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Engineering and MEP Consultancy

Structural, mechanical, electrical and plumbing design. Start each job from a ready-made project with its milestones, tasks and client documents already in place.

Templates
3
Milestones
9
Tasks and sub-tasks
20
Documents to collect
9

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These are the projects a new firm gets on day one. Pick one to see how the work and the fee are laid out.

Building design and approvals

Architectural design of a building through to statutory plan approval (local authority in India; URA and BCA in Singapore).

  • Fixed price
  • 150 days
  • 4 milestones
  • 6 tasks
  • 4 documents

Milestones and tasks

  1. Day 30Concept approved
    • Site survey and zoning checkJunior
    • Concept design and massingArchitect
  2. Day 60Design development approved
    • Design development with consultantsArchitect
  3. Day 90Submission to authorities
    • Prepare and submit the approval drawingsArchitect
  4. Day 150Plans approved
    • Answer authority queriesArchitect
    • Collect the approval and share with the clientJunior

Document checklist

  • Signed appointment letterFrom the client 路 day 0 路 compulsory
  • Land ownership documents and survey planFrom the client 路 day 5 路 compulsory
  • Soil investigation reportFrom the client 路 day 45
  • Approval letter from the authorityYour team 路 day 150 路 compulsory

Structural design

Structural analysis and design of a building, with design basis report and good-for-construction drawings.

  • Fixed price
  • 60 days
  • 3 milestones
  • 5 tasks
  • 3 documents

Milestones and tasks

  1. Day 10Design basis report approved
    • Design basis report: codes, loads and materialsEngineer
  2. Day 35Analysis complete
    • Model and analyse the structureEngineer
    • Design foundations, columns, beams and slabsEngineer
  3. Day 60Construction drawings issued
    • Prepare drawings and bar bending schedulesDraughtsperson
    • Check and issue good-for-construction drawingsSenior Engineer

Document checklist

  • Architectural drawingsFrom the client 路 day 2 路 compulsory
  • Soil investigation reportFrom the client 路 day 7 路 compulsory
  • Signed design basis reportFrom the client 路 day 10 路 compulsory

MEP design

Mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire-fighting design for a building or fit-out, with tender drawings and BOQ.

  • Fixed price
  • 60 days
  • 2 milestones
  • 9 tasks
  • 2 documents

Milestones and tasks

  1. Day 15Concept design approved
    • Load calculations and design briefEngineer
    • Concept schemes for each serviceEngineer
  2. Day 60Tender package issued
    • Detailed design and drawingsEngineer
    • Specifications and BOQEngineer
    • Coordination check and issue for tenderSenior Engineer

Plus 4 sub-tasks in the app, broken down under these tasks.

Document checklist

  • Architectural layoutsFrom the client 路 day 2 路 compulsory
  • Approved concept designFrom the client 路 day 15 路 compulsory

Templates are starting points, not professional advice. Rules and due dates change, so check them against your own practice. They're yours to edit.

Example

How a firm like yours could run it

A firm like this

Fourteen engineers and draughtspeople design structures and building services for architects and developers.

A typical month

Each project starts with an approved design basis. Drawings move through analysis, design, coordination and issue for construction. When an architectural change arrives, it's logged, estimated and approved before rework starts. Each stage and each approved variation is invoiced when complete.

Where the work gets hard

  • Architectural changes caused unpaid redesign.
  • Drawing revisions were hard to track.
  • Fees by stage were invoiced late.

What MSMEPulse gives you

  • Design changes are priced, not absorbed.
  • Each stage is billed when it's issued.
  • The approved design basis settles questions later.

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What happens when you start a project

Real dates and amounts

Enter the start date and contract value, and preview every milestone before anything is created.

Real people

Roles like Manager or Junior are filled with your team when the project starts.

Documents chased

A milestone can't be closed while a compulsory document is missing, unless a manager overrides it with a reason.

Your way of working

Edit any template, or save a finished project as a new one.

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