Site Evaluation and Selection:
The success of a design project begins with the selection of the correct site. A multitude of criteria must be evaluated when selecting a site. Examples include distances to and from service areas, proximity to major arterials, size, topography, shape, and type of surrounding neighborhoods.

Our hands on experience in the design of over 200 maintenance facilities allows MFC to quickly establish the physical criteria required for the site.

Establishing a weighted criteria matrix ensures that the evaluation results in a ranking of sites which meet all of the desired requirements of the Owner.

Maintenance Facility Functional Design:
The firm has been involved in the functional design of over two hundred maintenance facilities for facility and fleet operators throughout the US. Fleet facilities have included operations from as few as seven up to 5,000 vehicles.  Our understanding of the maintenance process enables us to quickly comprehend the working philosophy established by your agency and translate that philosophy into the criteria required for a functional facility. Our depth of knowledge of maintenance equipment provides a useful tool for Owners when establishing the work flow and relationships of the areas within the facility and on the site. 

Typical MFC involvement in facility design includes detailed space programming; development of functional criteria; establishing functional relationships; selection, specification, and layout of maintenance equipment; conceptual design; and coordination of functional criteria and maintenance equipment requirements with the other design disciplines.

The firm has performed these services for new facility designs, facility renovations, and facility expansions.

The construction of a new or renovated facility represents a major capital investment for most agencies and companies. In addition, the facility represents significant operational costs for many years to follow.  Since most facilities are designed to have lives of 30 to 50 years, efforts must be taken to insure that the facility remains operational.

Facility Maintenance Programs:
The life of the facility can be maximized and the operating costs minimized by the use of a defined facility maintenance program.

Our knowledge of the function of these facilities combined with our understanding of each of the architectural and engineering components of these facilities affords us the unique opportunity to assist Owners in developing efficient facility maintenance programs.  We have associated with other consultants in the computer programming field to develop programs that are efficient yet easy to operate.

We have always held a philosophy that Preventive Maintenance is the key to any vehicle or facility maintenance operation. By developing facility maintenance programs Preventive Maintenance can become the focus of any new facility as well.

Value Engineering:
Value Engineering (VE) is a process used during many design efforts to analyze the capital and operating costs of the facility based upon some level of design detail.

The individuals in our firm bring specific experience and knowledge related to the equipment required in these type of facilities as well as, the functional requirements of work areas within the facilities.  This knowledge is often used by Value Engineering Teams to enhance the analysis performed by the Architects and Engineers involved in the process.

Our experience with facilities throughout the U.S. affords the VE Team several different looks at the same issue.