Real Estate Brokerage Services

Tenant Representation Services

  • Property Search Services

    • Establish the client's project geographical parameters.

    • Prepare a comprehensive Availability Study (market survey) with map.

    • Tour available locations with end-user.

    • Assist the client & client's end-user with qualifying & short-listing top 2-3 alternative locations.

     

  • Alternative Property Analysis

    • Revise the Availability Study & map to indicate the short-listed alternatives, forward to client & end-user.

    • Prepare & negotiate landlord Lease Proposals (or RFPs) for:
      (a.) Existing premises renewal, &
      (b.) Short-listed alternatives.

    • Upon acceptance of Proposals prepare Cash Flow Analysis quantifying
      (a.) Existing premises renewal, &
      (b.) Short-listed alternatives.

    • Assist the client & end-user in selecting a primary and a fallback location(s).

    • Solicit from prospective landlord(s) completed draft lease agreement(s).

     

  • Lease Negotiation

    • Review and provide JFA real estate comments to the draft lease agreement(s).

    • Coordinate lease comments (business & legal points) with client, client's legal council, and the perspective landlord.

    • Assist client & its legal council with negotiating the landlord's final lease agreement.

    • Prepare and distribute to client & its council the JFA Lease Approval Form ("LAF"), attaching a final lease to the LAF & circulate to client for its internal approval (initials & signature).

     

  • Lease Execution

    • Prepare & deliver to client JFA's Lease Summary.

    • Calendar all important document dates.

    • Coordinate with client obtaining and providing its insurance certificate to the landlord.

    • Assist client in obtaining Non-Disturbance Agreements from landlord and its mortgagees.

     

  • Tenant Improvements - Engineering and Design

    • Prepare and obtain client approval of JFA Preliminary Space Plan.

    • Solicit and qualify design & engineering proposal(s) (architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, security, audio/visual, IT, furniture, & signage).

    • Assist client in negotiating and awarding design & engineering agreement(s).

    • Review and provide JFA real estate comments to the draft design and engineering agreement(s).

    • Assist client with the design programming, schematics, design development, construction drawings, & coordinating construction administration of the new premises.

    • Solicit and negotiate interior design proposal(s).

    • Assist client with establishing material and finishes criteria.

    • Estimate / budget construction soft costs and hard costs.

    • Assist client in obtaining landlord's approval of design drawings.

    • Assist design team with obtaining all necessary governmental approvals and construction permits.

     

  • Tenant Improvements - Contractor Negotiations

    • Solicit and negotiate general contractor proposal(s).

    • Solicit draft general contractor agreement.

    • Review and provide JFA real estate comments to the draft general contractor agreement.

    • Coordinate final draft general contractor agreement with client and client's legal council.

    • Obtain landlord's approval of general contractor and insurance requirements for general contractor.

    • Ensure contractor provides all necessary insurance and indemnity requirements to client and landlord.

     

  • Tenant Improvements - Construction Management

    • Develop with landlord and general contractor the sub-contractors' required qualifications and establish the invitation to bid list.

    • Ensure sub-contractors provide all necessary insurance and indemnity requirements to landlord.

    • Coordinate with general contractor the preparation of JFA's Construction Bid System.

    • Assist client with review, negotiating, and awarding of the general contractor's sub-contractor contracts based on JFA's Construction Bid System.

    • Prepare and periodically update JFA Project Team Roster.

    • Revise the estimate / budget of project costs.

    • Schedule, notify, and lead weekly Project Team Meetings.

    • Enact JFA Project Team Meeting Minutes.

    • Establish and implement JFA's RFI (Request For Information) procedures and log.

    • Establish JFA's No-Change-Order Rule and JFA's C.O. procedure process if change order(s) are needed.

    • Develop JFA Project Team Schedule to be updated and distributed at each Project Team Meeting.

    • Regularly solicit Value Engineering ideas from all Project Team members.

    • Coordinate with client and Project Team the furniture design, procurement, and installation (systems, case-goods, files, seating, specialty items, etc.).

    • Coordinate with client and Project Team Information Technology Systems design, procurement, and installation.

    • Coordinate with client and Project Team Tele-communications Systems design, procurement, and installation.

    • Coordinate with client and Project Team Audio / Visual design, procurement, and installation.

    • Implement (independent of the client's internal A/P system) JFA's Vendor Billing & Payment Request Verification and Tracking System.

     

  • Move-In Logistics Management

    • Assist client with solicitation, negotiation, and awarding of packing and moving company proposal(s).

    • Assist client with landlord freight elevator scheduling for move-in.

    • Establish, coordinate, and distribute to the landlord and Project Team the Notice Of Completion.

    • Establish, coordinate, and distribute to the landlord and Project Team the Notice Of Completion.

    • Assist client with move-in and establishment of vendor delivery policies and procedures.

    • Assist client with solicitation, negotiation, and awarding of Artwork proposal(s).

    • Assist client with solicitation, negotiation, and awarding of interior plants & foliage proposal(s).

    • Assist client in obtaining all vendor project completion "Close-Out Packages" (warrantees, equipment specifications, etc.).

     

  • Project Wrap-Up

    • Assist client with soliciting, negotiating, and awarding vendor service agreements.

    • Verify Vendor Final Billing & Payment Request, obtain all lien releases, and approve release of all 10% Retainage amounts.

    • Assist client in documenting final project costs and preparing written request to landlord for release and payment of landlord tenant improvement allowance(s) to client.

    • Assist client with audits of the landlord's future operating expense escalation statements.

    • Assist client with providing landlord with future insurance certificates.

    • Assist client with JFA review and approval of future landlord estoppel certificates.

    • Help with future client / landlord relations.

    For confidential consultation regarding your needs please contact us at brokerage@jfarealestate.com.

     

 

JFA Real Estate Services
2050 South Bundy Drive, Suite 245
Los Angeles, CA 90025

Ph: (310) 207-1147

Fax: (310) 207-0089

www.jfarealestate.com

jfa@jfarealestate.com