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Philip Chun Essential Services is an integral part of the Philip Chun group of Companies and comprises of experienced Essential Services Consultants with a broad knowledge in essential services - maintenance obligations, inspections (including passive fire and smoke containment), reviews and audits.
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Philip Chun Essential Services provides building owners/agents, contractors and commercial clients a service to ensure that the code compliance and statutory obligations are met with respect to the ongoing fire & life safety, reliability and maintenance of building Essential Services.
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Philip Chun Essential Services delivers thorough and professional management of essential services maintenance to provide our clients with essential information regarding the compliance status of general code, fire & life safety, accessibility, and egress systems of the listed property. Our team of ICC certified and Essential Services experts conduct a thorough examination of all site and internal building conditions to generate a comprehensive report listing all code deficiencies and omissions.
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Our reports typically address the following issues:
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Will the building require costly modifications?
Fire sprinklers? Fire alarms?
Elevator(s)? Parking?
Fire-rated construction (walls/floors/roof) |
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Are there limitations caused by adjacent buildings? |
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Would tenant improvements require additional modifications? |
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Are the use groups limited (i.e. occupant types)? |
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Is the building ADA/DDA accessible compliant? |
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Our essential services provide commercial buyers with access to information that greatly assist in making better and more informed decisions throughout the buying process. This directly translates into better deals that can result in:
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Lower Prices - Empirical reports provide data for use in pre-purchase negotiations to support price reductions or other concessions. |
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Marketing Analysis - Comprehensive verification of all existing conditions to demonstrate both opportunities and limitations in the development of a pro-forma analysis. |
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Acquisition Cost Considerations - Analysis of deficiencies to current egress, construction, and fire & life safety systems. |
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Risk Management - Analysis for compliance with ADA/DDA and other accessibility provisions. |
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Operational Cost Analysis - Basis for the development of an operations plan for future monitoring, reporting, and tracking of the maintenance schedule of equipment and servicing contractors. |
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