Higher Education

Your campus has an endless list of technology needs. The technology focus in higher learning has shifted. Institutions are no longer primarily concerned with connectivity. The need for colleges to provide connectivity is a given. How do you decide the greatest impact within your budget?

The new focus is capacity. From the connection through to the backhaul, bandwidth has become king, measured in gigabits, not bars. The question for any institution today is: Are wired and wireless networks supporting the demands of end-users, programs and staff?

The competition for new students continues to be fierce. There is no demographic more tech savvy than college students, and a University’s technology platform will be critical to their efforts to attract new students. Only by aligning themselves with a technology partner will Universities or Colleges stay ahead of the curve.

You deserve a technology solutions and systems integration partner who understands your need to provide an excellent student experience. You need a partner who can focus on how your entire campus IT plan can positively impact your students while saving you time and money in the process.

Vision has the experience and expertise to adapt to new technologies, as well as update the infrastructure of higher learning institutions to ensure they remain modern for students and faculty alike.

BENEFITS OF ITD?

Singular Responsibility

With both design and construction in the hands of a single entity, Vision is your single point of responsibility for quality, cost and schedule adherence. Our ITD team is responsible for quality, budget and schedule, as well as performance of the completed facility. Under the ITD^® methodology, Vision takes responsibility for any issues requiring resolution between design and construction.
Improved Quality

Traditional design-bid-build too often relies upon restrictive contract language, adversarial audit and inspection, and, ultimately, the legal system to ensure project quality. In the ITD® methodology, Vision is solely responsible for your completed product. This accountability drives outcome-focused quality throughout the entire process. Our ITD® methodology ensures quality from the initial consultation.
Cost Savings

Our ITD^® Team (engineering and construction personnel) collaboratively evaluates value-engineering designs, materials and methods efficiently and accurately. Value engineering and constructability are utilized continuously and more effectively when the engineers, contractors and vendors work as one during the entire design and construction process.
Time Savings

Because design and construction are overlapped (and because bidding periods and redesigns are eliminated), total design and construction time can be significantly reduced. Design-build is ideal for the application of “fast track” construction techniques without associated risks to the owner. Material and equipment procurement as well as construction work can begin before construction documents are fully completed. The resulting time savings translates into lower costs and earlier occupancy of the completed facility. Earlier occupancy equals faster time to revenue and happier tenants.
Enhanced ROI

Change Orders can run as high as 35% of the project value. With Design-Build, one PM manages multiple scopes. It also encourages transparency in pricing, allows more effective channel and manufacturer management, and enhances collaboration with GC and trades.