Design Build
Offers Flexibility & Adaptation.
Design Build ConsiderationsIf saving time and money are important to you consider design-build for your island home project. When the right team is assembled, the process is simpler for our clients, takes less time, and avoids the conflicts that typify conventional projects.
Design-build is an agreement between our client and McDermott Homes, Inc. to design and build your home. |
McDermott Homes, Inc. will design and build your custom home.
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When and Where Design Build Works Best
The best projects for Design-build are the ones that are schedule driven and price sensitive, with fairly clear scope and requirements, and a client who does not want to be responsible for detailed management of the process. Even when all of these conditions are not present, design-build agreements offer the flexibility of being adapted to ensure meeting specified goals.
The Clients Role in Design Build
The client selects a design-build company and develops criteria for the facility. Basic expectations set out by the client serve as a reference for choosing a design- build team with the right experience and approach to help the client develop the project requirements in detail. During the design phase the client provides feedback to the design build team on the adequacy of the design, schedule and budget projections. In the construction phase the client makes material selections and observes progress to verify that the design-build team is proceeding with full understanding and compliance with the basic expectations set forth earlier.
The Architects Role in Design Build
The design process for an architect on a design-build team is more interactive than with conventional projects. Having a contractor available to quickly evaluate alternative designs means the architect gets earlier feedback. This makes the early planning stages more complex but assures a smoother path through preparation of design documents. It eliminates the need for defensive detailing and over designing that are necessary when the quality of the contractor is unknown or a selection has not yet been made. The architect is consulted all the way through construction, for advice on selections or potential changes to ensure code compliance and meet the client's objectives.
MHI's Role in Design Build
During the design phase, MHI not only reports projected costs but also manages it to meet the clients budget and deadline. This is achieved by constant value engineering, monitoring design progress and adherence to the clients criteria, reviewing plans for constructability issues, and assuring reliable cost input by using experienced and appropriate sub-contractors. During construction, MHI ensures that the work progresses in accordance with the schedule, design decisions are communicated when necessary to keep ahead of construction, and the clients criteria are being met.
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