Advantages of design-build construction for property owners

SHAWNEE, Kan. - Nov. 12, 2019 - PRLog -- General contractor provides piecemeal pricing to fast track projects

By Scott Hamele, DBIA President and founder of Construction DesignWorks, LLC and Nationwide Commercial Inspections, LLC

Construction DesignWorks, LLC recently worked on three commercial construction projects that are great examples of the advantages of design-build construction compared to the typical design-bid-build (DBB) delivery method. The projects included us as a general contractor (GC) and were in the restaurant renovations (http://constructiondesignworks.net/challenges-of-restaurant-renovations/)/hospitality sector. All of the projects had very tight budgets. These projects involved competent and creative architects and professional engineers. However, in order to keep costs in check, we needed to limit the hours of these design professionals.

Time and money are the crucial advantages of design-build construction

Two of these projects were breweries and the other a restaurant. In all of these cases, we immediately obtained pricing for the demolition, new electric service, sub-grade plumbing and framing. We all understood that these particular items were essential and needed to be done regardless of the final details of the project.

We provided piecemeal-type pricing for each of these scopes of work for approval and then provided the service, accelerating the schedule. The remaining scopes of work such as the mechanical system, quantities and types of electrical devices and light fixtures, flooring selections, and wall colors, were all finalized and pricing firmed up.

While piecemeal pricing and phasing the design, development and construction of a project is not the preferred process, it does offer owners the ability to release the leading parts of the construction project early. This allows the design team and owners to concentrate on the all-important guest experiences (http://constructiondesignworks.net/guest-experience-driven-tenant-improvements/) and finishes. There are definite advantages of design-build construction over the traditional DBB when the primary contract is directly with the GC. This allows the GC the flexibility to work independently of the architects and engineers to investigate different products and methods to get the greatest value out of the design, ultimately benefitting the owner.

About Construction DesignWorks, LLC

Construction DesignWorks uses its hands-on approach and design and construction expertise to create and develop a winning design-build (http://constructiondesignworks.net/design-build-2/) team that is specialized for each customer. Their complete turnkey building solutions align with the unique business needs of various types of real estate. Construction DesignWorks, LLC is located at 6657 Woodland Drive in Shawnee, Kansas. For more information about the advantages of design-build construction, call (913) 745-4727 or visit their website http://constructiondesignworks.net.