Testimonials
“....she is very customer focused and brings a high level of commitment to understanding her customers' needs and then applying creative solutions to their satisfaction....”
Brian Franco, Vice President Marketing, Sauer Inc
“...Mallika was always available to answer questions and resolve issues. We felt confident about our new space since we were in good hands.”
Ksenia Grishkova, Director, Touchstone Art Gallery
Sentara Healthcare Renovations - $ 2M; 20,000 SF
Multiple invitations of lump-sum bids for six different renovations with staggered bid dates spread across 5 weeks.
Key challenge – Short response time with sole responsibility; invitations were mutually exclusive.
Key achievement – Shortlisted for presentation on one and came second on two pursuits.
Representative Assignments & Key Achievements
Palmer Park Community Center, M-NCPPC - $ 6.1M; 32,000 SF
Two-part competitive bidding process for lump-sum contract of renovation of and addition to a local community center.
Key challenge – Simultaneous submissions of technical & complete price proposals
Key achievement – Highest score on technical and low bidder on price; project award received
PROJECTS & PURSUITS
Over the last nine years, Mallika has contributed to a wide variety of projects & pursuits totalling $500 million. Outlined below are a few representative ones. To obtain a detailed project list, please submit a request through the contact page.
Wexler Walker Renovation - $ 1M; 15,000 SF
Negotiated GMP contract for the phased-renovation of four floors of a historic building in downtown DC.
Key challenge – Project duration was limited to the Congressional recess of 5 weeks. End-user presence in later phase led to many change orders.
Key achievement – On-time delivery, no extension of time for changes and within budget.
Wells Fargo Renovations - $ 4M; 100,000 SF
Negotiated lump sum contract for the renovation & transformation of 30 Wachovia stores in Washington, DC to Wells Fargo standards of which 17 were flagship stores.
Key challenges – Multiple milestones & end-users, several landlords & owner vendors, off-hours work in occupied, functional spaces, scope doubled half-way into the project and time of completion remained unchanged.
Key achievement – Delivered (4) milestones for each store on-time and under budget through change order negotiation.
Arlington Dept of Human Services - $ 6M; 125,000 SF
Publicly bid lump sum contract for the fit-out of 5 floors for the Arlington county health services facility that included exam rooms, offices, class rooms and conference rooms.
Key challenges – Fast-paced submittal review & material procurement process and extensive LEED documentation.
Key achievement – On-time substantial completion and project achieved LEED-Gold exceeding a target of LEED-Silver.