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Profile
Empire Projects, Inc. provides program development, project
management and property management services. The company serves
building owners, company owners, facilities departments, and
other real estate management companies. Clients include the
private real estate industry (both tenants and landlords), the
public sector (local, state and federal government), and
institutional clients (universities, hospitals, and
non-profits). The company prides itself on the "EPI Difference"
--- the way we differentiate ourselves from our competition ---
highlighted as follows:
Multidisciplinary Approach
The EPI
Team is a multi-disciplinary team, which includes architects,
engineers, contractors and real estate industry professionals.
This admixture --- of all of the relevant disciplines in the
design, construction, and property management process ---
creates a more pragmatic, "real world" approach to getting
projects designed, built and operated according to the Client's
needs.
Technical
and Business Expertise
Management of EPI is composed of successful business people
within the design, construction and real estate industries.
Every member of the EPI Management Team has owned and operated a
successful design, construction or real estate business. This
real world business experience and knowledge makes EPI more in
tune with our clients, who are themselves successful owners
and/or managers.
Focus
on Capital Cost Savings During Design and Construction Process
Empire Projects, Inc. looks at every stage of the project design
and project construction as an opportunity to get the maximum
value for the client. Often referred to a “value engineering”,
there are many opportunities during the design and construction
process to reduce costs without negatively impacting the quality
of the project. Strategies during the design phase include:
quality and completeness checks of the documents, judicious
selection of systems and finishes, and overall management of the
process to maximize clear communications between design team and
client, to avoid costly changes during the design and
construction process. A similar opportunity exists during the
construction process. Critical to reducing construction costs
are: inclusion of all project scope in Base Bid, eliminating
exclusions from bids, eliminating possible future change orders
during the bidding process, managing the construction process to
eliminate potential delays and associated additional costs,
careful consideration of alternates, and keeping associated
project costs under control during construction.
Focus
on Operational Cost Savings Post Occupancy
Empire Projects, Inc. is focused on managing the design and
construction of projects to minimize operational costs during
the post occupancy period. This involves careful selection of
systems to maximize ease of use and minimize need for
replacement following the completion of construction. Careful
attention must also be paid to warranties, to make sure that any
repair/replacement that occurs during the warranty period is
covered. A large area of potential operational cost savings is
clearly energy. Empire Projects, Inc. is
focused on energy
conservation through design, construction and operations.
Systematic
Approach
EPI offers a systematic approach to program development, project
management, and property management. Written policies and
procedures --- built up over years, focused on quality control
and Client needs --- guide the EPI approach on all projects,
setting a uniform standard that all EPI Project services must
live up to.
Published
Ethical Standards
Long overdue in the industry, EPI
publishes and enforces a strict code of ethics on all projects. EPI team
members are independent of all manufacturers, designers, vendors, and
contractors. EPI team members are not permitted to accept any gifts,
"not even lunch".
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