Core Services
CEI Project Process
Predictable and reliable methods are the keys for successful project completion. CEI’s time proven Five Phase Project Process provides a roadmap for project execution, from concept to completion including clearly defined milestones for tracking progress throughout a project’s lifecycle.
Each Phase incorporates specific tasks and defined deliverables to ensure projects move forward efficiently. By following the CEI Project Process, projects are completed in the most cost effective way possible, saving you both time and money!
Project Development
Getting started is often one of the most challenging parts of any project. CEI’s design teams will work with you to define your project’s key requirements. What problem or new function is the project intended to address? How long will it take to complete? How much is it going to cost? These questions are answered through the discovery, planning and initial budget development tasks. Creating a practical project framework is the foundation on which project success is achieved.
Architectural Support
To gain the maximum benefit of any media space requires careful attention to the design and construction of the physical area. CEI’s space development group works directly with your Architects to provide unique expertise in developing sophisticated broadcast and AV media spaces. These services include space planning and physical workflow, technical furniture design, cable pathways, heat and power specifications, task lighting, acoustic specification and technical grounding requirements.
Project Consulting
With thousands of projects completed and more than 3 decades of system design and integration experience, CEI can help you maximize the benefit of the industry’s latest technology. Our staff are recognized experts in their fields and provide consultation services for project framing, technology selection and guidance for solving unique system problems. With a broad range of video, audio and media IT experience, CEI’s design teams can put that knowledge to work for you!
System Design
Outstanding design requires innovative thinking, critical analysis and a sustained commitment to project goals. Every project is unique requiring a creative, yet disciplined approach to meeting the challenges of each operational requirement.
CEI offers design services from initial concept development and detailed design through equipment selection, bid spec development, acceptance testing and the production of As-Built documentation. CEI staff receive extensive ongoing product training from leading manufacturers to ensure the best products are considered for every project need.
Equipment Procurement
Maintaining business relationships with more than 600 manufacturers worldwide, CEI has direct access to the industry’s latest and most innovative equipment through our certified integrator and reseller agreements. Our dedicated team of Purchasing professionals manage all equipment procurement and handling throughout a project’s lifecycle. Project equipment is subject to strict quality control procedures through every step of the process that culminates at final delivery.
Offsite Prebuilding
In cases where major on-site physical construction and renovations are taking place, CEI’s implementation teams can pre-build and pre-test significant elements of nearly every project off-site. CEI’s headquarters facility in Northern VA, provides 45,000sf of project offices, warehouse and pre-build space.
CEI’s installation teams, fabricate, assemble, and test project components to ensure compliance with system designs. By leveraging our pre-build facility, project durations are shortened and overall costs are reduced. A win-win by any measure!
Onsite Construction
Every project requires skilled installers, trained and proven to meet the highest industry standards. Properly installed equipment operates smoothly, is faster to troubleshoot and easier to maintain. CEI’s install teams have decades of hands-on experience, setting a high bar for installation workmanship. They maintain appropriate industry and manufacturer certifications to ensure the long-life reliability of CEI installed systems.
Test & Commissioning
Dedicated Test and Commissioning teams complete the critical steps in configuring your data networks and project gear for daily operations. They work closely with project designers, manufacturer’s commissioning teams and you to precisely configure all project equipment. Compliance testing and owner acceptance are also handled by CEI’s Test and Commissioning staff for smooth and uneventful handoff of the new media systems.
Documentation & Training
No project is finished without complete project documentation. From physical room layouts and rack elevations to system wiring, network address tables and product configurations, CEI believes accurate As-Built documentation is vital to the successful, long term operation and maintenance of all technical facilities. CEI can also provide training for your staff responsible for the operation and technical support of your new systems.
Service & Support
Choose from a broad range of service and support programs, including both ad hoc repair as well as comprehensive service contracts with preventative maintenance options. We operate a fully equipped repair depot at our headquarters facility in Northern VA with field service technicians able to provide extensive on-site repair services as required. CEI service contracts can also be configured to include equipment warranty extension, software maintenance and repair parts for a fixed, annual cost.
