The very first step of project management process is…
The Interview Process
These are listed in point form, so it’s very easy to read and understand. More important, I also include a column where I indicated how you will be involved, and also the areas where we will be doing the work for you, so that you can truly relax.
| Step by Step Interview Process | Your Participation | Behind The Scene |
| Preparation of Contractor Bid Form – based on the plan and 3D drawings, we will itemize everything required and prepare the contractor bid form, so that all contractors have a list of the same items and the same form to submit a bid. | ✔ | |
| Tender Notice – We can either put out a tender notice in the newspaper to invite all contractors out in the market, or we can invite our own trusted contractors. Either way is possible | ✔ | |
| Actual Site Briefing – All contractors on tender will go to the actual site,to understand all the specifications before submitting their bid. | ✔ | |
Bidding Evaluation – All contractors will be given a dateline to submit their bid. Based on the bids we acquire, we will evaluate all the bids, the background of the company and prepare an evaluation report based on the following:
Finally, we will submit this report to you and discuss choosing the top 3 contractors for the next process. |
Participation for selection process only once report is done. | ✔ |
Invitation Process – An invitation letter will be sent to the top 3 contractors selected. It will be prepared based on the following:
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| Interview Day – We will select a day where everyone is available, and conduct an interview of both contractors on the same day. | ✔ | ✔ |
Consultant Evaluation – After the interview, I will give you my honest feedback and comments based on the following:
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| Decision Making – You will need to choose one of the contractors interviewed and let us know the result of your decision. | ✔ | |
| Signing of Contract – We will prepare the terms and conditions of the project, including payment terms, all the details, challenging areas we can foresee, and we will arrange a date for signing of the contract between you and the contractor. | ✔ | ✔ |
| Final Site Walkthrough – We will do a final site walkthrough with the contractor, to let them to do their final measurements, marking, and in preparation to start their work. | ✔ |
So, that’s just Step one! I hope I didn’t lose you there with all the details, however I feel it is important that you can how we work, before contacting us to be the project managers of your site.
As you chose the right renovation contractor to start work on your site, 80% of the work is done, and the remaining 20% will be the remaining 2 steps of the process.
Next…
Working Closely with
The Renovation Contractor to
Deliver Your Key Back to You!
I’m sure you will agree that this is the most exciting part of the interior design and project management process – seeing all your ideas and dreams appear right before your eyes.
At the same time, it can be a nightmare for you too, if you have tried to do it all by yourself, or worse still, if you chose the wrong contractor who gave you a huge headache, and wasted a great deal of your precious time and money.
This is why we decided to be a neutral project management consultant, so you truly can relax while we do all the work for you.
Here are some of the key points we will do behind the scenes…
- Assist the client to make payments to the contractor based on phases of completion.
- Conduct site inspections and meetings once a week – making sure that the contractor follows the material specifications for the design execution.
- Report once a week to the client about the progress, site meetings to keep you updated.
- Help the client conduct a series of work inspections & monitor the whole contractor’s work process.
- Prepare the preliminary punch listing.
- Prepare the final punch listing & make sure everything is properly executed before the final hand over.
However, once we pass you the key back to you, this is not the end of our working relationship.
There is still ONE final step in the project management process.
In our contracts with contractors, we usually have a warranty period, and this period can last between six to twelve months.
So the final step is to…
Do Regular Follow Up Inspections
During the Warranty Period!
This final step is very important, so that we can make sure the contractor has done good quality workmanship. In our experience, with this warranty period, the contractors take their work seriously too, as we will keep a small final percentage payment for the project to make sure they honour their warranty guarantee.
So, I sincerely hope that you have a better understanding of our Project Management process, and how do we truly add value for you.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to pick up the phone and call us, or fill in the form below to contact us so we can meet in person and discuss your needs in detail.
I look forward to meeting you in person.
Sincerely,
Jenny Wang
