Discovery: Lock On Your Development Target
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Sierra Pacific has a new way of doing things when developers in our community call. Designed to streamline the process for planning electric, gas, water, and telecommunication facilities, it also makes it simple and easy to do business with us and by improving the planning process, ultimately helps keep construction costs down!

An innovative program, called Discovery, has been developed to improve the accuracy of information necessary to plan and develop your large building project and to coordinate the process to have your utilities installed.

Initiated to save developers time, money and take some of the guess work out of project planning, our goal is to meet all the needs of the developer with increased responsiveness during initial project planning and development. From the very beginning, Discovery helps clearly identify all utility prerequisites and conditions you need to know. Discovery creates a partnership with developers to:

Partner for success!
The Discovery Process begins when a developer first inquires about information on utilities for a project with Sierra Pacific. Discovery works best for medium to large commercial and residential developments. When a project is received, a Discovery team is assembled. It is their job to develop a detailed proposal specifically tailored to meet each project's individual needs. A time limit of three weeks is imposed to finish this task. A project manager is named to be the key point of contact with the customer.

The team addresses any complex issues that may relate to the project, and looks at what future development may be expected. This initial assessment is refined and the proposal is developed to provide an accurate estimate of total costs including preliminary plans and the installation of utility services. Recommendations are made for necessary resources, utility facilities and a project timeline tailored to the individual project.

Providing accurate, comprehensive information for the pre-plan phase of the project keeps the developer well informed for smart business decisions. Project schedules are refined as more information becomes available during the various construction phases.