Your Elevator Snapshot.

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Section One — Building Evaluation

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Property Name

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Property Address

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Property Type

Floors Served (building height)

Typical Daily Occupancy / Traffic

Elevator Details

These answers drive your budget range and scope detail.

Number of Elevator Cars

System Type

Controller / System Age

Primary Manufacturer / Controller Brand

Typical Stops Served (per car)

Current Condition

Reason for Concern

Tell us why you are investigating now and what is driving urgency.

Why are you addressing the elevators now?

Inspection / Violation Status

Recent Entrapments / Safety Incidents

Parts Availability / Obsolescence

Desired Timeframe

Anything else we should know?

Modernization Options

Select any upgrades you'd like to include. Costs are per car and will be added to your budget estimate.

Cab Interior Renovation

+$18,000 per car — New panels, ceiling, flooring, lighting, and handrails

Destination Dispatch System

+$35,000 per car — Intelligent dispatching for improved traffic flow and wait times

Remote Monitoring & Diagnostics

+$8,000 per car — Real-time performance tracking, fault alerts, and analytics

Full Door Equipment Replacement

+$14,000 per car — New operators, hangers, tracks, gibs, clutches, and door protection

ADA / Accessibility Upgrade

+$9,500 per car — Braille plates, audible signals, two-way communication, compliant fixtures

Regenerative Drive

+$22,000 per car — Energy-efficient drive that returns power to the building grid

Fire Service Modernization (Phase I & II)

+$12,000 per car — Updated recall, shunt-trip, and firefighter operation controls

Hall Station & Lobby Fixture Upgrade

+$11,000 per car — New call buttons, position indicators, and hall lanterns at all floors

Machine / Motor Replacement

+$28,000 per car — New hoist machine, motor, brake, or hydraulic power unit

Seismic / Code Compliance Package

+$16,000 per car — Seismic switches, bracket upgrades, rope retainers, and code items

Selected options add: $0 to your total estimate

Section Two — Your RoadMap

A clear, practical plan based on your Building Evaluation.

Estimated Budget Range

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Based on your answers; refine after field assessment.

Generous Baseline Schedule

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Planning + procurement + construction + closeout.

Urgency Reinforcement

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Why your situation should be handled with structure.

1) Stabilize & Protect

2) Diagnose & Plan

3) Budget & Bid Strategy

4) Procure & Build

5) Test, Train, Closeout

Why a proper elevator consultant matters (based on your inputs)

How the OwnerFirst team reduces total cost.

Section Three — Preliminary Scope and Budget

This is a preliminary scope outline (not a final specification). It is designed to reduce risk and omissions.

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Your Elevator Snapshot.

Section One — Building Evaluation

Elevator Details

Reason for Concern

Modernization Options

Section Two — Your RoadMap

Why a proper elevator consultant matters (based on your inputs)

How the OwnerFirst team reduces total cost.

Section Three — Preliminary Scope and Budget