We understand that every dollar charged towards school development or financing is a dollar that could be going back into the classroom. This is why FRC is committed to the financial success of your project.

The problems we’ve seen:

Over these years, we’ve seen school leaders lose thousands, and even millions of dollars due to some of the following issues:

• Bad site selection

  • Schools purchasing or locking in long-terms leases on properties that they can’t afford, or that don’t meet their long-term needs

  • Selecting sites that don’t meet the safety requirements required

  • Selecting sites that cost too much to retrofit with proper technology requirements

• Issues with contractors/builders

  • Construction details that don’t match up with the builders’ requirements

  • Overpriced and miss-managed vendors

  • Lack of use for E-rate vendors

  • Architects delivering a project over budget

  • Unmanaged contingencies slanted in an over designed budget

• Issues with financing

  • High interest loans

  • Predatory lending practices - overpromising and under delivering 

  • Inadequate understanding of sequencing of financing sources

  • Ill timed financing structures

To solve this, FRC offers you:

• Affordable Consulting

  The savings you’ll see through working with us will far overshadow our nominal cost. With tens of thousands, or even millions of dollars at stake, we often see schools making uninformed decisions, or working with overpriced consultants and suppliers. Our mission is for you to realize the maximum possible savings on your project through affordable consulting, offering an exponential return on your investment.

• Smart Consulting

  When it comes to selecting a site, choosing a contractor or builder to work with, or sourcing a loan, we will use our expertise and network of suppliers to ensure you save money wherever possible. We’ll submit RFP’s and vet candidates, and will walk you through all pricing structures and development logistics that need to be addressed - all with an eye on helping you get the greatest bang for your buck.

• Transparency & Accountability

  Pricing and budget transparency across all phases of development is imperative. There are a lot of lenders and vendors who, we believe, charge too much. Our role as your partner will be to provide all pricing options available for each phase, allowing you to select the model that best fits your needs.

• Assistance Navigating Development

  By understanding the hurdles that come along with school development, we can help you in navigating issues that might end up costing you later on down the road. Whether it’s your loan structure, or the unanticipated cost for installing new fob keys on all the doors, or job is to navigate these issue ahead of time.