Facility planning begins long before a professional is hired. There are budgets to be planned, needs to be assessed and project goals to be set. The role of the owner does not end when the professionals are hired. There are hundreds of decisions to make from the inception of the project to the grand opening and beyond. This presentation will review the process from the owner’s perspective. It will discuss project planning, creating budgets, hiring of professionals, contracts and what the owner should expect during the duration of the project.