Engineered Life Safety Systems (ELSS)

  • 20+ Years in Business
  • Turn Key Solutions
  • Finish on Time and Under Budget

HILLMAN ENGINEERING HAS THE RESOURCES AND EXPERIENCE TO HELP

Hillman Engineering has been helping facilities meet regulations and upgrade their life safety systems for years.  Florida appears to be on track to mandate that this be done for all multi-family condominiums and commercial structures greater than 75 feet tall.  Hillman Engineering has the resources and experience to help facility managers and HOA Boards efficiently evaluate, budget, permit and implement new ELSS systems.

OUR MISSION

We live, eat & breathe engineering and construction in all its forms. Keeping construction going strong in South Florida is day-to-day mission.

RESULTS

We know that you’re reputation is only as good as the results of your last job. That’s why we pride ourselves on a results-oriented approach.

METHODOLOGY

At Hillman Engineering, Inc., we’ve taken our collective experience to create our own methodology to keep your project on track and under budget.

3 PHASES TO COVER ALL YOUR NEEDS

1

Initial Inspection

Hillman Engineering will conduct the inspection as per the guidelines and provide a written engineering report on our findings. This report will identify all deficient items that need to be corrected to pass the inspection. These inspections will include interior inspection of the of the units of the building. The firm will visually examine all of the Electrical Elements of your buildings and prepare the Electrical portion(s) of the 40-year Re-certification report with our findings. The structural inspections cover all the structural components of your building including beams, columns and decks of parking garages, plaza decks, pools, balconies catwalks, and roofing assemblies.

2

Design

Hillman Engineering will prepare a complete set of construction documents including plans and specifications with a cost estimate and bid tabulations. In addition the firm will prepare the bid documents to obtain bids from qualified contractors for the necessary work to bring the building(s) into compliance for the 40-year recertification. The firm will assist the Board of Directors in acquiring & evaluating competitive bids for the necessary repairs.

3

Construction Management

Hillman Engineering will be the Engineer of Record for the project(s) and provide the Building Department required daily ongoing observations during the reconstruction to assure quality work and adherence to the plans, specifications and code requirements. We will conduct weekly meetings with the contractor and the building's representative to update construction schedules and budgetary issues.