Services
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Project Management
Building owners, architects, engineers, and facilities managers benefit when KDA Elevator Consultants, LLC manages the complex projects of elevator design, construction, installation, and modernization. Our team takes a complete project management approach, ensuring jobs are executed using a time and budget-sensitive model that doesn't sacrifice quality.
KDA Elevator Consultants, LLC can solicit and evaluate contracts, coordinate stakeholders and lead times, and review progress while upholding accountability measures. We interface on vertical transportation projects so that our clients can continue their business without significant interruption.
Maintenance Audits
KDA Elevator Consultants, LLC reviews and evaluates the maintenance program (also known as the MCP, or Maintenance Control Program) practiced by your current provider to confirm that what's performed on your equipment matches what's needed.
Our elevator consultants compare the vertical transportation system's maintenance protocol, which we establish based on the original installation date, existing code requirements, and technical specifications, to the procedures practiced by the elevator maintenance provider. KDA Elevator Consultants, LLC then identifies inconsistencies that may lead to system deterioration and/or safety risk.
We will recommend improvements, define the life expectancies for equipment, and detail the alterations or immediate repairs needed for the equipment. Finally, KDA Elevator Consultants, LLC can secure a revised maintenance program for building owners by helping to solicit repairs or negotiating a revised maintenance contract with a new or existing provider.
Modernization
Our modernization services include a comprehensive equipment audit which outlines your existing equipment, identifies the essential upgrades that are required, provides for strategic budgeting and planning, and provides a project timeline.
The next phase of a typical modernization project includes our specification writing services that ensures vendor and equipment selection and complete project oversight. The writing of the specification that includes Non-Proprietary equipment ensures competitive pricing, quality execution, and minimal downtime of the equipment.
The final phase of our modernization services includes project management, quality assurance, and final inspection and closeout compliance to ensure lasting results.
Capital Planning
KDA Elevator Consultants, LLC can provide a strategic plan to protect your elevator equipment portfolio. Capital planning services include an analysis of your current equipment type, condition, and usage. We review your anticipated future equipment needs and outline the equipment upgrades that are required along with an anticipated project timeline.
We recommend considering a capital planning project for your elevator plant when your elevators exceed 15 years old. While an elevator maintenance provider can provide you with a capital plan, their plan can be based on their recommendations which may not align with your budget. Utilizing an independent third-party is recommended for this process to ensure the best outcome for all stakeholders involved.
Maintenance Contract Review
While many elevator maintenance providers operate under contract with building owners, the agreed-upon terms may be ambiguous, under-specified, or inaccurate to suit the vertical transportation system's requirements.
After a thorough inspection and learning the history of the elevator's installation and performance, KDA Elevator Consultants, LLC is most knowledgeable about the equipment; our mission is to advocate for our clients' best interest by defining maintenance contracts that are reasonable and beneficial. Our elevator consultants promote the safety and security of your investment by reviewing maintenance contracts, so they respect our clients and their equipment.
Custom Maintenance Contract & RFQ Consulting
Most building owners and managers are signing elevator maintenance contracts that are written by the elevator maintenance provider. This is not in alignment with your needs as you need an elevator maintenance contract that suits your building and your needs. A well written maintenance contract is detailed to your interests and needs as opposed to the elevator maintenance provider's needs.
A custom maintenance specification includes understanding your needs, assessing the equipment and building type, along with usage, to write a specification that is based on stakeholder feedback. Unfortunately, in today's environment most elevator maintenance providers offer reactive maintenance that doesn't ensure the longevity of your equipment. Over time this neglect lessens the life cycle of the equipment.
Elevator Inspections
KDA Elevator Consultants, LLC helps clients manage the compliance of their vertical transportation equipment. KDA Elevator Consultants qualifies as a Pennsylvania state-approved third-party elevator inspection agency. Our staff includes a Qualified Elevator Inspector (QEI), who services both Pennsylvania and any other local Authority Having Jurisdiction. We comply with ANSI A17.1 standards to evaluate equipment on-site in partnership with your elevator maintenance provider.
All vertical transportation equipment requires regular inspection regardless of its frequency of use or its location. Building owners should learn their elevator inspection requirements from the state or municipality in which the elevator resides. We encourage you to contact us when you'd like to schedule your next inspection.
Elevator Expert Witness
Our expertise in all thing's elevator related makes us qualified to be an expert witness. Our services can benefit insurance companies and/or attorneys in helping them navigate the complex world of elevator contracts and litigation. Stakeholders that handle elevator litigation can rely on our expertise and knowledge of the equipment and elevator industry standards and practices.
We provide expert testimony in legal cases involving elevators offering technical knowledge and analysis of design, function, maintenance, and safety. Our elevator expert witness services leverage our expertise to assist attorneys with personal injury cases, commercial disputes, and insurance claims. Our CV can be found here.
Insurance companies can also be faced with claims and disputes. KDA Elevator Consultants, LLC can assist with claims, lawsuits, and repair disputes. We understand the unique challenges that are faced by insurance companies, and we can deliver quick and accurate assistance to meet any client's schedule.