ENGINEERING

Our engineering approach to construction and renovation projects partners you with a contractor at the beginning of your process. This combines our company’s extensive construction experience and inhouse engineering talent into an integrated team that was once traditionally split between several firms. At VMI, our licensed in-house engineers work continuously with you in planning, budgeting, design, procurement and construction.

In a fast-track, budget conscious project, this approach is valuable for several reasons:

Skilled Needs Assessment
Draw upon our experience in heating, air conditioning, ventilation, energy efficiency, piping and plumbing to identify the solutions which fit and are feasible.

Firm Price Proposals
Once your needs are identified and a preferred solution is established, we prepare a firm and fair price for your job. As a contractor, we are your most up to date source for accurate project costs. You can depend upon this price right up front.

Fast Track Procurement
Our approach accelerates project timing because the designer is an integral part of the procurement process. Equipment and material selections are made by working closely with our vendors to avoid the communication issues often arising in multi-party arrangements.

Shop Drawing Review
We solicit shop drawing submittals from our vendors, review them and forward them for your final approval, usually within just a few days. Lengthy review delays are eliminated because the designer and builder are on the same team.

Computerized Drafting and Plotting
We work hard to train and equip our engineers and designers with a current knowledge of codes, standards, design techniques and innovative technologies. Our projects are documented using up-to-date CAD software with large format document digitizing and plotting. We regularly meet and interact with designers from your other project trades and often lead the effort to coordinate these designs.

Coordination Drawings
Our Engineering Department also creates detailed coordination drawings to plan the timing and placement of equipment and systems when justified by project complexity or space constraints. The coordination drawings help to assure labor productivity by eliminating these as field issues.

Record Drawings
At the conclusion of VMI’s projects, the Engineering Department provides and submits record drawings. As-Built drawings can be done on paper or CAD to meet your requirements. Our large format scanning allows electronic document handling and archiving.