PRELIMINARY PROJECT EVALUATION
A project’s success hinges on a strong foundation of preliminary due diligence. Foley Management Group has been evaluating self-storage opportunities for decades. Our staff has the tools to provide you, your investors and your lender with the most updated and proven methods of evaluation:
- Site assessment
- Marketing and demographic analysis
- Supply and demand analysis
- Competition analysis
- Preliminary design: Site layout, elevations, renderings, unit mix layout
- Feasibility studies: Preliminary construction budgeting, proforma development
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
As a full- service construction management firm, Foley Management Group has designed, entitled and constructed countless storage facilities nationally. Our staff will take your project from concept to Certification of Occupancy.
- Land use entitlements: Federal, State, County, and Municipal approvals.
- Full set of construction documents: Civil, structural, architectural, and MEP.
- Building permit application to Certification of Occupancy.
PRE-CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
All successful projects begin with a strong comprehensive due diligence process. Our company’s pre-construction format helps to establish clear goals, objectives and parameters that keep costs in check and projects on schedule. Our process includes:
- Full review of construction documents.
- Identify any disconnects between design disciplines.
- Provide valued engineering recommendations to optimize construction efficiency and reduce overall construction costs.
- Create subcontractor scopes by trade.
- Prepare bid packages.
- Evaluate subcontractor proposals for selection and contract issuance.
- Develop construction schedule.
We understand the importance of identifying potential issues that create a risk to the budget and schedule of your project. Our pre-construction process is designed to create the parameters that mitigate risk and optimize efficiency.
DESIGN/BUILD
We have the experience necessary to organize, coordinate and deliver every component of the design and construction process.
Our efficiency in communication, documentation and transparency with our owners are the hallmark of how we deliver a design-build project. We have the proven ability to work with individual needs, allowing clients as much or as little involvement throughout the projects development and implementation as they choose.
We have built our reputation by effectively managing the designs, budgets, schedules and construction of countless self-storage projects. By utilizing innovative ideas and approaches, we deliver projects on time and within budget.
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
As construction managers we are selected solely on our expertise in the design and construction of self-storage facilities. The construction management process highlights our ability to work collaboratively in a team environment. Alongside our client and design team, we encourage complete transparency throughout the entire process.
We provide clear and detailed estimates, budgets, schedules, bid packages and subcontractor scope evaluations and selections. Our professional team of project managers and project superintendents ensure that all design intent is carried out as per plan and specifications.
As construction managers, we provide our clients with the highest quality projects in the most cost-effective manner.
GENERAL CONTRACTING
As a general contractor, we provide our clients with a specific expertise in the self-storage industry. With over 4 decades of experience in this industry, we have developed proven means and methods that are unique to self-storage.
We place a high priority on maintaining relationships with subcontractors and vendors critical to our specific industry. These strategic partnerships help to make certain that the project coordination is smooth, critical components are delivered on time and that budgets are maintained. We ensure that schedules, safety plans and cost controls will be managed efficiently and effectively throughout the project. All subcontractors and suppliers are prequalified and evaluated to validate their stability and past performance.
From the onset of construction, we bring a high level of focus when working with subcontractors to maximize quality and promote timely, cost-effective project delivery.
RENOVATION
Self-storage as we know it has been around for nearly half of a century. There is no denying the growing demand for self-storage across virtually all demographics. If you have an older facility and are surrounded by equally aging facilities or new state of the art facilities, outshining your competition is critical for remaining relevant.
Our experienced team can help revive your dated facility to meet the demand of today’s customers, increase revenue and outmatch your competition. We have a wide range of upgrade options that can be tailor made to the needs of your facility:
- Re-roofing
- New overhead doors
- Unit mix reallocation: Hallway and door system / demising partitions.
- Repainting: Doors/ exterior finishes.
- Site upgrades: Drainage, paving, stripping, landscaping
- Climate control conversions: Multi-story/ drive up access.
- Security upgrades: Access control gate, keypads, camera, monitoring
- Rebranding: painting, signage
With these renovation options, we can help you restore your competitive advantage over aging facilities and maintain competitive with any new facility that may enter your market.