The AEC industry has witnessed several ups and downs in the last
decade, more or less reciprocating to the rise and fall of oil prices and
factors alike. This resulted in adherence to cost cutting measures where large
architectural design firms moved into small offices. This also compelled them
to lay off some of the key resources that they do not need all the time.
However; managing building construction projects without them
would and could harm the success of the project. The most prominent was
collaborating or sharing various parts of the construction project with other
stakeholders in the same capacity, which their reduced manpower resources were
not able to accomplish.
Outsourcing these roles and responsibilities, proved really
helpful to these businesses in keeping their projects going and businesses
afloat. The list of resources that were outsourced remarkably includes CAD
drafters, BIM 3D modelers, structural designers and engineers, CAD and BIM
specialists, MEP CAD professionals, mechanical as well as electrical engineers
and many more.
Architectural drafters top the list of outsourced services in the
last decade and the AEC firms have been successful in achieving cost efficiency,
and managing the work even after letting go folks who were employed full time
but weren’t needed. If you are one of the firms who has let go such folks and
do not have a drafting department, outsourcing can help you big time.
Do your Math right
Contracts
hourly rates cost you a fortune if compared to employee hourly rates, then how
is it beneficial? The reason how they prove to be cost effective is that there
are no additional overheads associated to these contracts in terms of vacation
pay, Tax pay, Bonuses, and so on and so forth when you employ a design
consultant.
It’s
quite straightforward that you only pay for what you avail. Also you have the
option to not to call them back if you aren’t satisfied with the service; you
spare the formalities & might as well move on to someone better. The second
best part is saving the headache and overheads of infrastructure and effective
CADD stations with GIS capabilities which can cost you up to around $15000. But
if your drafter is not occupied for 8 hours a day for 5 days a week; how will
you reach the breakeven?
Quality over Everything
Especially with concurrent market dynamics when work is scarce and
competition is cut throat, spending adequate and quality time in growing and
nurturing the business becomes more than necessary. Architects, Engineers and
construction professionals, may be are the best on site, but may fail miserably
when it comes to data analysis and report writing.
Irrespective of the fact that their employees are technically
sound, their methods are latest, but if the drawings don’t look technically
correct and brilliant, they fail. Humans have a tendency to look and interpret
“pictures” instead of reading texts, and this is what should be considered for
putting in extra efforts to emphasize the quality of drawings with help of
professionals at cost effective rates.
Ever heard of a design firm delivering two sets of drawings, on
for the client’s brainy set of people and another for the management who do not
understand technicalities, but just the progress of the project and cost
involved. No - never, would someone do this. Best 2D Drafters are the ones who
prepare drawings that can be understood by anyone who looks at it. These are
the drafters, outsourcing CADD services providers have onboard, and you had to
let off them due to cost implications.
Chose trained over
training
As mentioned earlier, due to increased
competition and less work, delivering projects in time - every time becomes one
of the important aspect. You think upon taking up 2D CAD drawing projects for
2D representations of interior planning and demarcations, floor plans,
presentation drawings, building elevation drawings, furniture detailing and
many more can leave architectural firms with time to train their in-house drafters?
It is practically impossible. However; outsourcing 2D architectural CAD services support designs of all types of buildings
including Commercial, government, industrial facilities, Institutional and
residential.
They are already trained and can transform
conceptual architecture design sketches to detailed 2D CAD drawings enabling
architects, contractors and construction firms in making informed decisions for
improved productivity of building development projects.
Conclusion
While architectural firms focus on
client requirements, their outsourcing 2D CAD partners concentrate on location
drawings and general arrangement drawings, assembly drawings, building elements
and details, component drawings, projections, working drawings & a lot
more. Outsourcing services have proven their worth as an ongoing and effective
way to save money and still provide clients with technical excellence. This is
the time, Join the bandwagon o reap timely benefits.
