Service Areas

As a result, CAI has developed and utilized extensive knowledge and skills. For example, in the highly specialized area of death care, CAI has worked as a consultant in development, project management, design, engineering, asset management, financial engineering and project funding. CAI has developed and constructed numerous cemeteries, funeral homes, crematoria, mausoleums, chapels, event centers and other specialized unique buildings in the death care industry across the country. CAI has unparalleled in-depth experience managing the numerous intricate details of land economics, design, approvals, construction and facility management for large public-serving institutions in this industry.

Services include site service engineering design, building & architectural design, landscape design, structural engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, procurement of construction services and construction management.

• Design of site grading and cost estimation
• Stormwater Management analysis and report writing
• Design of low-impact development including stormwater management ponds and other similar design elements
• Structural & architectural building designs

Administration of land resources for corporate clients, including acquisition, allocation and sale of land resources. CAI provides a number of strategic and project- or property-specific services in this area including strategic advice and financial analysis in the acquisition and disposition of land resources, participation as the owner’s representative in purchase and sale negotiations, land group assemblies, market analysis in the development of raw land or the acquisition of built assets, planning due diligence concerning development feasibility and time/cost/risk of development approvals, research and analysis of property records, GIS analysis and mapping of as part of property acquisition and redevelopment, analysis and municipal commenting concerning neighboring development impact on client properties and advocacy in the expansion of development permissions during comprehensive municipal official plan and zoning by-law reviews.

• Property research including acquisition of surveys, and legal documentation
• Development feasibility studies and estimation of time/cost/risk of redevelopment
• Replacement cost estimates for acquisition, repositioning or redevelopment
• Assistance in long-term planning and budgeting

CAI has in-depth experience in construction and development management and offer a comprehensive set of services in the area such as project planning, project scheduling, site management, site supervision, risk assessment, risk management and contractor coordination.

• Assistance in arranging design-build services
• Tendering & contract administration

CAI has experience in a wide range of project types and scales from minor building additions to large scale land development of sites that are 80+ acres in size. The company has also worked in multiple land use types including residential, commercial, industrial and institutional uses for a variety of clients.

Since we can provide assistance in all aspects of land development, we are able to supply our clients with the following outline of project types that are well within the company’s expertise.

• Assistance in acquiring construction services or arranging design build or project management services for building of homes, commercial and industrial buildings
• Stewardship of client interests in communicating with the municipal, regional and provincial authorities during comprehensive planning and zoning reviews
• Client representation in commenting on adjoining or neighboring development applications and negotiating with developers and/or public authorities in protecting clients’ interests
• Property management and asset management of corporate-owned institutional buildings, rental buildings or condominium buildings
• Complete set of development services from conceptual business planning to project design, execution and, finally, property management

Project Process

CAI observes a systematic process in its work on every project, be it design for a small building expansion or the engineering design and planning approvals for a multi-acre site. CAI strongly believes that a structured and standardized process improves efficiency in the use of resources, reduces delays and allows all stakeholders to better predict, understand and tackle challenges. With years of experience in several projects in multiple geographies, the company has evolved a well refined 5-stage process that helps the company structure the workflow in each project with great efficiency. While the order of these five stages may vary depending on the project or client relationships, and in some cases one or more stages are assumed to occur in tandem, this 5-stage process is generally applied in every project.

This is generally always the first stage of the process. We conduct one or more in-person or virtual meetings with the client and/or their representatives in understanding the scope of the project, timelines for development, cost and/or budget expectations, work that may have been done on the project previously, the extent of our involvement and the set of skills we need to bring to the table.

Soon after the first meeting(s) we conduct high-level research on the project and the property and develop a high-level analysis of the time/cost/structure/scope of work involved in achieving the right results. We create cost estimates, the expected timing for the various tasks involved and set out periodic budgets for our work, in an effort to create clarity on our involvement as consultants. We submit formal consulting cost estimates and agreements on the scope of work, as needed, to secure authorization from the client.

Following a formal authorization of work, we proceed to expand our research into the various finer elements of the project and try to unravel any potential long-term challenges that may need to be addressed. We begin working on concept plans, schematic design solutions, high-level mapping and GIS analysis, conduct desktop and on-site studies, as needed. The results of our work in this stage are periodically communicated with the client and several meetings may be held with the client during this stage. We also meet with municipal/regional authorities in the form of pre-consultation meetings or scoped discussions to understand their perspectives, obtain specific submission requirements, understand fiscal/financial undertakings or to discuss development challenges.

The initial project cost estimates are also revisited and refined as needed and a greater clarity is realized on the challenges/hurdles in the project going forward. We work closely with the client in finalizing the scope of final deliverables and/or approval and development targets. Based on this finalized scope, deliverables and targets, we assemble the necessary ‘ensemble’ or, in other words, select the team of people and/or companies that will be involved in the project; and, CAI assumes the burden of managing this team towards execution.

The conceptual designs, analyses and studies in the envisioning stage are finalized and organically, move into final designs/ drawings/ studies/ plans in this final stage of execution. The various submission requirements are completed in a timely manner and submitted to the public authorities for approvals. On projects where we are involved as development/construction managers, we manage the preparation of contracts and tenders, arrange design-build services and also provide tendering & contract administration. On projects where we work as engineering consultants, we manage the work related to hydraulic and hydrologic studies, site servicing, infrastructure, roads analysis / design, design of site grading, sewer design, stormwater management, structural design etc. We make every effort to achieve the expected timelines within the established client budget, and report on any delays or hurdles immediately. The client is continuously kept in the loop on every task in this stage of work and is sought for any and all critical decision making.

Accreditations and Memberships

The professionals at Cosmopolitan are licensed and certified members of several professional institutes and boards. The following is a list of all the various certifications that are carried by the Company and/or its associates.