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Owner’s Role:
- Owner hires THG to assist in defining the project’s parameters, location, budget and schedule before the project begins.
Summary
- Site selection– due diligence, entitlements land acquisition
- Preliminary planning & estimating
- Scheduling
- Value-engineering
- Life-cycle costing
- Constructability reviews
Owner’s Role:
- Owner hires an architect and THG at the start of the design process
- Owner manages two contracts – one with the architect and one with THG
Summary:
- Early knowledge of total project cost, before design work is completed, at reduced initial investment. Builder input during design, ongoing budgeting and value-engineering
- Well-suited for fast-track projects
- Collaborative rather than adversarial relationship between architect and builder
- Approximately 85% of project is competitively bid
- Owner may participate in subcontractor selection
- Owner warrants architect’s work
- Construction management fee established at beginning of project
Owner’s Role:
- Owner hires an architect to design the project and delivers completed plans and specifications to THG for pricing
- The owner manages two contracts – one with the architect and one with THG
Summary:
- Selection of builder is objective and based on completed design
- Total project cost not known until design is complete and all design fees expended
- Difficult to value-engineer after design is complete
- Owner warrants architect’s work
- Potential for adversarial relationships – because THG is not controlling the design. Architect can design it in a way that reduces costs, but they don’t, and then the responsibility falls on GC.
Owner’s Role:
- Owner hires THG, who is responsible for both design and construction for the project
- Owner manages just one contract
Summary:
- Early knowledge of total project cost, before design work is completed, at reduced initial investment
- Builder input during design, ongoing budgeting, and value-engineering
- Reduced change-order potential
- Single entity responsible for design and construction
- Collaborative rather than adversarial relationship between architect and builder
- Approximately 85% of project is competitively bid
- Owner may participate in subcontractor selection
- Design-Builder’s fee established at beginning of project
- Selection of builder is subjective
- Easier to control, can be more expensive for owner, delivery is quicker, Henning has to assume more responsibility. DB allows fast-track construction which means they will design the foundation plans and start building before it is even designed. Will do this with warehouse, distribution centers, and those with a reduced scope of work. Can typically shave off 6 months to 1 year.
