Four ways to wow community college clients

摘要

"Treat our projects as if you were spending your own money," says Arlen Solochek, AIA, District Director of Facilities Planning and Development, Maricopa Community Colleges. "We know what you are used to spending on private-sector jobs. A pet peeve I have is when contractors don't hold down overhead costs: Do you really need that second work-site trailer?" Sally Grans-Korsh, FAIA, LEED AP, former Director of Facilities Planning for the architect of the Minnesota state college system, recalls a renovation project where the contractor asked the college to change the curriculum so that the lab would not be needed for the next semester; this enabled the contractor to finish the job months sooner than planned.