PRO-TECH BUILDING ENGINEERING INC. Welcomes You

Services

Your Strategic Partner

Pro-Tech concentrates in nine key areas of service:

• Reserve Fund Planning / Long Term Maintenance Programs and Economics;

• Pre-Construction Assessments of Building Designs and Specifications;

• Forensic Engineering and Litigation Support;

• Technical Audits; Code and Specification Compliance; Building Sciences;

• Due Diligence Assessments;

• Diagnostics of Performance Problems in Building Envelope Components;

• Design of Restoration and Rehabilitation Programs;

• Preparation of Drawings and Specifications for Repair, Tender Administration;

• Project Management, Quality Control and Supervision of Construction;

Pro-Tech tries to implement a number of unique approaches to its work.  The firm uses the latest advanced software in various engineering applications and has also accumulated a substantial data base of information covering buildings, building components, building systems and operating results, on a cross-Canada basis.

Our first priority is client satisfaction.  We are here to provide a professional service to our clients until they are satisfied.  Each of our clients receives personal attention and there is no such thing as small or insignificant problem for Pro-Tech.  You can be assured that all your calls, inquiries and problems will be answered / addressed / taken care of in a prompt, courteous and professional manner.

To achieve these objectives, Pro-Tech’s policy is to carefully watch and control the firm’s growth.  We would prefer to remain a small to medium size firm and be able to provide both very reasonable rates and quality personaIized service to a selective list of clients.  Our first priority remains quality of service and client’s satisfaction.

Our technical expertise and experience is concentrated in the multi-unit residential field, with particular concentration in condominium, non-profit co-operative housing, and then in administrative and industrial buildings as well as in hotel, resort and related residential applications.

Reserve Fund Studies and Economic Forecasting

Along with the diagnostics and solving of various problems associated with the performance of building envelope components, Pro-Tech’s main area of expertise is a conduct of Engineered Reserve Fund Studies and Technical Audits.  Vast experience of our personnel in all fields of building science allows us to determine with the utmost accuracy the existing condition of building components and, based on that, to create a very accurate prognosis of the property’s capital expenditures for the periods of 20, 25 and 30 years.  Our experience in Reserve Fund forecasting varies from the small one-storey structures to large multi-storey and multi-units residential and administrative buildings.  We try to be unique in our conduct and presentation of Reserve Fund Studies; with the simplicity, advanced technical means, ease of use and technical value for the client being the utmost criteria.  Our end result, Reserve Fund Study reports and financial tables provide easy-to-follow guide for the maintenance of the property’s Reserve Fund for many years.  Our unique software allows a great degree of flexibility in forecasting financial requirements to suit individual methods of operation and management styles of various building owners / managers.  Our financial tables contain a unique output to be utilized by the property’s accountants – breakdown of capital expenditures per type, discipline, component, etc., to facilitate an easy creation and maintenance of financial books and ledgers.

Pro-Tech utilizes several approaches to the acute problem of the long term economic viability of structures and components from the engineering point-of-view.  Adopting a multi-disciplinary approach - the integration of building disciplines, architectural, structural and elevators, mechanical and electrical (the latter three obtained on the sub-consulting basis), engineers at the firm have developed effective procedures and economic forecasting methods.

Our typical Engineered Reserve Fund Study comprises the following:

• Site Investigations and Condition Analysis

• Quantity Surveying

• Replacement Cost Estimation

• Master Reserve Fund Spread Sheet

• Twenty- or Thirty-Year Maintenance Plan

• Projected Cash Flow Tables

• Accounting Spreadsheets and Expenditures’ Breakdown per Discipline, Type, Component, etc.

NATURE OF OTHER ENGINEERING SERVICES

Office, Commercial and Specialized Facilities

Pro-Tech’s technical personnel have been extensively exposed to the problems typically affecting specific facilities, such as Theatres, Performing Arts Centres and Zoos (which include all types of exotic environment buildings).  Comprehensive services to developers, commercial building owners and facility managers include the full range of Pro-Tech’s expertise on the full range of office towers, retail buildings, plazas and industrial buildings.

Forensic Engineering, Litigation Support Services 

We will evaluate the reason for failure of one or several building components, and, if required, will represent the client in litigation proceedings in the capacity of technical expert witnesses.

Due Diligence Assessments

We conduct comprehensive independent Pre-purchase, Pre-investment and Pre-lending Studies for Banks, Institutional Lenders, Insurance Companies, Mortgage Brokers and for Developers and Investors.  Our work, typically Building Condition Analysis, is for the purpose of both reviewing the current state of the building and to check that the all potential Risks associated with the project are understood, or have been addressed.  We ensure that reports already commissioned are satisfactory and sufficient in scope to adequately make an informed decision.

Pride and Commitment

Pro-Tech’s goal is to establish the firm as a true specialized engineering practice.  Within the confines of its industry and within the range of its expertise, we pride ourselves on our knowledge and experience as well as on our commitment to meet and exceed the needs of our clients in every endeavor.

BRIEF SCOPE OF ENGINEERING SERVICES

In other key areas of specialized engineering, Pro-Tech Building Engineering Inc. offers the following services:

                              New Construction

                                        Review of Operating Budget

                                        Pre-Construction Review of Plans and Specifications

                                        Quality Control Inspections

                                        Quantity Surveying / Job Costing

                                        Certification of Progress Draws

                              Technical Audits and Condition Analysis / Building Sciences

                                        Roofing

                                        Exterior Cladding

                                        Glazing

                                        Interior Finishes

                                        Underground Parking Garage

                                        Mechanical Systems (sub-consultants)

                                        Electrical Systems (sub-consultants)

                                        Elevators (sub-consultants)

                                        Landscaping - including roads and facilities.

Forensic Engineering / Litigation Support Services

                                        Quantification of Losses

                                        Litigation Support Services          

                                        Asphalt Pavement Analysis

                                        Concrete Core Analysis

                                        Corrosion Analysis

                                                                                                                        Thermography Analysis                                                                                                                 

                              Due Diligence

                                        Condition Analysis

                                        Risk Analysis

                                        Lender Reviews/Outside Agency Reviews

                                        Environmental Issues

                                        Property Standards/Building Code

                                        Costing and Financial Planning

                              Restoration and Rehabilitation

                                        Cladding and Envelope Systems

                                        Roof and Decking

                                        Underground Parking Garage

                                        Balcony and Exterior Terraces

•                                         Concrete