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Most Common Questions about the
Design/Build Method |
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What is the Design/Build Method? |
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A single firm takes responsibility of the
total project interacting design professional and construction
professional as a team to solve the problems of the prospective client. |
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What is the main reason for using the
Design/Build Method? |
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The Design/Build Method relies on a "team
concept." It simply puts all of the players at the table at the same
time, cooperating and working together, developing acceptable solutions
to project needs based upon Owner directions. |
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Is there a cost saving reason to use
the Design/Build Method? |
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Yes, with the team concept, design and
construction personnel work together to solve problems before they get
in the field. The construction personnel add their efficiencies and cost
information to help steer the design of the project toward the best,
most cost effective solution to the clients needs. This allows for more
accurate budgeting and therefore reaching a final price earlier in the
project timeline. |
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Does Design/Build save time over other
methods? |
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Yes. It is generally considered 20-25%
faster than other methods because it eliminates the time consuming,
detailing, and bidding process of the "traditional" method. The
Design/Build method will also avoid the need for time consuming "value
engineering" after the "traditional" bidding process. Using the
Design/Build method eliminates the need to expend time and money
re-designing a project to fit the budget and gives the owner a final
budget figure much earlier within the project development process. |
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Who assumes the risk if there are
problems on the job? |
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The Design/Build contractor is the direct
line to the Owner and the method eliminates the adversarial "finger
pointing" between Designer and Contractor. The owner is therefore
shielded from any potential dispute or change order for design or
coordination errors or omissions. The only change order that exists in
the Design/Build method is an Owner directed change. |
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How do I know that DLA Construction Services, LLC is
competitive in their pricing? |
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DLA Construction Services, LLC secures subcontractor
quotes and has a pricing structure that keeps us competitive. We design
and build to stay in practical budgets so projects remain viable and
feasible. |
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