Buy Lerch Bates through Hubzone Depot
Get independent advice on elevators, escalators, building science and facility operations from Lerch Bates, engaged through Hubzone Depot and approved inside your procurement system.

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Offers
Business & Professional Services, Construction & Facilities Services, Safety & Security
Serves
State and local government, K-12 schools, Colleges and universities, Businesses, Nonprofits, Private equity portfolios, Real estate and property
How to buy
Your procurement system, or a quote before anything is bought
Your spend
Counts toward HUBZone and woman-owned small business goals
About Lerch Bates
Lerch Bates is a multidisciplinary consulting firm with more than 75 years of experience in building performance and vertical transportation. It is best known for elevator and escalator consulting, from planning new systems to modernizing old ones, but its advice also covers building science, sustainability and facility operations.
Owners use Lerch Bates to make better decisions about their buildings over the long run. Its lifecycle planning helps reduce costs, improve efficiency and safety, manage risk and protect asset value, which matters to agencies, universities, property owners and investors managing aging buildings with limited capital. As consultants, its teams advise owners rather than sell equipment.
Why buy Lerch Bates through Hubzone Depot
Expert advice at volume
Lerch Bates consulting is priced on the $400 million Hubzone Depot purchases each year.
One approved engagement
Consulting runs on an order you approve, with invoices in your procurement system, one of 32 we support.
Studies with a paper trail
Each assessment and design phase is tied to the approved order and budget.
Consulting that counts
Lerch Bates work through Hubzone Depot counts as HUBZone and woman-owned spend, under our SBA and WBENC certifications.
What Lerch Bates offers through Hubzone Depot
Tell us the buildings and the decision you face. We scope it with Lerch Bates and send a proposal before work starts.
Business & Professional Services
Lifecycle planning and consulting to protect long-term asset value.
Construction & Facilities Services
Elevator and escalator consulting, modernization planning and building science.
Safety & Security
Guidance that improves the safety of vertical transportation and building systems.
Who we serve with Lerch Bates
State and local government
K-12 schools
Colleges and universities
Businesses
Nonprofits
Private equity portfolios
Real estate and property
Talk to us about Lerch Bates
A Lerch Bates study can start without an RFP. Describe the buildings and your concern.
01
We frame the question
We confirm the buildings, systems and decision you need help with.
02
A proposal on our volume
Lerch Bates' scope, priced with Hubzone Depot's purchasing.
03
Work begins once approved
Once the proposal clears approval in your system, we set a start date with Lerch Bates.
Frequently asked questions
Can we engage Lerch Bates through Hubzone Depot?
Yes. We scope the consulting with Lerch Bates and send a proposal for approval. Tell us about your buildings.
What does Lerch Bates consult on?
Elevators and escalators, building performance, building science, sustainability, facility operations and lifecycle planning.
How long has Lerch Bates been consulting?
More than 75 years.
Does Lerch Bates spend count toward small business goals?
Yes. Hubzone Depot's HUBZone certification from the SBA and woman-owned certification from WBENC make the spend count.
Can you source the work Lerch Bates recommends?
Often, yes. Our Spotbuy team sources equipment and contractors through more than 2,500 supplier relationships, with a quote first.