Tipo de proyectos: Industrial

Statistics

• Phase 1. Office Area 14,000 sqm
• Phase 2. Office Area 3,300 sqm
• Confidential cost

Challenges

• Uncertainty over customer operational requirements
• Design standards not tropicalized to current Costa Rica operation
• High flexibility demand to incorporate project requests on late stages
• Extended project formalization timelines

Strategy

• Create a strong PM team that could provide oversight on all contractors and suppliers involved
• Constant reporting and risk management allowed for the project to be completed in time and under budget

Statistics

• Production area 7,500 sqm
• Office area 5,500 sQM
• Confidential cost

Services Provided

• Site selection, due diligence, financial modeling, construction planning
• Managing the design team, and specialty consultants
• Value engineering
• Tender development, negotiation, contract review and awarding
• Risk management
• All Project Management related activities during the construction stage
• Post-delivery services requested by the client to guarantee client satisfaction

Lutron was looking to build a new production plant to satisfy the growing demand for its products in the Americas region and decided to invest in Costa Rica. The new plant is being developed in phases and will house many of the newest technologies being produced for a demanding construction sector.

Challenges

• Site selection and landlord negotiation
• Covid-19 pandemic forced a temporary halt in the project
• Reduced budget due to unpredicted market conditions
• Critical corporate requirements for production lines
• Limited schedule to execute both shell construction and tenant improvements
• No office in country forced all client stakeholders to remain abroad during the execution of the project
• New to the costa rican market

Strategy

• Engage with critical client stakeholders early in the process and determine the success factors
• Strong local team engagement including landlord
• Constant reporting and risk management

Statistics

• Roof Area 105,000 sqm
• Warehouse and Tenant Improvements for clients like Expeditors, Yobel, HA Logística, MABE, Kraft, Lala, Pricesmart
• Confidential cost

Challenges

• As a developer of logistic projects in the US, Mexico and Brasil, LatAm Logistic Properties faced an aggressive expansion strategy. With the decision made to have their new headquarters established in Costa Rica, LatAm looked to MERIDIA to lead their first project.
• The success of this project meant the possibility of continuing their expansion strategy in other countries.

Strategy

• MERIDIA worked with the Client to understand the business challenges, requirements and desired standards for the project, and provided a strategic action plan for each of the Pre-construction, Construction and Close Out stages. MERIDIA also provided assistance in the due diligence, site selection and financial modeling in order to get the investment approval. The involvement of the PM in the early stages was critical for aligning expectations to the uniqueness of the site and market