Menu
Edited by: Zarah’s recommended readings on Spacer Zarah has also shared her expertise in other platforms by: Learn more about Spacer’s content policiesAt Spacer Technologies, we hold ourselves to high standards when it comes to the content we produce and share. Our commitment is to provide accurate, reliable, and valuable information to our audience across all our platforms, including our website, blog, social media channels, and other communication channels.Transparency is a core value at Spacer Technologies. We believe in being upfront and honest with our audience, which is why we disclose any sponsored content or partnerships clearly. Our goal is to maintain trust and integrity with our users by being transparent about the nature of our content.Our content is carefully crafted to be relevant and valuable to our audience. We strive to deliver information that educates, inspires, or entertains our users, ensuring that it meets their interests and needs.Respect and inclusivity are fundamental to the content we produce. We do not tolerate content that promotes discrimination, hate speech, or offensive material based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic.Have any questions, or concerns, or have found an inaccuracy with our content? We welcome feedback from our users as it helps us to continuously improve our content and services. Your feedback is valuable in ensuring we maintain high content quality standards and constantly improve our content.If you have any questions or concerns regarding our content policy, please don't hesitate to contact us at zarah@spacer.com
Reading time : 4 mins
Finding dependable off-site parking becomes an integral part of planning for your construction projects when there’s not enough space on the job site.
General contractors want to make sure their subcontractor teams / tradesmen are at the job site on time. Securing a property that can be rented on a monthly basis can be the most economical way to ensure this. By providing this to the subcontractors, it also helps boost worker morale as it eliminates the need for them to fend for themselves by searching for spots, and often paying expensive daily parking rates.
Below are some things to consider before you rent parking space for your project.
Before looking into parking options, one must first determine how many spots are roughly needed. This can be estimated by determining how many people are going to be present on the job site. Of course this will vary depending on the phase of the project, but it gives us a range to start with, and a peak number to plan for.
In simplest terms, at what point in the project will you need additional parking, and how long will you need it for? When speaking with properties about renting their parking spaces they’ll want to know how long you need the spots for. This could factor into pricing, and parking terms, in addition to long-term availability on multi-year projects
Are subcontractors working on Saturdays, Sundays, or strictly just Monday through Friday? Is parking access needed 24/7 or only business hours? Depending when the parking will be needed, your options could change. For example, Churches are often a great fit as they typically come with ample parking spaces that are minimally utilized from Monday through Saturday, while contractors often don’t work on Sundays
For larger projects where offsite parking is needed for several hundred parkers at a time, it may not be possible to find enough parking within walking distance. This is where shuttles can be utilized to ensure workers have reliable transportation to and from the project. This also expands the radius when searching for parking options. Shuttles do come at a price though as they will cost you much more than the parking itself. With that said, the price is often justified for large enough projects, especially if it means subcontractors will be on time. Lost time on the job site means lost money after all.\
Cole Lever is the Corporate Parking Leader for WhereiPark. He develops corporate parking programs for companies that want to provide a proven perk for their employees. He’s worked with some of the world’s largest companies such as Sixt, AirBnB, and Pinterest to provide affordable, reliable, and flexible parking solutions.
Could a parking lot also be partially utilized for storage of laydown materials? Is there a need for truck staging? Can shuttle buses be stored overnight? How much will the number of parkers change by the project phase? Some properties may allow for multiple use cases beyond parking, which would provide added value due to the flexibility afforded.
Lastly, how much is the offsite parking going to cost? In the planning stages, obtaining some parking quotes will help you more accurately budget for the project. Has the cost been adequately accounted for from the subcontractor bids? Or will it affect the bottom line? What is the cost benefit to providing an offsite parking lot for the trades? These are all things to consider.
The items above are all helpful for you or someone you’re working with to source parking for your projects. It allows for more creativity when developing a plan to accommodate parkers (and even materials). Most importantly, it will reduce the time and effort spent finding a property to meet your needs.
FIND A SECURE, AFFORDABLE AND CONVENIENT MONTHLY PARKING SPACE WITH WHEREIPARK
Book parking today!
Author: Aaron Hall is the Construction Lead for WhereiPark. He develops custom parking/mobility solutions for construction company’s looking to optimize site logistics and efficiency. He’s worked with the some of the nation’s largest contractors such as HITT Contracting, Brasfield & Gorrie, and Holder Construction to source parking spaces, organize shuttle services, find laydown space, and more.
This will close in 0 seconds
This will close in 0 seconds
