Making the bleacher construction process as efficient as possible is a two way road between the client and the bleacher company involved. There are many things that can be done by both parties to ease the process and make sure everything is being executed on time and budget. So, here are some tips to make the entire process run smoothly from the initial consultation phase to the on-site phase.

Consultation Phase

Point of Contact

From the moment you contact the company that you would like to have build your bleachers, who are you talking to? In some cases, it will be a receptionist that will listen to your query and direct you to the proper department of the company. If you are at the very beginning step of your bleacher project, ask the company if it would be possible to be in contact with a single project manager with expertise and authority that will overlook the project every step of the way. In other words, try to avoid having a liaison when you have questions or concerns about your bleacher project. More times that not, this results in miscommunication, leading to mistakes and inefficiency in your project.

Crucial Details of Your Project

Beginning any project comes with a lot of uncertainties and a lot of questions to be asked. Especially with the enormity and costliness of a bleacher project, it is crucial to make sure you and the company you are working with have all the crucial details to correctly and quickly build your bleachers.

Here are some crucial details that a bleacher company should be asking you:

• What type of venue do you need bleachers for?
• What is the seat count of your bleachers?
• How much available space do you have for the bleachers to be built?
• What are the conditions of the construction site?
• Are there any dangers or challenges of the site to be aware of?
• What is your estimated budget?

If a bleacher company does not inquire about these basic things, makes sure to inform them anyway. These are important details to get your project underway.

With any business, the client should be asking questions as well to see if working together is compatible. Some questions to ask the company could be:

• Do you have employees or subcontractors?
• How many seats can you install per day?
• Will you provide me with a tentative schedule for the project?
• Do you do On-Site consultation?

These question can help you gauge the company in terms of how efficiently they work and how seriously they take their work.

Quality Check

Quality service for your bleacher project is crucial to stay within budget, on time, and to ensure the bleacher will be safe. You’re going to want to make sure that the company you’re working with has accurate and up-to-date information, will be in continual contact with you throughout the process, and has a team of experts and skilled laborers. Most of the time, a business will not want to admit that they don’t have these qualities or they fail to recognize that they don’t have these qualities. The best way to confirm if the company you’re working with has the quality service you’re looking for is to contact multiple companies and compare them to each other, read reviews, and contact past clients that the company has worked with to see what they have to say.

On-Site Phase

There are two important aspects to this phase. One of them is having an expert project manager frequent the site often checking that the project is meeting the requirements every step of the way. This will save a lot of time and money on the project. It will ensure the bleacher is being built correctly, the builders are being properly guided, and information of any requested changes will be quickly relayed to the workers. The other aspect is having experienced and knowledgeable builders. Building a bleacher is not something anyone could do from day one. It takes familiarity with the tools, technique, experience with reading blueprints, and an incredible work ethic. So, when your working a company, inquiry about experience of their team of the builders. It can make or break a project.