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COMMUNICATION IS KEY
To prepare the study, Criterium-Dudka does a full, onsite
Whatever service they're performing, the staff of Criteriuminspection. "Some companies will just send the association
Dudka make communicating with their clients a priority.
a questionnaire to prepare the reserve-fund recommenda"We'll sit down with the board or the property manager to
tions," says Bill Gearty, the firm's operations manager.
describe to them everything we did," says Dudka. "It can
"Suppose your condominium was built in 2010. If you're just
be a casual conversation, leafing through a report, or a full
looking at a questionnaire, you could say there are five to 10
slideshow presentation. It
years left on the roof. But not
depends on what they're
all roofs are alike, and not all
looking for."
roofs are installed properly.
Gearty adds that the
You might be getting a study for
best way to work with
less money, but you're not getassociation boards is to
ting an accurate picture of the
meet with them before
property's true condition. You
providing any proposal
want a trained eye to look at it."
and to walk the site with
Bruce Blessington, a former
a board member or
board member of Constellation
property manager. "The
Wharf Condominium Assoinvestment of time is
ciation of Charlestown, Mass.,
so important," he says.
benefited from that firsthand
"We're getting word-forapproach. Criterium Engineers
Criterium-Dudka now brings Criterium Engineers'
word their request. We
spent a half-day at the property
expertise to Massachusetts. From left: Andrew Dudka,
make sure everyone's
even before they were hired-
president; Jill Dudka, vice president; J.T. Gaucher, senior
engineer; and Bill Gearty, operations manager.
on the same page-what
inspecting all the buildings and
they're looking for and
common areas, and even going
what we're going to deliver, so we can be sure the client's
under a pier in a boat to inspect some of the original construction. "Their work was outstanding," says Blessington. "We were expectations are fully met."
The communication doesn't stop there. Criteriumcompletely satisfied in every respect."
Dudka communicates throughout the entire process, to
verify that they're meeting the scope and scale of the study.
A RANGE OF AVAILABLE SERVICES
Criterium-Dudka's range of services is not confined to reserve- "That check-in really helps ensure there are no surprises
in the final deliverable," says Dudka.
fund studies. Capital-needs assessments for commercial propDirect communication with the client has another benefit,
erties are also available. The firm also handles environmental
as well, Dudka points out. "We can be the bad guy," he says.
assessments and cost-segregation studies, which leverage
In other words, if a study reveals that condominium fees
GAAP rules for categorizing capitalized costs in a project and
need to be increased in order to meet the long-term needs
parse the depreciation schedules more accurately-a function
of the association, an independent third party is delivering
that can potentially save thousands of dollars in taxes. "Who
the news. "In our experience, when an association gets the
better than a licensed engineer looking at the useful life of a
capital investment?" points out Gearty. "It makes a difference." information directly from the engineer, they're more likely
to be receptive to the news," he says. "Letting an engineer
Transition studies are another important service Critebring news to an association, good or bad, is in the property
rium-Dudka offers-important because they can be pivotal
manager's own best interest."
in avoiding litigation when a property transitions from the
It all comes down to doing what's best for the long-term
developer to the unit owners. "Let's say a builder is offervalue of the property. "Humans have basic needs, and ening certain warranties or deliverables," says Dudka. "The
gineers are associated with one of the most basic-shelter,"
developer may hire a third-party professional engineering
says Dudka. "Being in this niche enables us to help comfirm, like us, to validate that the property was delivered as
promised. This provides the developer with extra protection munities maintain and increase property value and safety.
should there be future questions about the property's condi- We're here to help preserve and protect the unit owners'
investment: a home in an association that has been well
tion." Or a condominium association might hire a professional engineer to do a transition study before they take over maintained through the advice of a professional engineer."
the property for the same reason: they want a qualified third
For more information about Criterium-Dudka's engineering
party to verify that the builder delivered what was asked. "It
services, call (844) 885-0153, or visit criterium-dudka.com.
goes both ways," he says.

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