Independent · Michigan
Planning and design, new equipment, modernization, maintenance audits, equipment evaluations, project management, due diligence, performance evaluations and traffic analysis services.
Our evaluations are performed without affiliation to equipment manufacturers or maintenance contractors, so every recommendation answers to your project’s objectives, building requirements, and long-term value rather than to a manufacturer’s or contractor’s preferences.
By equipment
An escalator assessment reads step chain and track wear along the truss; an elevator assessment reads rope and brake condition in the machine room. Neither one finds what the other is looking for.
Traffic analysis, equipment selection, and modernization planning for new and existing installations.
Condition assessments, safety reviews, and replacement planning for escalator systems.
Design review, operational assessment, and safety inspection for moving walk installations.
Explore our consulting expertise
Explore detailed information about our principal consulting services and the project situations each service is designed to address.
General elevator consulting for building owners and design teams, connecting assessments, modernization, maintenance, design and project oversight.
Learn moreIndependent elevator consulting for owners, architects, engineers, property managers, developers, and public-sector clients throughout Michigan.
Learn morePlanning, traffic analysis, equipment selection, specifications, bidding, construction administration, testing, and final acceptance.
Learn moreExisting-condition assessment, modernization planning, specifications, contractor bid evaluation, project oversight, testing, and acceptance.
Learn moreIndependent review of maintenance quality, contract compliance, recurring problems, elevator performance, and corrective-action priorities.
Learn moreEvaluate equipment condition, reliability, obsolescence, remaining useful life, repair needs, and capital-planning priorities.
Learn moreNew construction, equipment selection, assessments, modernization, maintenance audits, specifications, safety review, and code compliance.
Learn moreIndependent planning, assessment, modernization, maintenance, construction, safety, and code-compliance consulting for moving walks.
Learn moreIn detail
Independent assessments for elevators, escalators, and moving walks.
We establish the current condition, performance, safety, and remaining useful life of the equipment, so that maintenance, repair, modernization, and capital planning decisions rest on what the machine is actually doing rather than on the contractor’s account of it.
Independent maintenance audits for elevators, escalators, and moving walks.
An independent maintenance audit identifies deficiencies before they become costly repairs or service interruptions, while providing owners with objective recommendations to improve equipment performance and extend service life. We read the maintenance contract’s stated scope against the work actually performed, review the callback log for repeat faults, and inspect rope and brake condition on the equipment itself.
Modernization planning and project management.
Whether equipment has reached the end of its useful life, replacement parts have become obsolete, or performance no longer meets the needs of the building, we deliver objective guidance throughout the modernization process. We help our clients manage the process and see it through to the end.
Expert planning, design, and project management for new installations.
We work with owners, architects, engineers, and project teams to develop vertical transportation systems tailored to the specific needs of each building. We evaluate traffic demands, equipment type, capacity, speed, configuration, performance requirements, and anticipated usage to establish the appropriate system design.
From initial planning and equipment selection through specifications, bidding, construction administration, testing, and final acceptance, we provide independent oversight throughout the project to help ensure the installed equipment meets project requirements for safety, performance, reliability, code compliance, and long-term value.
Drawing review, project specifications, and shop drawing approval.
We review architectural drawings to verify that the building is prepared for the equipment being installed. This includes confirming hoistway dimensions, pit depth, overhead clearance, machine room layout and access, and all required structural and electrical provisions.
Issues identified during the design phase are typically resolved with a drawing revision. The same issues discovered during construction often result in costly change orders, delays, and rework.
Based on this review, we develop a project-specific, bid-ready specification tailored to your building—not a manufacturer's standard catalog language. This ensures all bidders are pricing the same scope and requirements, resulting in more accurate and comparable proposals.
Before fabrication begins, we review the contractor's shop drawings against the approved specifications to confirm compliance and identify any deviations. This is often the final opportunity to make corrections before they translate into field modifications, schedule impacts, and added costs.
Also offered
We oversee projects from concept through completion by coordinating design, bidding, construction, testing, and final acceptance — where the car is run against the contract speed, door timing, and leveling tolerance before the contractor is released.
Our due diligence inspections provide buyers, investors, and property managers with detailed evaluations of elevator equipment before acquisition or renovation.
Full scope
Engagements run from a single condition assessment through full construction administration. A project draws on as few or as many of these as it needs.
Independence in figures
Describe the installation and what it is doing — or failing to do — and we will tell you which of our services applies, including when the answer is that none of them do.
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