Our founders

A note from Serkan

I am an architect. For the last twenty-five years I have worked on hospital, campus, hotel and corporate headquarters projects in Türkiye, Africa, the Middle East and Europe. Twelve years of my career were spent at Ark İnşaat, part of Koç Holding; most recently I was Design Manager on the Central Bank of Iraq Tower.

Most of my working life has gone into managing shop drawings, design revisions and RFIs, and coordinating the architectural, structural, mechanical and electrical disciplines. A façade detail that does not match between the IFC drawings and the specification can look like a small matter. Once it reaches the mock-up, procurement or fabrication, it can cost serious time and money. That is why asking the design team the right questions, writing RFIs that are clear and lead to a decision, and catching conflicts early play a critical part in a project's success.

This work usually happens out of sight. Yet a large share of a project's time, cost and quality is won or lost in exactly these processes.

At Nota Consultants I am responsible for architectural design, technical coordination and construction documentation. Share your drawings, design documents and technical questions with us; we do not only check them, we also assess them for buildability, coordination and the contract.

A note from Gökhan

I am an electrical engineer. For more than twenty years I have worked on large infrastructure, industrial and building projects. Over my career I have worked in different countries and in hard conditions: from commissioning 10-metre Herrenknecht TBMs on the Riyadh metro tunnels and managing the electrical works of Baku Shipyard, to Kandahar Airfield and defence and manufacturing facilities. In recent years I have been on the Engineer's side on projects such as the Gemlik battery factory and the Kırıkkale Weapons Specialised Organised Industrial Zone.

In some of these jobs I was on the Contractor's side preparing the documents, in others on the Engineer's side reviewing them. That showed me one thing very clearly: what gets a submittal rejected or sent back for revision is usually not a technical shortcoming but an incomplete or careless document. The wrong product catalogue, a compliance table that misses a key requirement, test reports to the wrong standard or a notice not sent on time can lead to weeks of delay and serious contractual risk.

In electrical and MEP works in particular, every comment, every revision and every review period has a direct effect on the programme. Sometimes a single Revise & Resubmit can delay the procurement of critical equipment by weeks. In the same way, a notice not given within the period in the contract can cost significant entitlement.

Serkan and I set up Nota Consultants to answer exactly this need. Share your specification, technical submittals or contract documents with us, and let us look together at what the Engineer will come back on, before your file goes for formal review.