Approach the creation of your project team in a similar manner to selecting representatives for your practice and remember that time and patience are essential, explains Anne Levitch.
Planning and fitting out new surgery premises will require you to draw on the services of and negotiate with a number of individuals. These may include your accountant, financiers, architects and/or designers, tenancy coordinators, real estate agents, lessors, vendors, lawyers, representatives of statutory bodies, builders and dental installers.
Forming good working relationships with these individuals ensures that they all work to the best of their ability and take responsibility for their part in your project. An essential factor in developing successful working relationships throughout your project is time.
Scheduling dedicated meeting time encourages understanding and communication, preventing difficulties in the completion of your project. Before sourcing new premises, have a clear understanding of what you can afford.
Meet with your accountant to organise your financial information, consult with an architect/designer to formulate a rough idea of your space requirements and speak to real estate agents about market prices. Form a proposal to show your banker/broker before you begin to look at premises.
Although some dentists wish to design and supervise the entire project themselves, most find that an architect or designer can simplify the process.
Experienced designers have existing relationships with other workers in the industry and a detailed understanding of the relevant authorities and the processes involved in taking a project from sourcing premises to completion.
They can mediate between you and regulatory bodies and construction personnel, and can facilitate all day-to-day technical and practical decisions on your behalf.
Once they’ve been given a brief by you, the designer can take over supervision of the project, allowing you to exercise your critical process but drawing on the designer’s expertise in practical issues.
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