What is design-build? Design-build is a method of project delivery in which one entity – the design-build team – works under a single contract with the project owner to provide design and construction services. One entity, one contract, one unified flow of work from initial concept through completion. Design-build is also known as single-source responsibility. Design-build successfully delivers office buildings, schools, stadiums, transportation, and water infrastructure projects all over the world with superior results.
Design-Build isn’t new. Back in the day, design and construction were vested in a single individual. The Master Builder was responsible for the entire project from design through construction. Some notable landmarks built using the design-build construction method include the pyramids, the Parthenon, and the Pentagon.
Since then, construction has become more technically demanding and the fields have overlapped once more. Design-build has become extremely popular as more people realize it offers a better way to avoid delays and overruns. Design-build streamlines project delivery through a single contract between the owner and the design-build team. This simple but fundamental difference saves money and time by transforming the relationship between designers and builders into an alliance that fosters collaboration and teamwork.
So you’ve gotten this far and you are probably thinking how does this relate to us (The McFate Group)?
Our goal is to bring everything under one roof. We believe that quality, completion dates, and costs can be firmly controlled by assigning total responsibility to one entity: the design-builder. What does this mean for you? We want to take a project from conceptual design and budget development through construction management to completion and occupancy. Our design-build method means costs are established early on in the project to save you time and money.
If you are interested in learning more about the outlook of the design-build industry take a peek at this website: https://www.fminet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/FMI_DesignBuild.pdf
