After working hard to win a state license, many entrepreneurs underestimate how important the engineering and design phase is to the overall success of their operation. Many rush to hire a commercial builder to start a design-build process for their cannabis facility without planning first. While this may look like the best and quickest way to become operational, this non-industrial approach is a sure path to spending more time and money in the long run.
You can spend twice as much to fix design mistakes during construction, or you can spend the time and money on the front end to engineer and design your facility with proven capital planning methodologies that have been used for decades in other industries.
With the Sticky Herbs team serving as your owner’s representative, you can avoid costly mistakes and improve your time to market than by skipping steps and not engaging the appropriate resources.
We work with you to understand your needs and find candidates with the right expertise who will fit within your culture and contribute from day one to your productivity and success.
You have one chance to build your culture from the ground up and shape the behavior of the organization to bring your vision to life. Drawing from our deep and broad expertise and connections across the country, we can provide the right structure and mix of talent -- from trimmers to Directors of Cultivation, PhD chemists, and the C-suite.
It’s a proven capital project planning and execution methodology, but many cannabis business owners have the process flipped or skip key parts. Setbacks and increased spending are quite common when builders manage the project and the roles of engineers and architects. Hiring an owner’s representative to hire and manage the roles of engineers, architects, and builders is the most cost-effective use of money in the start up phase.
The Sticky Herbs team is experienced in leading business owners from concept to operation. With our extensive and large-scale capital project execution experience, we can guide you to the right resources and manage all aspects for smooth execution.
When spending millions of dollars on a capital project, invest wisely in capital planning. Secure an owner’s representative to manage the project and plan “down to the thread of the screw”. The engineering and planning investment will pay off with a clear path, no surprises or wasted effort, less budget required for building, and a quicker time to production, with on-time delivery.
Capital planning using an owner’s representative is standard practice in other industries that involve scale. Sticky Herbs brings this expertise to the cannabis industry. Our team provides experience from both the cannabis and pharmaceutical industries and has been designing, building, and operating cannabis facilities since 2009.
As an owner’s representative, the Sticky Herbs team represents the owner’s – not the builder’s or designer’s – best interests. The owner maintains all decision-making authority while the owner’s representative advises on best practices and the pros and cons of big decisions.
We will lead you from Front End Planning (FEP) and capital estimates, to finding suitable resources, to taking you through your first harvest or extraction.