Overview

To provide a more comfortable housing environment for first-year students, Moravian University looked to replace Bernhardt-Wilhelm Hall’s existing heating-only HVAC system with a dual temp heating and cooling upgrade. Using a Design-Assist project model, Moravian contracted us directly to provide schematic design documents for the upgrades. Using these documents for pricing, Moravian then selected and directly contracted with a Contractor.

With the Contractor on board and the main parameters of the project provided in the schematic design, Entech refined the details of the scope of work in close communication with Moravian University’s facilities team and the Contractor’s team, developing permit and construction documents collaboratively. This arrangement allowed for Contractor input during the final stages of the design process while retaining Entech as the owner-contracted designer of record and maintained Owner engagement in all decisions along the way. This process minimized change orders during construction due to the contractor feedback period during design, while also protecting Moravian’s interests from a design/engineering standpoint. After finalizing permit documents, Entech oversaw the project through completion via construction administration services.