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14 City of Sunny Isles Beach New Facility Qualifications for Architectural Design Services + HALLMARKS OF OUR APPROACH—QUALITY CONTROL Perkins+Will has a quality control program that provides both technical assistance during project design and a strictly enforced system of periodic review. We believe that no matter how much we reinforce the idea of quality documentation as an ongoing design pro- cess, we must supplement careful document production with a rigorous checking process at various phases of a project’s design process. Quality control reviews are performed on every project; no project is released for bid without benefit of a review. This methodology of quality control includes the integrated use of REVIT (Three- dimensional Building Modeling) as both a design tool and as a means to avoid conflict between the architectural and engineering systems; this greatly reduces conflicts in the field during the construction process. Peer Review Our quality control program is led by a registered architect with extensive experience in technical coordination of all types of building programs. Quality control reviewers do not have involvement in the project they are review- ing so that objectivity is maintained along with a fresh perspective. Review Process During design and documentation, the design quality and technical content of reports and drawings are reviewed before release to the client or for bidding. The quality control reviews require drawings from all disciplines and all consultants: the outline or final specifications, and the code and zoning analyses. The first review is held when schematic design is 90-95% complete. The second review, when design development is 90-95% com- plete, focuses on final code and zoning solutions, appropriate systems distribution, and the building envelope. The most critical review is the third, at 90-95% completion of construction documents. In this final review, systems coordination and constructability become a critical focus. Comments generated during the review process are written directly on a set of documents intended solely for this purpose. The comments are studied and evaluated by the project manager and the project technical coor- dinator. All agreed upon comments are incorporated into the documents. Written response to quality-control documents is mandatory before any project is released by Perkins+Will for bidding or review purposes.