INTERIOR DESIGN SERVICES

• As Built drawing sets
• Color and finish specifications
• Furniture selections and layouts
• Window treatment designs and specifications
• Lighting selections and specifications
• Floor and reflected ceiling plans
• Electrical plans
• Millwork details and specifications
• Hardware selection and specifications
• Plumbing fixture selection and specifications
• Accessory consultation
• Budget creation and management

PROCUREMENT

GB Design Consultants is a large planning and design firm, and brings a great deal of buying power and experience in managing the selection, purchasing, and coordinated installation of Residential, Contract and Hospitality interiors. Because we have significant purchasing power, we are able to pass these savings along to our clients. Over the past twelve years Gina Behrle has performed purchasing and design services on over 100 projects, selecting products from 350 different suppliers.

GBDC utilizes a “state of the art” computer software system. This system is the most commonly used accounting package for the contract interior design industry. Our system incorporates all business aspects of the firm into one comprehensive, tightly integrated system. Among the many components are proposal creation, project management, purchase orders, job costing and inventory control. By using this system GBDC offers our clients an accurate and efficient order management process.

ORDER MANAGEMENT PROCESS

We will act in our client’s behalf and perform the following comprehensive services:

• Solicit competitive quotes on all non-unique items exceeding a quantity of ten each.
• Select suppliers that will guarantee their quality, service and pricing within a given time frame.
• Organize these quotes and present them to the client in quotation form utilizing our “state of the art” computer program.

Power Purchasing

• Submit all purchase orders to manufacturers.
• Review manufacturers order acknowledgements for accuracy and ship date verification. Log acknowledgement information into our computer program.
• Coordinate and expedite fabric orders to each manufacturer.
• Submit fabric cuttings for each order for proper identification at the factory.
• Prepare a Shipping Report for the client.
• Frequently contact manufacturers to update any possible late shipments or problems.
• Negotiate with manufacturers to determine that the shipments will be on schedule.
  

Delivery and Installation

• Expedite shipments with suppliers and freight carriers to arrive at the appropriate destination (job site or GBDC warehouse) on a specified date.
• Inspect all furniture as it is received for any damages.
• Coordinate all deliveries with the GBDC installation team.
• File freight claims with freight carriers in the event of damaged shipments.
• Prepare purchase orders to suppliers for any replacement items needed due to freight damage.
• Coordinate installation with GBDC design staff so as to insure “on-site” supervision.
• GBDC Designers to be on site to oversee installation and work as a team with GBDC installers.
• Prepare punch list for products purchased and delivered by GBDC after the completion of the installation.