Tag teaming a large inspection

[Bryan]

I have the oppertunity to inspect a very large investment site next. The site contains 9 buildings with a total square feet of approx. 1.2 Million. I will be tag teaming this project with another inspector from our office; however, I am not sure what the best way to do this is.

Do you both do the same building just taking different floors? Do you inspect different buildings? Does one person do the exterior and the other the interior? The findings will all be placed in one large report, most likely broken down into smaller reports with the main report.

Any info will be great.

Thank you Bryan

[allspec33351]

What does your client want you to inspect?

Captain

[kurt]

I would have this further broken down into related trades; I'd have my HVAC guy run all the mechanical, I'd bring in another guy for electrical equipment, and depending on a wide array of variables, maybe more folks after that.

I'd be inspecting the *easy stuff*, and acting more as a organizer, data collator, and report producer.

Does the other guy in the office have specialities, or is he a generalist?

[Jesse]

Kurt has the right idea. Bring in trade people. For example, have a good electrician - one who is familiar with the type of equipment in place - inspect the electric. One person organizes and writes. Big money job.

[Bryan]

This property is an investment site for a property group. The reports we do for them are very general and mostly follow the ASTM standard for property condition reporting. These developments typically need work and some rehab. We are usually looking for problems with big ticket items, Roof, structural problems, exterior finishes and life safety issues. We also look over blue prints and surveys to highlight any problems/issues with the site. My helper for the project is more of a generalist, however, he does have a number of years in the commercial construction industry.

Jesse you are correct this can be a very profitable inspection.

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[John Dirks Jr]

I suspect that every inspector may not always see things the same. Having said that, I would say more uniform data would be collected by breaking it up by category rather than building. Thats just my guess.

[Scottpat]

What type of buildings?

How many floors?

Do they have elevators?

Fire suppression systems (sprinklers)?

Drop ceilings?

Chillers with air handlers or just common HVAC split systems?

[Les]

Bryan,

ASTM protocols are pretty tight and should lead you in the right direction. Do you have the latest edition and have you used them before?

We do several custom inspections per year, from GM to Sears to chain restaurants and have never had one be the same as the other.

Scott's post made me remember the Trane chiller that one of our guys didn't know squat about, so he just left it out!!!

Good luck!

[Bryan]

At this time i do not know alot about the property, I will find out more in the morning when i meet with the property manager. it is an old industerial site that has been partially turned into office space.