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Mission Critical

Data, communications, and other high-availability facilities where redundancy and systems performance are fundamental.

The asset context

Understand what makes the project different.

Mission-critical facilities are defined by availability, redundancy, power, cooling, controls, security, testing, and the consequences of interruption. Equipment procurement, utility coordination, commissioning, and turnover often sit directly on the project’s critical path.

KOW evaluates the defined construction, financing, or property scope with those dependencies in view. Specialized design and operational validation remain with the appropriate experts; our role is to make project status, documentation, cost, and material exceptions clear to the client.

What we look for

Read the assignment in the context of the asset.

Design, construction, operations, finance, and end users meet differently in every property type. For mission critical assignments, our teams calibrate fieldwork and reporting to the property, the transaction, and the work the client has asked us to perform.

  • Power and cooling infrastructure
  • Redundancy strategy
  • Commissioning and testing
  • Schedule-critical equipment

Common assignments

Where KOW supports the asset.

  1. 01

    Pre-construction plan, cost, procurement, and schedule review

  2. 02

    Recurring construction monitoring and draw review

  3. 03

    Commissioning-status and closeout coordination

  4. 04

    Property condition and capital review for existing facilities

Relevant expertise

Services commonly used for this asset.

01

Pre-Construction Plan & Cost Review

Pre-closing review of plans, specifications, budgets, schedules, contracts, approvals, and the assumptions supporting a construction loan.

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02

Construction Loan Monitoring

Independent site observations and draw review for lenders tracking work in place, requested funds, remaining cost, schedule, and change activity.

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03

Building Commissioning

Design review, installation observation, functional testing, and issue tracking used to verify that selected building systems operate as intended.

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04

Cost-to-Complete Analysis

A new project baseline covering current status, remaining scope, contracts and commitments, available funds, and the estimated cost and time to finish.

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Client perspectives

The questions change with your role.

Construction Lenders & Equity Partners

Independent review of the plans, budget, draw, work in place, accessibility, schedule, and money left to complete the project for debt and equity capital teams.

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Owners & Developers

Technical support from acquisition and feasibility through design, accessibility, construction, compliance, capital work, and operations.

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Investors & Asset Managers

Independent condition, environmental, construction, and capital information for acquisitions, business plans, and operating portfolios.

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Start a conversation

Discuss a mission critical assignment.

Tell us what you’re working on. Our team will help define the right scope and get a proposal moving.

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