Making more trouble
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msmemory_archiveAs if I weren't already up to my eyeballs in added work :) I went to the senior chap in our building and told him I thought it was appropriate that I be included in the committee, when/if it is formed, that will plan our facility's consolidation or relocation.
We have a lot more square footage than we need for this many people, so we ought to be able to save on rent if we either consolidate into a portion of our current space, or move to a smaller unit in another building. There are all kinds of complicating issues, like the fact that our manufacturing work can be noisy and polluting (so we don't want to be in a way-spiff office park or near a residential area), we need all the parking we have now (so adding another 40 people into the existing building by subletting our formal office space is a problem), and if we cut our present space in half we would need to renovate a lot to get things like a ladies' room, a window office for Big Boss, etc.
E was a little puzzled by my request, but I explained that I thought that planning people's work spaces, storage/archives, and security were all part of my mandate as office manager, which he seemed to accept.
We have a lot more square footage than we need for this many people, so we ought to be able to save on rent if we either consolidate into a portion of our current space, or move to a smaller unit in another building. There are all kinds of complicating issues, like the fact that our manufacturing work can be noisy and polluting (so we don't want to be in a way-spiff office park or near a residential area), we need all the parking we have now (so adding another 40 people into the existing building by subletting our formal office space is a problem), and if we cut our present space in half we would need to renovate a lot to get things like a ladies' room, a window office for Big Boss, etc.
E was a little puzzled by my request, but I explained that I thought that planning people's work spaces, storage/archives, and security were all part of my mandate as office manager, which he seemed to accept.
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parking spaces
Date: 2009-03-07 05:19 am (UTC)Ok, the gist was this, they hired someone (architect/landscape designer?) to access their parking situation and they were able to reconfigure their existing parking (without adding any hard surface) by redrawing the lines and they were able to add more parking spaces (I cannot remember how many, but it was quite a lot).
There is a lot of complicated laws governing parking, such as how much of the overall lot it can occupy, how many handicapped spaces, etc. You need to have an expert consultant for this.
Also, if you are planning to sublet any space on a permanent basis, the suites usually (depending on state) need to be separated by fire rated walls, the electric must be separately metered, there must be fire stops in the HVAC (air ducts) between the spaces and/or even separated if the tenant pays for their own heat/ac. This adds up to lots of $$
While it adds to the overall cost, an owners rep can guide you through all of this and give you sound advice as to your options. Unfortunatly, in this market, there is less demand for space.
Of course, if security is less of a problem, you can just sublet a part of your space on a temporary basis and share amenities. In the last recession, the company I worked for sublet a corner of our office to a museum staff while their space was being rebuilt. They were there for about 6 months. They used our reception, conference rooms, pantry and restrooms, but they were quiet and had few guests and it worked out fine.