8. Design Coordination Across A/E & Specialty Consultants
Overview
Kestrel facilitates alignment between architects, engineers, specialty consultants, and contractors to ensure designs are coordinated, complete, and constructible. Our approach helps eliminate gaps and inconsistencies that often lead to changes, delays, or avoidable cost impacts.
What This Service Includes
Management of design meetings, workshops, and coordination sessions.
Review of drawings & specifications to identify discrepancies or constructability concerns.
Facilitation of cross-discipline coordination, including MEPS, structural, AV/IT, security, and specialty vendors.
Ensuring design evolution is reflected in schedules, budgets, and procurement plans.
Tracking decisions, design milestones, and outstanding actions.
Coordinating early involvement of contractors or trade partners, when appropriate.
Supporting value engineering efforts while preserving design intent.
Translating design implications for non-technical stakeholders.
Why This Matters
Most project issues originate from incomplete or uncoordinated design. Strong coordination protects downstream schedule, cost, and risk outcomes.
Ideal Engagement Scenarios
Projects with layered specialty systems (broadcast studios, labs, mission-critical spaces)
Multi-phase or tenant-improvement projects
Projects with complex landlord or code requirements
Early design stages needing strong structure and clarity