Design Review — design documentation expert review
Independent review and optimization of design documentation from third-party organizations. Prime Design identifies redundant solutions, structural errors and opportunities to reduce construction costs before work goes into production.
Why Design Review is needed
Design documentation directly determines the cost and duration of construction. Errors, redundant solutions and uncoordinated sections are expensive — at the implementation stage, rework costs 10-20 times more.
Check budget
The client wants to independently assess construction cost based on issued design documentation before the general contract tender.
Optimization
The project contains redundant solutions (rebar overuse, excessive sound insulation, unnecessary details) — we reduce cost by 5-15%.
Expert review не идёт
Comprehensive expert review gives comments round after round. We help structure responses and pass the expert review.
Doubts about the designer
The client is not sure of the design organization's competence — an independent assessment of documentation quality is needed.
Change of designer
Reception документации от предыдущей проектной организации с оценкой её качества and полноты.
Dispute with contractor
The contractor claims the project is unfeasible — independent expert review of documentation for feasibility.
What we review
Full audit of all sections of design and working documentation. Upon client request, we can conduct Design Review of individual sections (structural only, cost estimates only, engineering only).
Structural design
- Calculation models — re-verification in LIRA-CAD or SCAD Office
- Reinforcement — verification of reinforcement coefficient, joints, connections
- Optimization конструктива — замена решений на более экономичные
- Strength margin assessment — excessive margin = material overuse
Architecture
- Planning solutions — useful area optimization
- Fire evacuation — SNiP compliance and evacuation route calculation
- Accessible environment — regulatory requirements
- Functional schemes — operational convenience
Engineering systems
- Capacity balance — correspondence between demand and installed capacity
- Inter-section clashes — detection and recording
- Optimization трасс — сокращение протяжённости and материалоёмкости
- Equipment — replacement with optimal by price/quality
Cost estimate documentation
- Verification of work quantities per drawings
- Justification of rates and coefficients
- Search for overstatements and unaccounted works
- Comparison with average market cost
Documentation completeness
- Compliance with comprehensive expert review requirements
- Availability of all mandatory sections
- Compliance with initial permit documentation
- Compliance with TOR and contractual obligations
Work formats
Three formats depending on the task, depth of review and timing requirements. All three formats end with a written report with specific recommendations.
Express audit
Quick assessment of key risks and obvious problems. Report on 3-5 key sections. Timeline — 1-2 weeks. From 300,000 KZT.
Full Design Review
Detailed review of all sections with specific recommendations. Savings calculation, structural optimization, cost estimate review. Timeline — 3-6 weeks. From 2% of design cost.
Review + rework
Design Review plus rework of individual sections by Prime Design. Responsibility — ours. From 5% of design cost + cost of section rework.
Frequently asked questions
Что чаще всего спрашивают заказчики о Design Review, стоимости and процедуре проверки design documentation.
What is Design Review?
Независимая экспертиза and оптимизация design documentation, разработанной сторонней организацией.
Prime Design checks structure, engineering solutions, documentation composition and offers optimization reducing construction cost by 5-15%.
Why is Design Review needed?
Key situations:
- The project contains redundant solutions that increase the budget
- The client doubts the design organization's competence
- It is necessary to optimize the expert review timeline
- Independent construction cost assessment before the tender is required
- Change of design organization with documentation acceptance
How much does Design Review cost?
Three formats with different costs:
- Express audit — from 300,000 KZT for 1-2 weeks
- Full Design Review — from 2% of design cost for 3-6 weeks
- Review + section rework — from 5% of design cost + rework
Accurate calculation is prepared after preliminary acquaintance with documentation.
What do you review?
- Structure — calculations, reinforcement, joints, optimization
- Architecture — standards, layouts, evacuation, accessibility
- Engineering systems — capacity balance, clashes, optimization
- Master plan — placement, landscaping, utilities
- Сметы — validity of volumes, rates, search for overstatements
- Completeness — compliance with expert review requirements
How long does Design Review take?
Express audit — 1-2 weeks. Full Design Review with all sections — 3-6 weeks depending on documentation volume and facility area.
What does the client receive as a result?
- Written report with a list of identified problems and risks
- Specific optimization recommendations with savings calculation
- Classification of comments by criticality (critical / significant / recommendatory)
- Construction cost assessment considering optimization
- For the format with rework — ready modified sections
Ready to review your documentation
Send project information via the questionnaire — specify facility type, stage and Design Review format. We will send the reply and offer to your email within 2 business days.
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