Table of Contents

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The Job

• What is a Development Manager?

• Is It Right for You? 

• Development Fee - and what you do to earn it

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The Start of a Deal​

• Development Budget

• Assembling Your Team

• Development Checklist

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The Land

• Zoning & Platting

• Flood Plains

• Environmental Survey

• Geotechnical Survey

• Purchasing the Land

• Property Taxes 

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Pre-Development

• Pre-Development Budget & Schedule (Pursuit Costs & Timeline)

• Pre-Development Meeting with the City

• Impact Fees

• Loan Closing

• Development Schedule

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Design​

• Architect Contract

• Overseeing the Design Process

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Construction​

• Request For Proposals - Construction

• Construction Contract

• Notice to Proceed

• GC Pay Applications

• Construction Materials Testing

 

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Running the Project

• Project Communications

• Owner/Architect/Contractor (OAC) Meetings

• Draw Requests

• Investor Reports

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Project Closeout

• Punch List

• Closeout Documents & Procedures

• Commissioning

 

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Special Section on Senior Living Development

• Intro to Senior Living

• ​Finding a Site and Assessing Demand​

• Impact Fees (Senior Living)

• Development Budget (Senior Living)

• Plan for a Phase II Expansion

• Development Schedule (Senior Living)

• Reduced Parking Requirements 

• Permitting

• Design Issues Specific to Senior Living​

• Responsibility Matrix/List (Senior Living)

• Value Engineering Ideas for Senior Living Facilities

• Low Voltage

• Signage

• Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment

• Commercial Kitchen & Laundry

• Landscape Design

• Swimming Pools

• Punch List (Senior Living)

• Licensing

• Turn-Over from Construction to Operations

• Preparing for Resident Move-In