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Development Services
GVA Sawyer provides full-spectrum development
services, with the capability to perform all development and project
management functions in-house. For investors GVA Sawyer maintains a number
of available projects “on the shelf” and can also identify land
sites and put together projects according to criteria set by the
investor.
GVA Sawyer can initiate speculative projects of various sizes and types,
including:
 office
residential
retail
industrial
GVA Sawyer can also provide complete development management
services for projects already started, including:
Conceptual planning
Site selection and analysis
Feasibility analysis
Evaluation of available utilities capacities and existing external
utilities systems
Development plan promulgation
Strategic marketing plan promulgation
Planning & permitting
Fulfilling the function of “zakazchik”
Conducting tenders for construction works
Construction management
Management of development plan fulfillment
Management of strategic marketing plan fulfillment
Organizing the obtaining of utilities capacities
Organizing and managing construction of external utilities systems
Commissioning and acceptance
Handover to tenants and startup of property management
GVA Sawyer can
get stalled or troubled projects back on track.
Redevelopment services:
Redevelopment planning
Construction cost audits
Contractor dispute resolution
Contractor performance audits
Solving problems with planning permissions
Correction of inefficient or obsolete designs
Repositioning projects in the marketplace – remarketing and relaunching
campaigns
Build-to-suit development. The high cost
of capital in Russia, and the narrow range of choice of modern premises
of various times, can mean that a build-to-suit project can make
sense even for companies which ordinarily lease premises in other
markets. Drawing on its multidisciplinary staff and experience,
GVA Sawyer can manage a build-to-suit project from the initial analysis
phase, through site selection, design, permitting, and construction,
to occupancy.
Sectors covered. GVA Sawyer’s broad experience
and capabilities covers multiple sectors, including:
Retail
Office
Residential
Industrial
Much of Russia’s planning and permitting process
is inherited from Soviet times, when the entire economy was under
rigid centralized control. Much of the planning and permitting process
is actually much more highly organized than it is in the West and
much more technically oriented.
All Russian construction projects must be supervised
by a licensed organization, officially registered as the “zakachik”
or “customer”. This organization is required to perform various
types of inspections of the work in progress, including making out
acts of concealed works, testing concrete, certifying that the work
performed complies with local codes, and accepting the work after
completion. These functions carry with them a significant legal
responsibility.
The function of “zakazchik” can be conveniently
combined with the function of construction management as this is
understood in the West. GVA Sawyer’s uniquely bicultural approach
makes it possible to achieve certain efficiencies in combining these
functions, ensuring that projects are completed to high Western
standards of quality, on budget and on schedule, and in full compliance
with all local codes and regulations.
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Development Services