Construction Management Delivery
In the role of Construction Manager, Big-D takes responsibility for cost control,
schedule control, constructability, value, and subcontractor selection. This
delivery method allows Big-D to team with architects and engineers early in
the pre-construction process, which can significantly accelerate project implementation
(ground-breaking).
In addition to ensuring costs, monitoring schedules, verifying constructability
and enhancing value, Big-D also assumes the risk of subletting the construction
work to subcontractors and guaranteeing completion of your project within budget.
Strong relationships with our subcontractors enable Big-D to maintain adherence
to budgets, control scope-creep and keep your project on schedule through front-end
collaboration and true Value Management.
Advantages:
- Big-D works with architect to evaluate materials, building systems, costs,
and schedules during design phase, in order to keep costs low.
- Enhanced communication means solutions are reached quickly and efficiently;
project development and implementation is greatly accelerated.
- Early teaming facilitates an earlier start-date.
- Big-D’s sole contractual obligation is to the owner; ensuring that
the objectives of every design specialist, contractor, and subcontractor
are those of the customer.
- You maintain complete project control and remain “in the loop"
at all times.
- Big-D helps assess and select qualified professionals for your project
team.
- Selection based on reputation, quality of work, and past performance.
Design-Build Delivery
Our innovative design-build delivery system enables you to contract with
Big-D to complete both the design and construction phases of your project.
From concept
to completion, we'll work to create frictionless team environments comprising
best-in-class architects, designers, engineers, subcontractors and internal
staff.
From a single point of responsibility, Big-D Design-Build unites
experienced
professionals — whose background best corresponds with the specific requirements
and scope of your project — and provides designers with a checks-and-balance
system that helps them focus on budget while achieving a higher level of
quality. As
the primary point of contact for your design-build project, we'll more easily
monitor all phases — from planning to design to construction to completion
— and ensure that your schedule, quality, cost, and safety requirements
are met.
Advantages:
- Single point of responsibility.
- Pairs experience with experience. Design-build unites experienced professionals,
whose background best corresponds with the specific requirements and scope
of every project.
- Provides designers with a checks-and-balance system, which helps them
focus on budget while maintaining a high level of quality.
- Eliminates conflict between team members (designers and contractors),
by enabling them to bring individual talents and strengths to each project.
- Provides owner with an early Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP), due to total
understanding of the project, months earlier than a traditional method.
- Delivers a pure "partnering process," which unites all team
members for the good of the project (and team).
Competitive-Bid Delivery
Employing the traditional "competitive-bid" delivery system, Big-D
will review your completed construction drawings and specifications, and provide
you with a single-entry amount (lump sum) to cover all labor, equipment, materials,
services, overhead, and profit for completing your project.
Because cost is typically the decisive factor in selecting a "competitive-bid"
builder, Big-D cost estimators utilize advanced estimating software that allows
us to very accurately compute quantities and generate reduced-scale, color-coded
drawings, which clearly illustrate the various construction components included
in your project's design. Combined with Timberline estimating software, we are
able to provide quick and accurate cost estimates reflective of design change
considerations.
Advantages:
- Theproject will be completed at the lowest price for the pre-established
design and specifications.
- Beneficial when project parameters are very well defined and owner changes
are unlikely.
