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Qualification

Our Preconstruction services, includes but not limited to; estimating, value engineering, coordination reviews, and scheduling.

KAS professional staff’s many years of experience on many types of projects enable us to project reasonably accurate, fairly detailed cost estimates, very early in the conceptual design, despite the lack of information or detail in the documents. KAS can provide these independent construction cost consulting services to owners, architects, engineers and construction managers.

Cost consulting services provided are:

Site Work: -

  • Site Preparation , Demolition and Earthwork
  • Site Improvements including roads, Parking, and Pedestrian Pavements, Site Amenities, Landscaping and Irrigation.
  • Site Mechanical, Electrical, Telecommunication and Energy Utilities
  • Off-SiteUtility Extension and Connections

Architectural & Structural:-

  • Concrete: Cast-in-Place, Structural and Architectural Precast
  • Masonry and Stone
  • Structural and Miscellaneous Steel
  • Thermal & Moisture Protection: Insulation, caulking, waterproofing
  • Doors & Windows: Including specialty doors and shutters
  • Exterior Enclosure
  • Roofing System: Flat and/ or sloped
  • Stairs: Interior and exterior
  • Interior Finishes: Flooring, wall covering, painting, wood, tiles, etc.
  • Specialties: Louvers, vents, lockers, toilet accessories, flagpoles and building signage
  • Conveying Systems: Elevators, moving walkways, escalators, and pneumatic tubes
  • Furnishing and Equipment: Casework, seating, shelving, AV equip., shades, etc.

Plumbing: -

  • Water Distribution System
  • Plumbing Fixtures
  • Waste System: Sanitary, Storm, Garage Waste, & Condensate Drain
  • Natural Gas System
  • Laboratory Compressed Air and Vacuum System
  • Medical Gas Systems: Piping and Equipment
  • Process Water System
  • Animal Watering System
  • Water System: USP, WFI, RO/DI, and Non-Potable Water Systems
  • Acid Waste System
  • Gas Systems: Helium, Nitrogen, Liquid Nitrogen, Argon, Breathing Air, Hydrogen Systems, etc.
  • Piping Insulation

Fire Protection: -

  • Site Water Distribution
  • Wet-pipe Sprinkler System
  • Dry Pipe Sprinkler System
  • Standpipes System
  • Chemical Sprinkler System

H.V.A.C: -

  • Heating Generation: boilers, pumps, heat exchangers, chemical treatments, condensate receiver, etc.
  • Cooling Generation: chillers, cooling towers, pumps, plate & frame heat exchangers, chemical treatments, sand filters, condensate receiver, etc.
  • Liquid Distribution: heating hot water, chilled water, process chilled water, condenser water, steam, clean steam, condensate, perimeter heating hot water, heat recovery, emergency generator, fuel oil and refrigerant piping.
  • Air Distribution: sheet metal ductwork, air terminal boxes, duct accessories, supply, return, and exhaust registers, etc.
  • Air Handling Equipment: air handling units, computer room air conditioning units, fan-coil units, heat pumps, fans, etc.
  • Stairwell, elevators, and vestibule pressurization
  • Smoke Evacuation System
  • Snow Melting System
  • Heat Recovery System
  • Insulation
  • Building Management System
  • Testing, Adjusting, & Balancing

Electrical: -

  • Power Distribution
  • Power Generation
  • Lighting and Controls
  • Branch Devices and Circuitry
  • Building Automation Systems
  • Computer Data Systems
  • Communication Systems
  • Closed Circuit Television Systems
  • Security Systems
  • Fire Alarm Systems
  • Instrumentation and control systems
  • Site Utilities
  • Existing Building Electrical Systems Evaluation Studies
  • Value Engineering Studies
  • Construction Management
  • Change Order Review, Pricing, and Negotiation

TYPES OF DESIGNED FACILITIES:-

KAS Estimating Services has worked on the following general types of facilities:
 • Airports
 • Airport Terminals
 • Amphitheaters
 • Animal Facilities
 • Apartment Buildings
 • Biomedical Research
 • Boat Houses
 • Bridges
 • Campgrounds
 • Church / Chapels
 • City/ Town Halls
 • Community Centers
 • Convention Centers
 • Correctional Facilities
 • Country Clubs
 • Court Houses
 • Fire Stations
 • Gymnasiums
 • High-tech Manufacturing
 • Hotel Low-rise and High-rise
 • Housing for the Elderly
 • HUD Facilities
 • Industrial Facilities
 • Laboratories
 • Libraries
 • Manufacturing Facilities
 • Medical Facilities
 • Museums
 • Nursing Homes
 • Office Buildings
 • Parking Structures
 • Performing Arts Centers
 • Police Departments
 • Post Offices Facilities
 • Rehabilitation Centers
 • Residential High-rise
 • Restaurants
 • Shopping Malls
 • Special Needs Housing
 • Sports Facilities
 • Theater Buildings
 • University:
   • Classroom Buildings
 • Dining Halls
 • Dormitories
 • Laboratories
 • Libraries
 • Medical Centers
 • Museums
 • Student Centers
 • Research Centers
 • Sport Complex
 • Utility Facilities
 • Warehouses
 • Water Treatment and Pumping Facilities
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