Process of collection and consignment of basic information required for the realization of a project.

Mandate during which the professional studies the need and the possible technical solutions, which will be submitted to the client, including development and validation of conceptual ideas.

Modalities by which the professional verifies the availability of spaces (according to production constraints, schedules, forecasts for the future, etc.), services (energy, communications, water, compressed air, steam, etc.) and land, which will be required for the execution of a project.

Mandate entrusted to the professional for the examination or review of engineering works, performed by others.

Mandate entrusted to the professional for the issuance of an independent and objective opinion regarding a specific subject for which his professional expertise is required (complaint, technical difficulty, dispute, etc.).