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The recent increase in design/build projects is largely due to the advantages of cost and time that can be realized by blending the functions of design and construction into one operation which then replaces the traditional method of awarding separate contracts for design and for construction.
The basic feature of the design/build method of construction is that it secures a single source of responsibility for the entire project. This works to the owner's great benefit; it eliminates the tendency to blame the other guy if a discrepancy occurs. On a design/build job, the contractor and architect/engineer are allied and work together to serve the owner; thus, all the construction team members focus on solving problems rather that placing blame.
Design/build is extensively used with industrial and commercial construction. SSi's in-house drafting capabilities provide our design team the ability to offer a guaranteed maximum price on many of our design/build projects. Often, this price can be determined at the completion of the projects design schematic drawings.
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| Six SSi Design/Build Projects
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Advantages of Design/Build
- Early cost input from the contractor who will do the project and knows the construction market.
- A Guaranteed Maximum Price can be determined as soon as the project's scope is established
- Fast Tracking can be employed so the construction phase can begin as the design phase is being finished.
- High cost change orders are greatly reduced and sometimes eliminated completely.
- Architectural and engineering fees are kept to a minimum and set from the beginning.
- Contractor fees are kept to a minimum and determined from the beginning.
- Legal fees are kept to a minimum by eliminating adversary roles.
- Realistic completion dates are established by the contractor who will do the work and understands the variables in the construction industry.
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