Ideally, your Project Manager should be the first professional you bring on board, before hiring a real estate broker, selecting a lender, or signing a lease. The process should begin with understanding your vision, developing a preliminary business and development plan, establishing budget parameters, and identifying your operational requirements. Your Project Manager can then help assemble the right team and coordinate the process in the proper sequence.

Step 1: Interview and hire individual/company for project management
Step 2: Develop a business plan with your PM
Step 3: Stablish project budget and strategy
Step 4: Assemble the needed team
Step 5: Execute managing the project

Remember, every project is different in its own way and there is no one cookie-cutter way of doing things. Hiring a proper knowledgeable Project Manager will provide you with the most benefits.

A practice consultant generally focuses on the business and operational aspects of your practice, such as staffing, financial performance, workflow, leadership, and growth strategies. A start-up project consultant will generally provide you with advise and refer you to companies to help you manage the project yourself.  A Start-Up Project Manager focuses on the development process itself, including real estate, financing coordination, feasibility, design, construction, equipment, technology, and opening preparations. Both can be valuable, but they serve different purposes. A good PM helps you save time by doing your leg-work and help direct you in making good decisions.

Because opening a healthcare practice is one of the largest investments you will make, and that investment deserves professional proper management.  Ask yourself this:  why do you need a contractor?  Why do you need a lender?  Or a lawyer?  Or an architect?  The answer is because it is the proper way of doing things.  Having professionals in what they do helps the project become efficient.  Same applies for the Project Management position.  Without anyone od these professionals involved, you are the one that ends up doing the work.

Project Management fees depend on the size, complexity, location, and scope of your project. A small dental start-up will have different requirements than a multi-specialty medical practice or surgery center. At Arminco, we evaluate your specific needs and provide a clearly defined scope of services and fee proposal. We encourage you to schedule a consultation to discuss your project. None-the-less, whatever the costs, the Project Management fees comes out of the savings we provide for you.  So, this is not an added cost to the project.

A Project Manager is an investment in protecting your much larger investment. The value extends beyond the management fee. Experienced Project Management can help reduce unnecessary costs, identify missing scope, improve coordination, avoid costly changes, and minimize delays. It also allows you to dedicate more of your valuable time to your patients, business, and family. While savings maybe hard to measure, the cost of avoidable mistakes can far exceed the cost of professional oversight.

An experienced Project Manager can identify opportunities to control costs through proper budgeting, competitive proposal evaluations, early coordination, value engineering, and avoiding unnecessary changes or mistakes. The goal is to make informed financial decisions throughout development. Although savings cannot be measured, proactive management can help prevent expensive problems and improve cost predictability.

Arminco provides comprehensive Project Management and Owner’s Representation services, coordinating the professionals and activities involved in developing your practice. Depending on the agreed scope, this may include business and development planning, real estate, feasibility studies, financing coordination, insurance, architecture, engineering, construction, equipment, cabinetry, IT, marketing, permitting, licensing coordination, and opening preparations.

Yes. There are many financing institutions out there, but not all are great fit for every project.  We coordinate with financing professionals, help you evaluate lender proposals, organize project budgets and supporting documentation, and track financing-related requirements. Your lender remains responsible for underwriting and lending decisions, while Arminco helps ensure the development process is coordinated with your financing needs.

Unexpected challenges are common in development. They may involve permitting, design conflicts, construction conditions, equipment requirements, delays, or cost increases. Your Project Manager helps investigate the issue, identify responsible parties, evaluate possible solutions, assess financial and scheduling consequences, and coordinate the appropriate next steps. The objective is to address problems quickly and prevent them from affecting other parts of the project.

Absolutely. Your Project Manager works for you and helps protect your interests. In fact, with a Project Manager, you will have better control of your project.  You remain the decision-maker on important matters, while having us handles the research, coordination, evaluation, and management necessary to help you make informed decisions with confidence.

Most of our extensive experience is with Dental practices to include specialties, Optometry & Ophthalmology practices, Veterinary Practices, dermatology practices, and all surgery centers.  We are certified in Category 1 surgery centers and have a deep understanding of the engineering of their medical gas systems.  Furthermore, our projects also include urgent care centers, wellness centers, OBGYN practices and more.

Arminco provides Project Management and Owner’s Representation services to healthcare practices throughout the United States and Canada. We coordinate with local professionals, vendors, consultants, and regulatory authorities as appropriate for each project’s location and requirements.

It’s not too late. Although bringing a Project Manager on board at the beginning is ideal, Arminco can evaluate projects that are already underway. We can review existing contracts, budgets, schedules, design documents, vendor responsibilities, and outstanding issues to determine how we can help. Our goal is to establish better coordination, identify risks, and develop a clear path forward.

The first step is to schedule a 45-minute consultation with our team. We’ll discuss your vision, goals, anticipated practice size, location preferences, timeline, budget expectations, and current progress. We’ll also explain how our Project Management services work and help determine the level of support appropriate for your project. Whether you’re opening your first practice or expanding an existing business, we’re here to help make the process easier.

Unfortunately, without having someone to be accountable, you become that person.  In this case, without a Project Manager, you would be accountable for everything that happens on your project.

Yes, Arminco will help identify the issue and best methods to solve the issue.  Depending on the issue on hand, to resolve it may be costly.