The design/build delivery system is based upon the original "Master Builder" concept used to build most pre-modern projects. Under the Master Builder approach, a central figure or organization held total project accountability. From inception to completion, the master builder was the key organizational figure and strictly liable to the owner for defects, delays, and losses. The design/build system is a return to the fundamentals of the Master Builder ideals.
Design-build focuses on combining the design, permit, and construction schedules in order to capture the time lost in a traditional design-bid-build environment. This does not shorten the time it takes to complete the individual tasks of creating drawings, acquiring building permits, or actually constructing the building. Instead, a quality design-build firm will bring together design and construction professionals in a collaborative environment to complete these tasks at the same time. By using the Design/Build mechanism, owners can benefit from a strategy that places a premium on delivering the project sooner with less of a focus on delivering the project at a lower construction cost.
Typically the hallmark of a Design/Build project is that one organization is responsible for both design and construction of the project. If this organization is a contractor, the process is known as "Contractor-led Design-Build". If the organization is a design firm, the process is known as "Design-led Design-Build". In either case, the organization employed by the owner rarely handles both aspects of design and construction in-house. In fact, the organization often subcontracts with on-site personnel (if design-led) as well as architects, designers (if contractor-led), planners, consultants, etc.
Owners should consider the benefits of each form of design-build in determining what sort of design-build firm to engage for a project. As a general rule, the more complex a project becomes, the more valuable the design-led model becomes.
It is important to note that the design-build method, while not focused on saving the owner construction costs, nonetheless often saves the owner money on the overall project. The combined effects of carrying a construction loan (which typically carries a higher interest rate than permanent financing) and an earlier useful on-line date usually yields considerable overall profitability to the project and may make seemingly unfeasible projects into genuine opportunities.
The compression of time is only one important aspect of the implementation of this system. Other attributes include:
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