Design/Build

Design/Build is an increasingly popular project delivery method. One entity provides the owner with everything necessary to both design and construct all or part of a project. Properly implemented, design/build project structures offer potential budget and schedule savings without compromise to project quality. However, to realize these benefits the owner must be well “counseled” to maximize the advantages and minimize the disadvantages of the design-build processes’ unique contract structures and to compensate for the loss of the design professional as an independent advisor to the owner.
 
It is critical that expectations for project scope, quality, schedule and cost are clearly and appropriately transmitted to the design/build team. These expectations should be monitored during the design and construction process. The client needs to maintain decision making authority on issues affecting project scope, quality and design aesthetics throughout the project.
 
AEGIS PROPERTY GROUP has significant experience in the management and oversight of the design-build process on behalf of the owner. Each owner and each project is unique. This requires matching the design/build approach to the owner’s risk profile and the project’s needs. This matching process requires intimate knowledge of the owner’s goals and objectives, experience with the project planning process from an owner’s perspective and in-depth familiarity with various design/build contract structures and options. AEGIS PROPERTY GROUP is also familiar with the unique challenges of providing oversight and administration of the design/build process during the design, construction and occupancy/closeout phases of the project.