AN ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVE

Singular responsibility for the design and construction of a project motivates the DESIGN-BUILD team. This shared responsibility for the quality and performance of the system encourages creative responses among team members to so solve difficult design issues while insuring the best value to the owner.

Additionally, the design team working in conjunction with the contractor can provide a more accurate estimate resulting in a design that is more closely tailored to the project budget.

Time savings in another benefit to the owner with DESIGN-BUILD delivery system. Once the preliminary design is complete and the major equipment pieces are selected, the contractor can order the equipment during the completion of the project design. This overlap of design and construction phase results in an earlier occupancy of the facility.

Form the engineering perspective, the DESIGN-BUILD delivery system provides a team relationship with mutual respect for each members abilities, an engineered design with high cost-effectiveness and innovative design approaches to the project requirements. The result is a higher value for the owner with single source responsibility while minimizing the total project schedule.