Outsourcing is a popular phenomenon in the architectural and engineering fraternity.
Many growing as well as established architecture firms outsource basic tasks like drafting, clash detection, budgeting, correcting mark-ups, 3D modeling to outside firms. Outsourcing fundamental tasks broaden the horizon of a firm’s offerings while at the same time helping them focus on core business activities.
With the growing demand for architectural and engineering services, keeping up pace with client expectations without compromising on quality is a hard nut to crack. Outsourcing allows architecture firms to meet dynamic client needs without investing in additional resources.
Outsourcing has innumerous advantages for a growing architecture and engineering firm. Apart from the cost benefits associated with outsourcing, companies can quickly scale up their operations by forging collaborations for outsourcing the most common tasks.
What type of tasks are typically outsourced by architecture & engineering firms?
- 3D and physical modelling
- 3D rendering
- Architectural animation
- As-built drawings
- Budget documents
- Building permit processing
- Building cost estimation
- CAD drafting and conversion
- Clash detection and report generation
- Computer modelling
- Construction document preparation
- Concept drawings
- Contract administration
- Converting hand drawing to CAD drawings
- Coordinate building systems (structural, mechanical, electrical etc)
- Coordination of specs with construction documents
- Correspondence management (e-mail messages, calls, tasks, calendars)
- Customer billing
- Customer quotes
- Data entry
- Data migration between software systems
- Evaluation and selection of building systems and materials
- Image processing
- Landscape Design
- Layouts and color boards
- Maintaining project files
- Measurement verification
- MEP BIM
- MEP modeling
- Obtain quotes from suppliers
- Onboarding clients
- Order tracking
- Photo layouts
- Preparing site observation reports
- Preparing presentations for clients
- Procedure technical drawings
- Project tracking
- Quality control of construction documents
- Report preparation
- Research product solutions
- Research on zoning laws and regulations
- Respond to RFIs
- Review shop drawings and submittals