Services offered
- Constructs fitting-out projects only, not design
- Specialist knowledge of office fitting-out
- Expertise in all aspects of the construction of offices within the building shell.
- Installation of building services
Selection criteria
Track record
Look for experience of your type of project. Ask for references from current clients and visit completed recent projects. Find out about their reputation.
Quality of work
This will be the best indicator. Arrange to go and look at recent projects that the firm has completed.
The people
What is their technical skill and knowledge?
Are you going to be able to get on with them through the life of the project?
Resources
Can the firm handle your project – is it too big, is it too small?
Price
Some fitting-out contractors will specialise in high quality; others will specialise in large projects, others both. Check that your project is going to be of a size and type that the fitting-out contractor normally carries out. Be wary of choosing the lowest price.
Location
Is it important for a firm to be close to you or close to your site? (It might be more convenient for you to have easy access to your team than for them to have easy access to your site)
Communication
Do they use your language, or do they speak in jargon you don’t understand?
Understanding
Do they appear interested in, and understand your needs and your brief. If not, it is doubtful you will ever get what you want from them.
Overall abilities
Do they have the ability to implement the brief and achieve your objectives?
Is what you see what you will get?
Check that the people that you meet during the selection process are the people that you will work with, and not just “front men”.
Financial status
Do they have the right level of financial stability and insurance cover to survive the sometimes financially precarious construction industry?
