Moving Matters Vol. 2, No. 4 October 2007
In This Issue:
• Introduction
• A GGC Success Story
• Recent Clients
• Our Best Referral
• Contact Us Today
Introduction
When planning an office move, budgeting is not just a key component of the process –– it could very well be the most important factor. Budgeting consists of making a list of vendors that you’re going to need – like furniture, telephones, cabling, movers, and construction – then estimating the cost of each vendor’s services. However, many companies fail to consider the soft costs associated with each move. They also don’t have a clue on how to minimize them. Worse yet, these soft costs can be just as expensive to a company, if not more so, than the actual hard costs. Read more about how you can manage the soft costs of your next office relocation, reconfiguration or expansion.
The Challenge
Envision Schools, a non-profit charter school funded by the Bill Gates Foundation, had three high schools to move over a single summer and only one facilities person to handle all the details.
The Golden Gate Company Solution
The GGC presented an RFP to hire the movers and coordinate a logistical schedule to make sure everything happened exactly when it was scheduled to happen. We reviewed the labeling of furniture so that the movers could move quickly upon arrival and worked closely with the school’s personnel to ensure that teachers would get everything they needed at the new location.
The Results
Thanks to our execution, everything was ready for the return of the teachers at the end of summer. As Bob Fyles, Director of Facilities for Envision Schools, said: “GGC was sensitive to our needs and took the time to research our project requirements. GGC was very flexible and yet very focused on our moves. We needed to relocate three high schools in a very short window. Without GGC’s expertise and experience, the entire project would have been difficult, at best. However, due to interpersonal skills and project knowledge, the moves were flawless.”
Recent Clients
DemandBase, Empagio, Envision Schools, Husic Capital Management, Grant Thornton, Kikisui America, McKinsey & Company, Pivotal Labs, SS8 Networks, San Francisco State University, Saylor Consulting, and Workshare.
Our Best Referral
Do you know of a company that’s moving, expanding or consolidating? Do you know anyone who works for a firm that seems overwhelmed by all the work ahead of them? If so, please do them the favor of introducing them to us. We can handle their move for them so they can continue to focus on their core business.
Contact Us Today
The Golden Gate Company, LLC
600 Townsend Street, Suite 120e
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: (415) 513.4490
Fax: (415) 738.8322
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