A Simplified Project Delivery Approach: A Single Source for both Design and Construction.

Over the years, increasingly more project owners and contractors have begun using a design-build approach to help streamline deliverables and address potential issues that arise when everyone is not on the same page and working together as a team. With the design-build project delivery, the project owner contracts the job with one entity that is responsible for managing the project in its entirety. This is led by the construction contractor, typically the general contractor or design-builder, who collaborates with the design and construction teams.

Because the design-builder assumes total project responsibility – from design to costs to scheduling – this approach saves the owner time and reduces designer/contractor conflicts, as they are one, cohesive team. Furthermore, the design-build approach fosters collaboration and offers greater cost certainty, a shorter project timeline, along with custom options.