Civic & Public Safety
Mackenzie’s Public Projects team has established a reputation in the Pacific Northwest for providing innovative design solutions to our city, county, and state municipal partners. Our diverse portfolio includes public works, city hall, court, fire, and law enforcement facilities. We are proud to have served on more than 100 public building projects, and prouder yet of the relationships we have established along the way.
Our mission is to bring our municipal partners’ projects to life. We achieve this by respecting budgets and focusing on tangible results, and are proud to have delivered a long list of built projects. From needs assessments through pre-design assistance, and construction documents through construction contract administration, our team shepherds civic & public safety projects large and small from inception to completion.
Philosophy
Our mission is navigating our clients through the challenging path from planning to project realization. A successful project meets operational requirements and goals. We approach every public project, small and large, as a legacy opportunity for the community it serves.
Industry Leaders
We bring specialized experience that serves individual project needs. To that end, we seek out certifications and continuing education most beneficial to our client’s projects. We engage with what we learn and innovate. As subject matter experts in civic and public safety design, we take great pride in authoring and sharing technical publications with our public community.
Client Guidance
Many of our civic and public safety clients have never been involved in a capital improvement project before. The team offers in-depth guidance as well as empathy. Our holistic project management services include real-time budget control, public bidding, and construction contract administration, which allows our clients to focus on what they do best: their job.
Consensus Building
Every project has different stakeholders, and a different mix of goals—so every recipe for success is different. Our consensus building process identifies both commonalities and competing interests through a collaborative dialogue between staff, policy makers, and the community. Successful consensus building inspires collective ownership and community embracement.
Services
We offer our civic and public clients a wide arrange of
services, including:
• Existing building assessments
• Space needs assessments
• Site due diligence and selection
• Seismic evaluations
• Conceptual design through construction documentation
• Construction contract administration
• Owner liaison services
