Partnerships

In our last e-bits, “Who is PDMi?”, we talked about who we are and what we do. Along those same lines, I’d like to touch on WHY we do what we do. It’s a pretty simple philosophy; we believe in a strong partnership between the client, the professional and the contractor. Without a strong partnership, successfully delivering projects becomes much more difficult.

We have spent many years in this industry helping clients realize a sound return on their capital investments. With a strong partnership among the project team, the odds of a successful project grow immensely. PDMi brings professional planning, design and project management to the team, while working alongside the contractor to get the project completed on time and on budget. The client, or owner, is integral in the process of making wise decisions that bring value to the overall project. With PDMi’s knowledge and experience, our clients feel confident that the correct decisions are being made.

Before you start your next capital project, give us call so we can talk about partnering with you to ensure the highest level of success.

Who is PDMi?

The title of this e-bits, “Who is PDMi?”, might sound like a question (or is it an answer?) on the popular TV quiz show “Jeopardy!” Recently, my 11 year old son has gotten very interested in watching Jeopardy! We spend many evenings watching the contestants battle it out for who possesses the most random knowledge on a variety of subjects.

This made me realize that there might be people out there that wonder “Who is PDMi?” PDMi is a full service design and project management firm. We do everything from the upfront planning through detailed design, to management of the construction project. We don’t always do each of these things on every project, but we certainly have the abilities to do all of them.

At PDMi, we work on small renovation projects all the way up to large new buildings and manufacturing additions. We not only work locally here in northern Indiana, but we are also licensed to practice in many States across the U.S. We routinely work in the industrial and commercial marketplace where we serve our clients that are looking to do projects of all shapes and sizes. It is not uncommon for us to be working on a small tenant buildout at a retail center, designing a new high end fine dining restaurant while producing construction documents for a 250,000+ sq. ft. cold storage warehouse somewhere 1,000’s of miles from here all at the same time. PDMi has the expertise to handle this array of projects and get them designed and delivered in a timely manner with the highest level of detail and professionalism for our clients.

So, the next time you are watching that popular quiz show on TV and the answer comes up as “A highly professional design and management firm with excellent client service and a high level of detail that can deliver your commercial or industrial project on time and on budget”, you can confidently respond with the question, “Who is PDMi?”. The late Alex Trebek would be proud of you for getting that one correct.

The collective “Who” that makes up PDMi would love to help you with your next project.

Planning Matters

We recently got a call from a manufacturing company that had just secured a large contract with a new client. This naturally means that they will need to add on to their building. The good news is that they have land adjacent to their existing plant, the bad news is the land is covered in trees and has about a 25 foot elevational difference. They had done some “pre-planning” of their own and decided they had plenty of land for the building addition, however they failed to fully identify the constraints of their site. If you don’t identify constraints early, they will normally come back to bite you in the end.

As we have said many times, all projects have three parts – Planning, Detail Design, and Construction. It is our belief that planning is the key to any successful project. A well planned project considers all the constraints that will be present before, during, and after the project.

By identifying possible constraints early on, working with them, and managing them during the planning phase you will not have the problem this building owner has. So the question is “Do you want to be Proactive or Reactive?” The correct answer is Proactive, as this allows for a much smoother project and better end result.

Engage the constraints before it is too late. Call or email us, we would love to help you be proactive on your next project.