Independence is the product.
Our only economic relationship is with the owner. Everything below explains what that means in practice, and what it costs us to hold.
No compensation from anyone but the client.
Sentinel Logix accepts no commissions, referral fees, rebates, markups, or compensation of any kind from contractors, subcontractors, vendors, equipment suppliers, design firms, or brokers.
We do not resell products. We do not hold trade contracts. We do not co-invest in the projects we advise on.
A second set of interests surfaces at the worst moment.
An advisor compensated by anyone other than the owner has a second set of interests.
On a project of consequence, that second set of interests surfaces at exactly the moment the owner most needs an unconflicted opinion.
Fixed fee, retainer, or phase-based. Agreed in advance.
Our compensation is fixed-fee, retainer, or phase-based, agreed in advance, and paid solely by the client.
Where incentive compensation is used, it is tied to defined milestones within our control.
Disclosed before the engagement begins.
We disclose any relationship that could reasonably be perceived as a conflict before an engagement begins, and we decline engagements where a conflict cannot be managed.
Sentinel Logix is an owner-side advisor.
Sentinel Logix is an owner-side advisor. We do not provide licensed architecture or engineering services. We review, analyze, and advise; we do not certify design, and we do not direct construction means, methods, sequences, or site safety.
Ask us the uncomfortable question first.
If you want to test whether independence is real, ask about it before you engage us. We would rather answer it then.