Design-Build is a contracting procedure used to accelerate procurement of a contract. A single entity provides both the design and construction through the use of a single contract between the owner and the design-build contractor.
Single Source Responsibility
Design-Build offers the convenience and comfort of one-stop shopping. Our clients look to us to take full responsibility for design, construction and satisfactory completion, delivering the project on time and on budget. As a natural consequence there is less finger pointing because as ideas are generated, all team members make decisions with a cooperative approach. This means greater efficiency, cooperation instead of conflict, and a better project for the time and money invested. It fosters an enjoyable and mutually beneficial way of doing business for the client and our Design-Build team of professionals.
Cost Control
Trust is the key consideration here, and can become the client's most valued benefit. D Cay will provide a realist budget prior to entering into a Design-Build agreement, and will take on the responsibility of protecting the budget as the design develops. Our clients can exercise their desired degree of control over design, with the added advantage of knowing the cost implications of each decision they make.
Quality Control
The D Cay team will work "together" to meet the client's performance requirements. Our architects, engineers, and contractors are able to focus on the project, with an emphasis on quality, rather than protecting their own individual interests.
The lines of communications are simplified and chances for misunderstandings are reduced. The construction expertise of the contractor and the design expertise of the design professional are melded to produce a greater value for the owner than what might be realized if both were working independently, perhaps in a vacuum. Additionally, quality is maintained through real solutions and the discovery of most problems before starting.
Quick Delivery Time
Our clients save time and trouble by dealing with a single source for all matters instead of separately with a contractor, an architect, an engineer, and subcontractors. Bidding periods and redesign time are significantly reduced. Overall time to design and build the project is substantially reduced because design and construction activities overlap. The contractor can proceed with early procurement of critical materials, schedule labor and subcontractors for greater effectiveness.
Design-Build lends itself readily to "Fast Tracking", where construction begins while detail drawings are still in process. The project can be completed in less time because work can begin before all the elements of the design are complete. For example the foundation can be completed to beat the frost, while the selection of windows and doors and how they will be detailed has yet to be completed. This fast tracking can reduce the owner's interim financing costs and will permit the owner to occupy the project at an earlier date.
