CITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

Building Consultancy

 - Architecture.

A strong team of creative professionals is essential for success in today’s complex planning, design and building environment. For this reason, Paramount Cities is committed to the principle of multi-disciplinary teamwork. By assembling multiple disciplines within our organization, we provide our clients with a single point of responsibility, accountability, coordination, and communication for all required work. 

We have adopted a sustainable approach to practices for our client’s environment. We are committed to making our projects environmentally sensitive, energy-efficient, sustainable and healthy to occupy. In recognizing that healthy buildings both improve quality of life and increase employee productivity, we believe sustainable design is also a wise design.

Our diverse portfolio is in the following practice areas:

o Architectural Design

o Interior Design

o CAD Drafting

o BIM / Revit Modeling

o Computer Modeling

o Computer Render

- Mechanical & Electrical Engineering

At Paramount Cities we provide Electrical and Mechanical Engineering services that support the design of any building. Our professional engineers act as the interface between buildings and people to provide a comfortable,  functional, sustainable environment. Our expertise encompasses a mechanical/electrical/plumbing and fire protection with additional services for CFD Modeling, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Lighting Dynamic for architectural lighting design, Commissioning services and Central Plants design.

- Quantity Surveying and Cost Management

Effective Cost Management through the appointment of a professional Quantity Surveyor is essential to any successful project. Paramount Cities aims to provide its clients with the highest degree of cost certainty possible at each stage of the project. Our clients are made aware of the following:

o the overall expected out turn costs of the project;

o when the money is to be expended;

o what the current expenditure and liabilities are;

o where changes can be made to enhance the value obtained from the project;

o what the present risks are and

o the contractual and commercial arrangements that are required to be in place.

Appointing Paramount Cities to cost manage your project means you can be confident that you will be regularly appraised of the financial position. Paramount Cities will provide a comprehensive commercial and financial service covering all aspects of the project in order for the client to make informed decisions and develop the project strategies in the right direction.

- Project Management and Site Supervision

Construction supervision from Paramount Cities helps you to complete your project on time and on budget, while meeting all relevant regulations and quality standards. Whether you are involved in the construction of buildings, infrastructure, industrial plants, cities, wind farms or power facilities, your projects involve the complex coordination of different contractors. Our independent construction supervision can help guide your project to completion on time, on budget and in compliance with the relevant quality standards. We provide you with professional construction supervision, specifically tailored to safeguard the successful completion of your project. Our highly experienced personnel can effectively control and supervise every aspect of your construction work. As an independent third-party consultant engineering team, we can help you:

o Gain an experienced team of experts, placed permanently on site, to implement and execute your project effectively and in-line with Project Management Institute guidelines

o Keep your construction project on schedule, reduce technical risks and prevent construction errors through our continuous supervision

o Comply with the relevant building regulations, quality standards and insurance company guidelines

o Ensure all work conforms to the specified technical documentation and the construction permit

o Complete and issue all documents, certificates and declarations correctly

Whatever the size of your project and wherever the location, we can provide you with extensive experience spanning all aspects of construction. That is why, when it comes to providing support for construction projects, we are the first choice for public institutions, private investors, real estate owners, insurance and construction companies across the globe. Our construction supervision services include:

o Design supervision

o Independent third-party verification and certification

o Project management consultant for building, industrial and infrastructure facilities

o Program management consultant for infrastructure development plans

o Site supervision in accordance with technical and construction legal requirements

o Continuous supervision of construction works (quality, schedule and budget)

o Commissioning supervision on quality and schedule

o Facility management and maintenance supervision of infrastructure and building

o Testing materials, systems and installations

o Non-destructive testing supervision

o Delivered documentation supervision

o Technical and legal advice, and assessment consulting

o As-built documentation

o Permanent supervision by experienced professionals

o Program management of infrastructure projects 

o Building Information Modeling services (BIM) for civil, buildings and industrial projects

Townships

Our townships, campuses and parks are informed by an integrated approach to design, providing solutions that are not only economically responsible but also contribute to their surroundings and are

socially and environmentally responsive. In order to create the ideal township, we collaborate with our clients, stakeholders, partners, and project team members to build consensus and develop solutions that meet the goals of the community, client, budget and schedule.

Office and Business Parks

Office and Business Parks are as a result of response to changing expectations. The character of

office parks continues to evolve in response to the changing expectations of office users. Our experience ranges from single purpose corporate or multi-tenant buildings set within natural environments to higher density office communities organized to create more urban amenities and connectivity. In any scenario, our extensive experience designing office buildings informs our ability to plan for implementing phased development in as efficient and adaptable a way as possible. Master planning within the urban environment requires a focus beyond the limits of the subject property. Our approach to these projects involves a keen awareness of the adjacent context and how to best relate to the immediate surroundings. The sensitive study of connectivity, security, density, scale and other key attributes as well as the applicable planning and zoning overlays is critical to integrating the program successfully into its community.

City Economic Planning

Paramount Cities’ experience in designing, realizing and evaluating development puts us upfront in

realizing that economic planning influences success for a project and the community it serves. We help clients understand the economic potential or impact of proposals as well as the relevant policy, and to frame their strategies in response to both. We work throughout the regeneration sphere, with

the private sector, governments and their agencies, and voluntary and community organizations to advise on strategic decisions that have implications for local, regional and national economic growth.

Our deep understanding of the linkages between the economy, funding sources and development viability allows us to influence and improve places and prospects. Uncovering opportunity - Whether helping to plan developments, prepare economic impact assessments or contribute to the evidence base underpinning public policy, we bring robust analysis across a range of economic issues covering employment, sectoral growth, skills, investment and income. We also consider the wider context, including social and environmental dimensions, to ensure that policies and proposals achieve critical mass and promote sustainable, long-term growth. 

Securing success - We draw on our practical experience of working with developers, government authorities and third-party stakeholders to help clients understand economic benefit from diverse perspectives. Our economists also work alongside town planners, planning policy experts, transport planners, urban designers, architects, ecologists and infrastructure designers to provide the joined-up advice that makes complex projects work in practice.

City Sustainability

Sustainable cities are resilient cities that are able to adapt to, mitigate, and promote economic, social,

and environmental change. Sustainable development encompasses all aspects of a city’s healthy

development and should address economic/financial, social, and environmental issues. We support

cities and governmental programs in pursuing an agenda that enhances their sustainability across

these themes:

o Historic City Conservation and Regeneration

o Energy Efficiency and Climate Change

o Brownfield Development

o Municipal Finance

o Solid Waste Management

o Water and Wastewater

o Urban Transport and

o Social Inclusion

City Infrastructure Masterplanning

In today’s world, Master Plans are a mandated planning framework for the core systems that shape a

city’s physical, social, environmental, and economic future. We develop a range of masterplans

including:

o City Solid Waste Masterplan

o City Healthcare Masterplan

o City Education Masterplan

o City Parks Masterplan

o City Public Facilities Masterplan

o City Public Safety Masterplan

o City Wastewater Masterplan

o City Water Systems Masterplan

o City Transportation Masterplan

o City Storm Drainage Masterplan

o Power Masterplan

o Cable & Fiber Optic Masterplan