The first step is to conduct a Confidential Client Interview and site visit. The interview is necessary to establish the threats and threat levels the facility must be designed to mitigate. It also identifies the assets to be protected, the composition of the client group, duration times, the equipment needed to achieve the facilitys mission and any client or site-specific requirements. The initial site visit allows us to review the property where the facility will be located, identify ingress/egress routes, construction requirements and any geotechnical concerns relating to the construction of the facility. We then compile a cost estimate and overall critical path schedule to plan the project from conception to Owner move-in. After this initial information is collected, the design process is generally the same as with any project starting with programming the facility, space planning, schematic drawings, design development, and construction drawings. We can assist with contractor qualifications-selections, permitting, construction management and inspection services if requested.