Driven to Deliver: Value, Budget, Aesthetics, Functionality

Our vertically-integrated team has years of experience and a large portfolio of projects under our belt. From project to project, we've proven the benefits of our unique design-build model. One of those key benefits includes the ability to drive value by meeting the budget requirements that make a project happen while maintaining the design aesthetics and functionality the client wants.

It's not all about the initial bid. Check out what our expert, Jeff Smith, Regional Vice President of Construction, has to say.

Q&A

We have a sweet spot with projects where we can add value by cutting costs and still delivering the building that meets or exceeds the client's needs and expectations. Tell us about that. On what type of projects can we deliver value?
Our design-build delivery model is a great fit for a wide range of projects, but we are currently delivering this kind of value on industrial, multifamily and office projects. 
On industrial, the sheer number of projects going through our system allows us to continue to refine our design and construction practices. Our associates can't stop asking if there is a better way, even when developing a project type that we have developed hundreds of times.

We talk about design-build, especially in comparison to design-bid-build. But we do competitively bid out the entire project to make sure we get the right price. What is the ultimate difference between design-build and design-bid-build?
Our design-build process allows us to not only get the most competitive pricing in the market through our bidding process, but also on buying the right scope. Our designs are optimized so that we are buying the right scope for the right application, which saves our client's money.

We don't just price what's on the plan. Tell us more about that. How does it benefit the client?
We fill in the missing detail. We deliver outcomes and solutions to our clients as a design-builder, as opposed to a general contractor who simply builds what's on the plan.

If the scope doesn't change, we don't make a change order. And we work to limit the number of change orders on a project. Tell me about that.
Because we are responsible for both design and construction, we eliminate the risk that something might have been left off of the plans and requres a change order to the contractor. Our teams clearly define the scope at the beginning of a project, to create a certainty of outcome for our clients.