As-Built Scanning & BIM Services in Laval
Big-box retail, distribution centres and hospital wings — scanned in a day, drafted in a week.
Laval is where Montréal's big footprints live — 200,000 sq ft distribution centres off Autoroute 440, retail power centres around Centropolis, and the fast-growing Cité de la Biotech. The buildings are newer than Downtown, but the drawings are just as incomplete — mostly because renovations, tenant fit-outs and equipment moves happened faster than any drafting team could keep up.
DCMS scans across Laval every week. Our crews mobilize from Saint-Henri, cross the Rivière-des-Prairies, and set up on-site inside 25 minutes. A 100,000 sq ft warehouse is a one-day scan, delivered as coordinated AutoCAD and Revit within two weeks.
For retail chains, we run standardized capture programs across multiple Laval stores under one master agreement — same deliverable format, same file naming, same turnaround.
Large-footprint scanning without slowing operations
Distribution centres and big-box retail can't stop running for a survey. Our LiDAR crews work around forklift traffic, live displays and customer flow, scanning aisles and mezzanines during off-peak hours or overnight windows.
A typical 100,000 sq ft warehouse is captured in a single 8–10 hour shift. Retail stores in the 25,000–40,000 sq ft range are scanned overnight and reopen with no visible sign a crew was there.
- Overnight scanning for retail — no impact on next-day trading
- Forklift-safe workflows for active distribution facilities
- Roof and rooftop mechanical capture via drone photogrammetry
- Standardized deliverables across multi-site retail programs
Services we run most often in Laval
- Retail chain as-built rollouts for renovation programs
- Industrial warehouse and manufacturing plant as-built
- Healthcare (Cité-de-la-Santé and clinics) MEP documentation
- Automotive dealership and service bay surveys
- Site topography for parking lot reconfiguration
- Biotech and life sciences clean-room documentation
Working across the Laval retail and industrial belts
The Boulevard Le Corbusier / Autoroute 440 industrial belt handles most of Greater Montréal's logistics traffic. We know which loading docks flow when, which sites need CNESST-registered PPE, and which retail centres prefer scans between 22:00 and 05:00.
For healthcare work at Cité-de-la-Santé and surrounding CIUSSS facilities, we follow full infection-control protocols and coordinate scan windows with facilities teams to avoid patient areas entirely.
What Laval clients tell us matters
Same-week mobilization
Most Laval sites get a crew on the ground within 3–5 business days of quote acceptance.
Bilingual field teams
French-first crews for tenant coordination, English documentation on request.
Retail portfolio pricing
One master agreement covers unlimited Laval store scans with fixed per-site pricing.
Drone-certified pilots
Transport Canada Advanced Operations pilots for rooftop and parking lot capture.
Working around the neighbourhood
- Carrefour Laval
- Centropolis
- Cité de la Biotech
- Cité-de-la-Santé Hospital
- Highway 15 / 440 interchange
Getting to site
- From Carrefour Laval: 25 min via Autoroute 15 south, exit Atwater.
- From Centropolis: 25 min via Autoroute 440 W and Autoroute 15 south.
- From Cité-de-la-Santé: 30 min via boulevard des Laurentides.
- Site parking: crews come in unmarked vans, standard loading-dock or lot parking works.
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Local questions from Laval
How long to scan a 100,000 sq ft Laval warehouse?+
One 8–10 hour shift for the scan, then 7–10 business days to coordinated AutoCAD, or 15–20 business days to a Revit LOD 300 model.
Can you scan a retail store overnight without closing it?+
Yes. Overnight scanning is our default for active retail. Stores reopen at their normal time with no visible impact.
Do you handle multi-store retail rollout programs?+
Yes. Retail is one of our largest verticals — we deliver standardized templates, per-site file naming and a single portfolio dashboard.
Can you scan Cité-de-la-Santé or other Laval healthcare facilities?+
Yes, following full CIUSSS infection-control and access protocols. Scans are typically scheduled after hours and coordinated with facilities engineering.
How fast can you mobilize to a Laval site?+
3–5 business days for scheduled scans, next-day for emergency capture on active construction issues.
Do you provide topographic surveys for Laval parking lots?+
Yes. Drone photogrammetry or RTK GNSS for parking lot re-grading, snow-melt drainage and EV charger site planning.
Can you deliver in Revit for our design team?+
Yes. LOD 200 for design intent and LOD 300 for construction coordination.
Do you carry Laval-specific municipal insurance requirements?+
Yes. $5M CGL, additional insured endorsements available on request, all CNESST filings in order.
What we deliver in Laval
Every capability below is available on Laval projects — the same in-house engineering team handles LiDAR and drone surveying, turns it into as-built drawings or a full digital twin, and can layer on structural inspections when the scope needs them. Combine any two or three in a single mobilization.
LiDAR, Photogrammetry & Drone Surveying
High-precision 3D laser scanning, aerial drone surveys and photogrammetry for comprehensive site documentation.
SVC // 02As-Built Documentation & Reality Capture
Fast, accurate as-built surveys delivering AutoCAD plans and Revit BIM models with industry-leading turnaround times.
SVC // 03Digital Twins & BIM Models
Cloud-hosted digital twins and BIM coordination models (LOD 200–300) for long-term asset management.
SVC // 04Building & Structural Inspections
Comprehensive envelope inspections, deflection analysis and structural assessments using advanced LiDAR.
SVC // 05Engineering Consulting & Technical Analysis
Expert engineering analysis, technical diagnostics and MEP system documentation for retrofit and renovation.
SVC // 06Forensics, Condition Assessment & Remedial Planning
Technical investigations, heritage documentation and condition reports for remedial engineering.
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Longueuil & South Shore
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West Island
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Scanning a Laval retail, industrial or healthcare site?
Share the address and floor area — we'll respond within one business day with a same-week mobilization window.