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The Surviving Construction Tech Visit

A Downtown Professionals Network Signature Service

Getting Started

Our popular Surviving Construction Tech Visit helps mobilize communities and organizations to plan and prepare. The tech visit is orchestrated to engage stakeholders and to focus local resources on solutions and tools to effectively address project-related issues and concerns. A customized Preparing for Construction guide containing a proposed action agenda is provided in follow-up to help steer the efforts of local project leaders and volunteers.

We use the two-day tech visit itinerary example appearing below as a starting point. We customize the itinerary for each visit in consultation with the client and with consideration for a number of other factors such as: the status of the project’s design and engineering phase; the anticipated ground-breaking date; the level of organization in the community; and the unique circumstances or special needs of the client.

Example: Two-day Tech Visit Itinerary

Day One

  • Meet with client representatives to review schedule, objectives, etc.
  • Meet with municipal project leaders and/or other project representatives (i.e., DOT, engineers, designers, etc.) that have knowledge of the project’s background, status, scope and schedule.
  • Work session with local project team or task force, if already organized.
  • Walking/driving tour of project area to perform visual assessment and identify examples of potential problems and situations that might require special attention in advance of, or during, construction.
  • Surviving Construction presentation and stakeholder roundtable to share and discuss project information, examples, hints and tips.

Day Two

  • Work time for additional data gathering, interviews, etc.
  • Local project team or task force work session with presentation of observations, findings, proposed strategies and action steps.
  • Follow-up work and/or exit session with local staff members.

Deliverable

Within thirty days following the site visit, we prepare and deliver a customized Preparing for Construction Guide containing a proposed Action Agenda. The document is delivered electronically in .pdf format.

Options for Enhanced Services

Enhanced service options that can be incorporated as part of an extended tech visit (typically three or four days) or in follow-up to our popular two-day tech visit include:

Business Assistance

Training sessions and one-on-one business consultations are used to equip businesses with practical tools and strategies to survive — and even thrive — during construction.

Marketing and Branding

An interactive process is used to develop branding, marketing and promotional tools and strategies to create awareness and excitement, and to focus positive attention on the district before, during and after the construction project. Comprehensive branding system concepts are packaged in a Style Guide that includes tools, examples and resources readily adapted to district and project public relations, marketing and advertising campaign strategies and a variety of media applications.

Get Help

Contact us now to learn more about Surviving Construction technical assistance and services, and how our experience can help you survive — and even thrive — during construction.