How to Vet an Offshore AEC Design Partner

Standards alignment

Ask how a partner adopts your CAD/Revit templates and QA/QC procedures. The answer tells you whether the output will feel in-house or outsourced.

Communication cadence

Time-zone overlap and a named coordinator matter more than raw headcount. You want someone accountable in your morning, not a ticket queue.

Security and IP

NDAs, access controls and native-file delivery should be table stakes. If they are not, keep looking.