The process of hiring a contractor was more challenging than we expected. There were a lot of good firms who wanted to build our future teen center but there was only room for one.
We had to recommend a firm to the YMCA Board of Directors. We went through long discussions about what we liked about each firm and every time we voted we heard from everyone that “we couldn’t go wrong with either of the final two firms”.
In the Teen Task Force meetings there were important facts mentioned: how they seemed very excited about the project and working with us, their experience working with similar projects, their proposed fees, etc.
After discussing for hours and hours, we came to the conclusion that two of the Teen Task Force members should present our recommendation to the Board. After the presentation the Board decided that they should interview each of the final two firms because they wanted to know them both better. After the Board and the two firms met, Pankow was selected as the best fit for the project.
This experienced has helped us a lot. It showed us how we have to pick between two really good firms and that we need to communicate to everyone involved in the decision about everything we do in the process of hiring new firms.
Pankow Special Projects is a pioneer in using new construction methods and working on ‘green’ projects. More information on Pankow Special Projects can be found here.
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