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Services Offered

RAS Architects offers the full scope of architectural services as set out by the South African Institute for Architects and has ample experience with inter-alia the following services:

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INCEPTION & DESIGN

  • Design Inception

  • Identify & Advise on Land Use Rights

  • Identify & Recommend Project Specific Required Consultants

  • Coordination & Management of Professional Team

  • Conceptual Design & Viability

  • Timeline & Programme Proposals

  • Sketch Design Development

  • Marketing Drawings & Renderings

HOA & STATUTORY APPROVALS

  • Coordination & Management of Consultants

  • Preparation & Submission of Local Authority Applications & Departures

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TENDERS & CONTRACT PREPARATION

  • Tender Invitations, Recommendations

  • Principal Agent in terms of Principal Building Agreement

  • Adjudication of Building Contract

PROCUREMENT & QUALITY CONTROL

  • Construction Drawings & Details

  • Principal Agent in terms of Principal Building Agreement

  • Building Contract Management

  • Site Handover & Site Meetings

  • Construction Inspections

  • Interim & Final Payment Certification

  • Practical & Final Completion Certification

  • Enforcement of Building Guarantees

  • Enforcement of Contractual Construction Penalties

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CLOSE OUT

  • Assistance in Obtaining Occupation Certificates

  • Assistance in Obtaining Certificates of Compliances

  • Project Close-Out

  • As-Built Drawings

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

Not only qualified, competent and endorsed to design, ratify and facilitate any building scale and typology in the built environment, RAS Architects has generous experience and excellent comprehension for a wide range of building typologies including:

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  • Retail (Shopping Centres; Retail Stores; Restaurants; Showrooms);
  • Commercial (Multilevel Office Buildings; Office Parks; Storage Facilities);
  • Institutional (Multifunctional Facilities; Places of Worship)
  • Leisure & Tourism (Lodges; Clubhouse & Conference Facilities)
  • Industrial (Storage Facilities, Warehousing & Ancillaries)
  • Retirement Buildings & Frail Care
  • Residential (Apartment Buildings; Single Dwellings; High-End Luxury Homes);
  • Restoration & Alterations
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