Often you don’t know where to start when embarking on a capital expansion project. Our approach for establishing Project Guardrails is surrounded by the idea of evaluating your program, design and budget from the onset to ensure that good constraints are created to keep you moving forward with accountability. This approach is fundamental in setting your project on the right direction and lowering the likelihood of unwanted surprises along the way.

Overlay will help you proactively establish the guardrails at the beginning, and then help build your team around these guiding principles and parameters.

The most successful projects are driven by the creation of a successful team.
Overlay will assist you in the creation of a project team by assembling all the right players needed for the project. We perform this service by:
• Creating the Request for Proposal / Qualifications (RFP/RFQ) Process
• Creating selection criteria based on your priorities and convictions
• Conducting Interviews & the selection process
• Facilitating weekly Team Meetings for the Owner, Architect & Contractor (OAC)
• Make sure the “why” is the main thing.

From fundraising to construction, Overlay will assist in finding, qualifying and assembling a team that ensures the chemistry and dynamics of the team is unified and that the vision of your church is paramount.

Sometimes a fresh perspective can make all the difference.

Our approach for Design Guidance provides you with a “second look” at your current approach to design - giving a “design nudge” to get the design where it needs to be.

Overlay can provide this while maintaining your existing relationship with your architect or design/build team. This allows your design to stay on track, keep your design costs in check and maintain your schedule. From concept design to construction documents, our Design Refinement approach will help your vision come to life through a new look at your current design.

If you are at a point where you want to start from scratch, we encourage you to reach out to Equip Studio, a national design firm that can meet your needs.

Most organizations have limited resources matched with limited resources. We encourage all of our clients to have a good understanding of not just the budget, but the overall financial strategy. Your financial strategy is the area that must have the most clarity when moving into a building initiative. Overlay will work with you and connect you to our professional partners to walk you through the ideas of how to communicate to donors and create a culture of generosity.