The questions posed, however, should afford both the first time and experienced owner a better understanding of the design and construction process. The selection of your design and construction professional is clearly the most critical decision you will make in developing your project. There are several important questions to be asked when reviewing a firm's or individual's qualifications. Similar projects include not only those of similar use, but also projects of similar size, cost or complexity. Perhaps most importantly, insist on meeting with the key individuals to be assigned to your project.
References are very important in that they create a historical image of the firm.
Time should be the only limiting factor in the references which you check. Often there are particulars of your project that will impact a choice between two otherwise equally qualified firms. Unfortunately, the answer to this question is no. The design and construction of a facility is a very complex process involving scores of firms, hundreds of personnel and thousands of components. No amount of prior planning, regardless of cost, can anticipate every possible scenario.