In addition to Project/Construction Management and General Contracting services, PWCI provides Design/Build to Owner’s whose projects can benefit most from this type of delivery method.
Design/Build is a construction project delivery system where, in contrast to traditional "design-bid-build" the design and construction aspects are contracted for with a single entity. This system is used to minimize the project risk for an owner and to reduce the delivery schedule by overlapping the design phase and construction phase of a project.
The benefits to a Design/Build delivery method are numerous, and can be summarized as follows:
Rather than the parcelized level of responsibility of the classic design-bid-build, Design/Build provides an integrated solution for the owner. This moves projects away from the "finger-pointing" that is often commonplace, and allows the owner to look to one entity with questions or concerns.
Instead of having several contractors and consultants, an owner has just one entity to deal with. Design revisions, project feedback, budgeting, permitting, construction issues, change orders, and billing can all be routed through the Design/Build firm.
Typically, in order for a contractor to bid on a project, very specific details relating to the methods and materials must be given to avoid any ambiguity and to make an "apples to apples" comparison of bids. In a design-build context, the owner, the owner's other consultants, and the design-builder can work together to determine what methods and materials will maximize the owner's value.