Complete project management: two services in one package.

Knowing the difference between what works and what doesn't is the key factor in running a successful and respectable architectural/interior design firm. After considerable study and thought, The Aztec Corporation unanimously decided to implement its Complete Project Management service.

By allowing us to better manage the entire design process from start to finish, Complete Project Management provides optimum service for the client. Our company's approach to project management has grown over time, and has been honed through experience.

Orchestrating major construction projects is always a complex task, but especially so for inexperienced business clients. Aztec recognized that by creating a single point of accountability, all facets of construction can be properly coordinated. All subsequent decisions can then be made from a holistic perspective.

Most architecture firms handle either the construction project or the interior design aspects of the contract, but not both. By managing every phase and perspective of building planning, Complete Project Management streamlines each project to a huge degree.

Not only does this kind of two-tiered service deliver added value, it also removes responsibility from the client, thus relieving their anxiety. What better service could we offer than to lower a client's stress level?

The Aztec Corporation is able to custom-tailor building plans, which allows both owners and tenants to benefit from increased efficiency. By utilizing a facilities master planner, our service bolsters productivity and it increases the overall value of a space.

It meets the goals of corporate clients concerning architecture and interior design. It addresses each of their future marketplace needs, such as the solidification of concept into blueprints. It evaluates bids from contractors. It selects interior designers. It hires movers. And it takes the smallest complementary in-house system literally leaving nothing to chance.

There are many reasons why we felt compelled to offer this comprehensive service. First, it is crucial to approach projects from a personal as well as an entrepreneurial standpoint. Utilizing basic psychology skills lets The Aztec Corporation understand what the client is feeling at every stage. Seeing that we are able to put ourselves into a client's shoes, the client knows that we understand them. Less stress and more trust is a potent business combination.

Lastly, our policy is to work as though we are using our own capital. This ensures that we spend no more time or money than s required for a particular job. It is very easy for inattentive companies to spend someone else's money; clients understand this very well, and so do we.

Today more than ever, you are known by your reputation. When a company is able to go beyond the basic approach and fulfill all the moving needs of a client from start to finish, the company becomes a prized asset.

The Aztec Corporation's goal is to make a lasting impression, and to establish yet another ongoing relationship. When the client again outgrows their space, we fully expect to be the first design firm they will call.

The Aztec Corporation, along with Aztec Architects, P.C., celebrating its fourteenth year as an industry leader and pioneer, is one of the most innovative Facility Planning, Design and Consulting Companies in the industry.

Aztec offers its prestigious clients the "Total Architecture" concept which features an integrated array of comprehensive services including Interior Architectural Design, Base Building Architecture, Complete Project Management, Facility Master Planning, Relocation Execution Management, On-Going Facility Management and Facility Asset Planning Services.

The Aztec philosophy for facility planning is centered on creating a solid business approach to each facility that marches its clients short and long term business plans and objectives.

BY CHARLES LOHAN, PARTNER, THE AZTEC CORPORATION