Design-Build Planning and Execution
university project recently, someone had positioned the exhaust hoods off by a couple of feet. That seemingly minor oversight could have led to serious issues once all of the equipment was in place, but Rapids caught the issue and corrected it in time. “That one problem would have been very costly to fi x once everything was in place,” explains Schmitt, who worked with one of Rapids’ partners to resolve the issue before it turned into a serious project risk. On the fl ip side, he uses this story as a cautionary tale for other dealers. “Design isn’t just about throwing something on a piece of paper and hoping that it works,” he points out. “It requires a lot of diligence and detail, and there is always an element of risk involved for the dealer itself.”
Getting the Team Up to Speed C&T Design and Equipment Co., Inc., has been offering design since the company was founded in 1971. The company has worked with all kinds of clients, from the individual restauranteur who is setting up a new location to large K-12 schools that are overhauling their kitchens and cafeterias — and all
points in between. To ensure optimal results on these types of projects, C&T puts time and resources into training, with an emphasis on the technical aspects of the design itself. “If you’re doing a design-build
“If you’re doing a design-build project for a K-12 school and you’re hired by an architect, you need an experienced person to lead that project through the many design meetings with the architect, MEP (mechanical, electrical and plumbing) team, kitchen staff and school board member presentations, as needed.”
— Randy Truitt Vice President C&T Design
project for a K-12 school and you’re hired by an architect, you need an experienced person to lead that project through the many design meetings with the architect, MEP (mechanical, electrical and plumbing) team, kitchen staff and school board member presentations, as needed,” says Randy Truitt, vice president of C&T Design. Dealers also need someone who has experience using Revit and BIM 360 software, both of which can add a “whole new layer of complication and communication to the project,” he adds. Without that technical aptitude, dealers can’t effectively communicate their designs to an architect that’s using the software on a daily basis. Leveraging their equipment expertise may have been the driving force for dealers to get into the design- build fi eld, but the comprehensive nature of design-build means dealers are now often called on to manage so much more of the project. “Distributors typically have been known to work with independent operators who do not engage foodservice consultants,” says Eric Chaplick, director, operations and design at Boelter. “Like consultants, it is important that distributors have a full understanding of local codes, operational fl ow and a general knowledge of equipment and its operation.”
Experience is not enough to stay
current with ongoing design-build and equipment practices, Chaplick notes. Continuous training is commonplace, whether it comes through online platforms developed by vendor partners or in-person at industry events. The market keeps changing and dealers that offer design-build services have
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