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Process

How we work, week by week.

A typical Permit-Ready engagement runs four to six weeks. Here is what every week looks like, what you owe us, and what we owe you.

The engagement

Five stages. Same on every job.

We follow the same playbook on a $2,500 ADU and a $250,000 multifamily set. The depth scales — the cadence does not.

  1. I

    Day 0 – 3

    Discovery

    A 30-minute intro call to understand the building, the lot, the contractor, and the date you want to break ground. We pull the parcel, scan the AHJ, and write a code-strategy memo before we quote. You walk away with a fixed-fee number and a written timeline.

    • Intro call (30 min)
    • Site & parcel review
    • Code-strategy memo
    • Fixed-fee quote
  2. II

    Week 1 – 2

    Schematic

    We produce the schematic floor plan, exterior elevations, and a basic site plan. You get your first review in the portal — markup directly on the sheets, no email screenshots. We turn comments around in 48–72 hours.

    • Schematic floor plan
    • Exterior elevations
    • Basic site plan
    • First client review
  3. III

    Week 2 – 4

    Permit-ready set

    We coordinate structural, MEP, and IECC compliance with our engineering partners. We anticipate plan-check the way the reviewers actually run it — Phoenix overlay, AZ amendments, climate zone 2 paths. The set leaves the studio plan-check-ready.

    • Structural coordination
    • MEP coordination
    • IECC 2024 compliance
    • Plan-check anticipation
    • Senior drafter review
  4. IV

    Week 4 – 6

    Submission & AHJ liaison

    We submit. We track the corrections list. We answer the plan-checker. Your RFIs are our RFIs — you do not have to translate plan-review comments into action items. We close out the corrections in one or two cycles.

    • Permit submittal package
    • Plan-check responses
    • Corrections cycle management
    • Permit issuance hand-off
  5. V

    Week 6 +

    Construction support

    Once you break ground, we batch RFIs weekly, turn change orders around in 48 hours, and coordinate as-built drawings when CO drops. The engagement does not end at permit issuance — it ends at certificate of occupancy.

    • Weekly RFI batches
    • Change-order packages
    • As-built coordination
    • Certificate of occupancy hand-off

Communication cadence

You always know where your project stands.

Weekly Loom video walkthrough of the set. A dedicated Slack channel or email thread for fast-cycle questions. A live dashboard at app.archipartnersdesign.com showing every drawing, RFI, change order, and invoice. We respond same-day on weekdays — usually within two hours during studio hours.

Contact

Begin a project.

Studio

Phoenix1234 N Central Ave · Phoenix, AZ 85004 [TBD]

Email

studio@archipartnersdesign.com [TBD]

Phone

(623) 555-0100 [TBD]
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Servicios disponibles en español. (623) 555-0100 [TBD]

Process — How We Work, Week by Week · Archipartners Design