Even a good design is worth little if no one on site checks that it is being followed. PCM-Reichl provides site supervision for building services (MEP) service phase 8 – as specialist site management for electrical systems, HVAC & plumbing and building automation. Based in Lindau (Lake Constance) and Memmingerberg (Allgäu), we reach the region’s construction sites quickly and handle projects throughout Germany, in Austria and Switzerland, and internationally.
In building services (MEP), service phase 8 accounts for the largest single share of the standard fee – for good reason: the construction site is where it is decided whether a design becomes a working installation. We supervise execution for compliance with the detailed design, the specifications and the recognised rules of engineering practice – and keep quality, schedules and costs verifiably under control.
Whoever knows every routing corridor from their own model spots deviations before they are installed. That is why building services planning and supervision belong together at PCM-Reichl – on request, we also provide specialist site management as a stand-alone service.
For us, specialist site management means bringing the specialist planner’s depth of judgement to every trade – not the generalist’s checklist.
We check cable routing, switchboard assembly, cable containment, safety lighting as well as lightning protection and earthing against the detailed design and the relevant DIN VDE standards. We accompany the contractors’ measurements and tests in a structured manner and document the results in a verifiable form – right through to acceptance.
Go to electrical planning →Pipework and ductwork installation, insulation, pressure tests, flushing and hygiene records, hydraulic balancing, air-volume commissioning: we monitor the execution of system groups 1–3 so that plant rooms, shafts and access zones are built the way they were designed – installable and maintainable.
Go to HVAC & plumbing planning →From control cabinet inspection through field devices and data point testing to functional testing in accordance with VDI 3814: we accompany the commissioning of the building automation system (BMS) until control loops, interfaces and visualisation demonstrably work – not just on paper.
Go to building automation planning →The two questions clients and general planners ask us most often about service phase 8.
General site management – usually based with the architect or general contractor – is responsible for the project as a whole: structural works, fit-out, site rules, overarching schedules. Specialist building services site management specifically supervises the technical trades and assesses whether electrical, HVAC & plumbing and automation systems are being executed properly.
That takes specialist planning expertise: whoever is expected to assess a pressure test, a selectivity study or a data point test must master the trade. The two roles complement each other – specialist site management gives general site management the technical depth of judgement for the building services.
Because three bottlenecks converge in service phase 8: experienced site supervisors are scarce on the market, the interfaces between the trades become concentrated on site, and commissioning falls into the phase with the greatest schedule pressure.
If execution is not checked continuously against the design and the tender documents, deviations only come to light at acceptance – when corrections are expensive and responsibilities are disputed. Continuous specialist site management with structured defect and schedule management tackles exactly this: problems are solved while they are still small.
The design does not have to come from us: we also take on specialist building services site management for designs by third parties – for clients, general planners and design offices without their own phase 8 capacity. We work our way into the existing detailed design in a structured manner and take over supervision from the agreed project status – on request also as a partial service, for example for commissioning and acceptance.
Our site documentation runs digitally: inspection reports, defects, deadlines and photo documentation are recorded in a structured way and shared transparently with everyone involved. For acceptance, that means no surprises – just a well-maintained list of open items. On request, we also document the installed condition by 3D laser scan – before ceilings and shafts are closed up and for acceptance.
For an overview of our full range, from specialist planning to coordination, see our services.
Yes. We also take on specialist building services site management for designs by third parties – for clients, general planners and design offices without their own phase 8 capacity. We work our way into the existing detailed design and take over supervision from the agreed project status.
Electrical systems, HVAC & plumbing (heating, ventilation, cooling, plumbing) and building automation/MSR – each as specialist site management in service phase 8.
Yes. Site supervision is also available as a partial service, for example for commissioning and acceptance. We follow up defects until they are resolved.
Based in Lindau (Lake Constance) and Memmingerberg (Allgäu), we reach the region’s construction sites quickly – and handle projects throughout Germany, in Austria and Switzerland, and internationally.
Your contact
Head of Planning · Memmingerberg office · PCM-Reichl GmbH
Write to office@pcm-reichl.com – we will pass your enquiry straight on to Nico Muninger.
Your construction site deserves an inspector who masters the trade.
Whether a complete phase 8 engagement, specialist site management for a single trade or support with commissioning and acceptance: tell us about your project. You will speak directly with the engineer who would look after your site.
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