How Perq solves the necessary evil of parking for developers

In 2021, Walker Consultants and Swinerton launched Perq, a pre-designed, pre-engineered, customizable parking solution that’s sold to customers as a product.

Parking is an integral part of most major projects, and yet since they are not often revenue-generating space, they can become an afterthought for owners.

Though parking structures may seem simple, they still require contractors and owners to issue requests for information and go through architectural conceptualizing and design choices. When left to the last minute, owners and projects can get bogged down by the details and approvals, which can take up weeks of valuable time.

When it comes to parking, pursuing design-build work with a sizeable self-perform component can be time-consuming and costly for both a general contractor and its clients.

National commercial construction firm Swinerton accumulated a wealth of knowledge in this field, having built over 100,000 parking spaces worth $1.5 billion, including 145 stand-alone structures in its recent history.

“We wondered, what if we designed a stand-alone parking solution that could be used over again on a variety of Swinerton projects before we ever received an RFP? We could reduce risk, design time, and cost and provide a quality parking solution to our clients. That’s where the idea behind Perq was born,” said Randy Vandewater, Swinerton’s Perq Director.