HFS Construction Consultants Ltd - Calgary

Since beginning his career as a construction consultant, Mr. Herperger has gained a wide range of experience in the fields of Architecture, Roof Consulting, and Construction Cost Estimating.

Working for an architectural design firm, while earning his Architectural Technologies Diploma, Mr. Herperger gained practical experience in building design, construction technology and methods and spatial planning of buildings. His duties included preparation of construction plans using architectural drafting software and product research for building components used in the building designs he worked on.  His architectural project experience included low‐rise commercial buildings, a level 3 disease control and research center and a greenhouse research facility.

Upon graduating from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Mr. Herperger worked for a Roofing Consulting firm. As an Assistant Roof Consultant, he was involved with standards of construction and installation  in  the  pre-construction design of roofing systems and waterproofing systems, roof failure analysis and redesign, on-site inspections of roofing assemblies and pre-start construction meetings. His roof consulting project experience includes low-rise commercial buildings, high-rise buildings, hospitals, an industrial waste treatment plant, office buildings, multiple schools and an airport terminal. Mr. Herperger also assisted in forensic analysis on the roofing system for a warehouse property in litigation between the building Owner and the Roofing Contractor.

Mr. Herperger then held an Estimator / Project Manager position for a large consulting firm in Calgary, Alberta.  He  completed  detailed  quantity  surveys  and  construction  estimates  on  property  losses for buildings damaged by hurricane, flooding, fires and structural failures.

Mr. Herperger joined HFS Construction Consultants Ltd. in 2015. He continues to provide his services on site damage assessments, scope of work determinations, preparation of conceptual and detailed cost estimates and preparation of actual cash value depreciation calculations. Mr. Herperger regularly completes analyses of project costs and mark‐ups, evaluations of property replacement appraisals, tender submissions and proposed budgets. He also evaluates costs relating to building codes and completes negotiations related to a variety of project costs.

Mr. Herperger’s consulting experience includes many categories of buildings including commercial, industrial, multi‐unit residential, capital projects, hotels, universities, hospitals and outdoor sports stadiums. He has also consulted on schools, staff accommodations, industrial plants including treatment facilities, projects in the oil and gas sector including batteries, treatment plants, refineries, compressor stations and a hazardous materials processing plant.