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Author Message Brian Payne Senior Member Username: brian_payne Post Number: 286 Registered: 01-2014 Posted on Monday, December 12, 2022 - 10:07 am:    Looking for an elevator consultant for design input and specification section authoring, preferably on the East Coast. Any tips? Phil Kabza Senior Member Username: phil_kabza Post Number: 740 Registered: 12-2002 Posted on Monday, December 12, 2022 - 12:54 pm:    Lerch Bates is the only one we've used. Phil Kabza FCSI CCS AIA SpecGuy Specifications Consultants www.SpecGuy.com phil@specguy.com David G. Axt, CDT, CCS, CSI, SCIP Senior Member Username: david_axt Post Number: 1978 Registered: 03-2002 Posted on Monday, December 12, 2022 - 01:48 pm:    Second on Lerch Bates. David G. Axt, CDT, CCS, CSI, SCIP Specifications Consultant Axt Consulting LLC John Bunzick Senior Member Username: bunzick Post Number: 1905 Registered: 03-2002 Posted on Monday, December 12, 2022 - 02:34 pm:    I worked on several products with Lerch Bates, though that was more than 10 years ago. They know their stuff, but they has some semi-wonky specs. Formatting and language of lower-level paragraphs was not good, and coordination of their sections with Div 01 and Gen Cond needed work. That may be better now, but I'd have a conversation about deliverables early. Phil Kabza Senior Member Username: phil_kabza Post Number: 741 Registered: 12-2002 Posted on Monday, December 12, 2022 - 02:58 pm:    It sounds like they are the kind of consultant who thinks they are providing bidding documents. Like theater consultants! Phil Kabza FCSI CCS AIA SpecGuy Specifications Consultants www.SpecGuy.com phil@specguy.com Alex Sperfeld Member Username: alexsperfeldhdrinccom Post Number: 3 Registered: 11-2022 Posted on Monday, December 12, 2022 - 03:00 pm:    I have used Lerch Bates on many projects with overall good experiences. They have always provided good quality specifications, formatted to whatever standard/template I gave them. ken hercenberg Senior Member Username: khercenberg Post Number: 1542 Registered: 12-2006 Posted on Monday, December 12, 2022 - 04:41 pm:    Lerch Bates usually provides good elevator design. VDA https://vdassoc.com/offices/washington-dc/ is also quite good. Either way, if you have a template you like to work with I'd provide that and ask them to use it as a starting point. I would also give them a list of your Division 01 Sections and suggest that they reference those instead of rewriting. Your other option is to ask them for a copy of their template when you sign the contract and mark it up long before deadlines hit. Paul Sweet (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 - 01:31 pm:    James Lawrence & Associates did the elevator design on a couple projects I was involved with several years ago. I'm not sure if he's still in business, or if he's retired by now. He's in Glen Allen, near Richmond, VA.