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Project services

Eliminate major risk from your major projects.

Protecting your projects from the ground up

Expanding your business is great. But of course, it comes with increased risk. To be resilient, you need to take property loss prevention and insurance into account before you begin new construction, expansions or acquisitions.
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    Benefits of Insuring with FM

    When you’re planning a major project, check with our project services team early in the process. FM helps ensure that all your stakeholders understand your loss prevention objectives. Formally documenting your objectives in a service plan makes it more likely they’ll be executed successfully. You’ll be able to address—and budget for—loss prevention concerns during the conceptual stage, when it’s more affordable, rather than waiting until the construction stage.

    Why FM?

Reduce your risk of property loss

Project risk management may require an initial investment to catch any specification or design deficiencies before you begin construction. But it pays off in the long run in the form of the reduced risk of loss, and possibly lower premiums. Let our project planning team help you get every project off to a good start. 
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    Foresight and Caution

    Whether your project involves installing a sprinkler system, constructing a new building, or introducing a process that may involve ignitable liquid or combustible dust, you’ll benefit from the extra attention and insight our project services team offers.

Project types

Whatever the project, we’ll help you understand the hazards that exist during the course of construction, and work with you toward practical and effective solutions to reduce those exposures.

  • Site selection

  • Land acquisition

  • Architectural plans

Plan review process

Be prepared to take the next step

To get ahead of potential losses, FM can help you proactively identify concerns, explore alternate methods, and incorporate them in your design and cost estimates—before construction begins. All to ensure you maintain the highest level of protection that also fits comfortably within your budget.

  • Review FM data sheets

    Consult the FM data sheets for initial loss prevention guidance.

  • Review the checklist

    Prepare the list of documents needed to do a full review based on plan type.

NonStorage Control Sprinklers

When to submit for a quick review

  • Relocations of sprinkler heads
  • Send cut sheets of sprinkler heads and piping
  • If using flex head supply hydraulic calcs
  • Minor roof repairs: Larger than 500 square feet
  • Fire alarm installations
Skyscraper construction

When to submit for a full review

  • New build, gut renovations, changes in occupancy
  • Roof replacement or new roof installation
  • Sprinkler or fire pump systems
  • Fuel-fired equipment (boilers, ovens, furnaces)
  • Diesel fuel tanks, piping systems, or dust collectors
  • Power generation, data centers, or solar panels
  • Completing FM Risk Report item
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When not to submit for review

  • Cosmetic changes 
  • Relocation of walls 
  • Changes to lighting 
  • Changes to landscaping.
  • Changes to life safety equipment (fire extinguishers, eye wash stations, etc.)
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    Submit your plans

    When submitting plans, please be sure to include:

    • A brief project scope.
    • Site address.
    • Index number.
    • Contact name for the project.
    Submit your plans