Our Consulting Approach
The natural evolution for CTS was to bring together experience, industry relationships, and resources to create the Consulting Services Group. CTS' Consulting Services Division augments customer internal teams and assists customers by providing Subject Matter Experts (SME's) to educate and assist with the process of providing "best fit" Mobility solutions for venues from ground up through continued updates, improvements, and maintenance. CTS' goal is to be the trusted partner to the customer.
Integrating CTS' services early in the process ensures customers receive better information for site acquisition and legal processes, more accurate budgeting and detailed scheduling information earlier in the process. CTS has proven capability and expertise in Design, Planning, Construction Services, System Performance and Maintenance. Consistently proving CTS' ability to (1) Define the needs of the project, (2) Provide a detailed comparison and analysis of the available technology solutions, and (3) Demonstrate understanding of the Construction Process, has risen CTS to be an industry leader. CTS maintains a turnkey, technology agnostic approach.
Consulting Services for the 5th Utility
Electricity, gas, water, waste, and now MOBILITY are considered necessary to daily operations. CTS has over 100 years of consulting experience working with organizations of all sizes and needs. MOBILITY is the convergence of Information Technology (IT), Distributed Antenna Systems (Cellular DAS), Public Safety, Wireless Networks (WLAN), and facility services.
Deep Dive Assessment
Assessing the needs of the organization or single project creates a solid foundation for the services to follow:
Corporate Level Assessment - Meeting with the corporate team allows CTS to provide insight into the dynamics of todays Mobility world and share the values of providing a converged solution. This exercise involves understanding the company's portfolio of existing operating property types, and working with the team on developing a cost benefit analysis approach to ranking the opportunity for a mobility improvement rollout. CTS also includes development of ROM budgets as a tool for planning of improvements, developing procurement synergies and creating strategies for maximum savings.
Venue Level Assessment - On a project specific basis, CTS begins by providing an analysis of the building's physical properties from existing drawings, existing RF environment both outside and inside the venue (predictive if new construction) and then using detailed reporting CTS summarizes the data for determination of need as well as a conceptual approach to solutions.
Guided Design Services
Detailed On-Site Survey - Collection of real time RF environment information is used to tune the design accuracy by predicting (1) the interplay between existing outdoor signal with the proposed new indoor signal enhancements, and (2) plotting signal propagation across various building morphologies, thus providing the best overall solution for our customers' needs.
Entitlements Research - Is necessary for determining location based requirements and timeframe from the authorities having jurisdiction (AHJ's).
RF Design Solution Presentation - Solution output includes location of all required cable pathways, equipment locations and preliminary BOM.
Delivery of Full Reporting - Final reports include all Survey Information, Equipment Solution Evaluation with Recommendations, Design Approach with Requirements, completed Design including plots of all KPI Predictions, preliminary BOM, Budget(s) and Schedule.
Planning and Procurement
Document Production - Production of all documents, including permit applications required for submittal, review, and permit issuance by AHJ's.
RFP Package Development - RFP package development includes all Construction Documents, Scope of Work, Instructions to Bidders, Special Requirements, Schedules and Bidder Deliverables
RFP Distribution and Management
Distribution and management of RFP documents to bidder including site walks, and fielding & publishing updates and Q&A's
Receipt and analysis of RFP documents and recommendations to Owner
Procurement Coordination
Development of Subcontract Documents
Presentation assistance with Wireless Service Providers
Presentation assistance with AHJ's if required.
Development of Owner Provided BOM
Construction Management
CTS can provide owner oversight and/or management during the deployment phase of the mobility solutions . Services include:
Conducting a Pre-Construction Meeting
On-Site Kickoff Meeting
Weekly Construction Progress Inspections and Reporting
QA/QC and Safety Reporting
Review of Payment Applications
Testing and Certification of the Completed System(s)
Final Inspection and Acceptance
Post Deployment Services
CTS maintains a Network Operating Service Center (NOSC) for the purposes of offering system monitoring, maintenance, system health check-ups, preventative care and system upgrades for our customers. The NOSC and its response teams are working 24x7 and service plans can be customized to meet the needs of the individual locations.