Feasibility & preconstruction

Resolve the important questions while the plan can still change.

IVM helps developers, owners and construction teams evaluate modular viability and coordinate design, manufacturing and site assumptions before major commitments are made.

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A decision process built around your project

Early modular evaluation should establish whether the proposed approach fits the building, site, budget and delivery requirements. It should also identify missing information and decisions that could change the conclusion.

The starting point may be a concept, preliminary drawings or a project already in design. We can discuss an appropriate engagement based on the material available and the questions the team needs to answer.

Potential workstreams to define in a preconstruction scope

  1. Project and site review. Establish intended use, scale, location, design stage, access constraints and development goals.
  2. Modular viability and design coordination. Review module strategy, repeatability, structural interfaces and the factory-to-field division of work.
  3. Manufacturing strategy. Identify suitable capabilities and the information needed to obtain meaningful factory proposals and production assumptions.
  4. Budget and logistics planning. Surface transportation, staging, crane operations, foundations, onsite completion and estimate exclusions.
  5. Decision and responsibility tracking. Record assumptions, open items, scope ownership and the next information needed to advance the project.

The deliverables, fees, responsibilities and timing of any engagement are agreed in a project-specific scope. An early feasibility review is not a fixed construction price, reserved factory slot, permit approval or financing commitment.

What to bring to the first conversation

  • Project location and intended building use
  • Approximate unit count or building area
  • Available plans, site information and known constraints
  • Current design or approval stage
  • Budget assumptions, schedule goals and outstanding questions

Incomplete information is a starting point. Clearly separating known facts from assumptions helps the team decide what to investigate next.

A complete budget starts with complete scope

Read A module price is not a complete project budget for the factory, site, logistics and cash-timing questions worth examining before comparing delivery approaches.

For apartment projects, explore our multifamily modular construction approach.

Bring the questions. We can start there.

Share the project location, intended use, approximate scale, design stage and target schedule. We will discuss the potential fit and the information needed to define a scope.

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