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Getting Started...
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Our
popular Surviving Construction Tech Visit helps mobilize communities and
organizations to plan and prepare. The tech visit is orchestrated to engage stakeholders and to
focus local resources on solutions and tools to effectively address
project-related issues and concerns. A written tech visit summary report
containing an Action Agenda outline is provided in follow-up to guide
the efforts of local project leaders and volunteers.
We use the two-day tech visit itinerary
example appearing below as a starting point. We customize the itinerary
for each visit in consultation with the client and a number of other
factors such as: the status of the project's design and engineering
phase; the anticipated ground-breaking date; the level of organization
in the community; and the unique circumstances or special needs of the
client. |
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Example: Two-day Tech Visit Itinerary |
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Day One |
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9 AM |
Meet with client representatives to
review schedule, objectives, etc. |
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10 AM |
Meet with municipal project leaders
and/or other project representatives (i.e., DOT, engineers,
designers, etc.) that have knowledge of the project's background,
status, scope and schedule. |
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12 PM |
Lunch (Can be used as a lunch meeting
with a local project team or task force, if already organized). |
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2 PM |
Walking/driving tour of project area
to perform visual assessment and identify examples of potential
problems and situations that might require special attention in
advance of, or during, construction. |
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4 PM |
Stakeholder input sessions with local
group representatives (i.e., property owners, business owners,
residents, etc.) to identify concerns and issues unique to the local
project. |
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Day Two |
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Consulting Team work time. |
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12 PM |
Presentation of the Consulting Team's
initial observations, findings and outline of proposed strategies
and action steps. |
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2 PM |
Time provided for the Consulting
Team's follow-up work and/or exit session with local client
representatives or project team. |
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Deliverables |
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Within thirty days
following the site visit, the Consulting Team will prepare and
deliver a written report summarizing its findings and outlining a
proposed Action Agenda. The summary report is delivered via an email
attachment in .pdf format. |
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Optional and Enhanced Services |
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Examples of optional and enhanced services that can be incorporated
as part of an extended tech visit (typically three or four days) or
in follow-up to our popular two-day tech visit include: |
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Business Assistance and Consultations |
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Training sessions and one-on-one business consultations
are used to equip businesses with practical tools and strategies to
survive
— and
even thrive —
during construction. |
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Marketing and Branding Strategy |
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An interactive process is used to develop branding,
marketing and promotional tools and strategies to create awareness
and excitement, and to focus positive attention on the district
before, during and after the construction project. Comprehensive
branding system concepts are packaged in a Style Guide that includes
tools, examples and resources readily adapted to district and
project public relations, marketing and advertising campaign
strategies and a variety of media applications. |
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Get Help
Contact us now to learn more about Surviving Construction technical assistance and services, and how
our experience can help you survive
— and
even thrive
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during construction.
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If backhoes and bulldozers are on your horizon, are
you ready? |
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Do
you have a plan to maintain vehicular and pedestrian access to the
district and businesses?
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Do
you have a parking plan to adequately accommodate customers,
employees, residents and construction workers during the project? |
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Are
you prepared to deal with construction and building issues such as
vaulted sidewalks, buried windows and doorways, unique architectural
features, and other underground “surprises?” |
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Do
you have a strategic and comprehensive communications plan that can
be readily updated at a moment’s notice and as conditions change? |
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Do
you have a plan for deliveries to businesses located within the
construction zone? |
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Are
you prepared to deal with construction problems, including
unexpected problems that will inevitably arise during the project? |
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Does,
or will,
your construction contract contain workable incentive & penalty
clauses and provisions to maintain necessary access to businesses? |
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Do
you have a solid plan to market and promote the district during the
project? |
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