OD_Library/Design_Build/Design_Build.md

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• It's easy to understand that front loading all the disciplines early in the project would create a better project.

• Owner

  • Reasons from owner
    • generally take less time, of better quality, and less cost
    • Single point of contact
    • Construction costs or projections are typically more accurate
    • no confrontation btwn architect and contractor
      • minimize claims and damages
      • eliminates finger pointing
      • minimizes change orders
  • Concerns
    • How does an architect protect their interests? who's their advocate?
      • Protect our representation, just like a sole architect would have to do.
      • Have contractor's early input on the design and constructability actually improves quality
      • Open book
        • Share numbers publicly
      • All communication with contractors/subs is transparent

• From Architect's perspective

  • better control over the quality of design
  • quicker
  • Connections construction knowledge to design
    • I can lean on the subs to help with improving the design from a cost/time/quality perspective
  • Just in time detailing
    • I don't have to design and detail out everything in the beginning
      • Can improve just in-time detailing, informed by immediate research and sub input
  • More profitable

• Reasons to Contractor
  • Sharing risks and rewards
  • Architect is on your team... no more finger pointing
    • It's not a design problem, or construction problem, it's OUR problem
  • Project specific
    • Have a log of lessons learned can impart to subs
    • estimates/cost from previous project
  • Their head is in the project, being there from the beginning

• GMP

  • if get under that, share profit

• Types of contracts

  • Joint venture: Create separate design-build entity

• Costs

  • first cost vs. life-cycle cost

• Insurance

  • General liability insurance?
  • Builder's Risk
  • Worker's compensation
  • Bonding?
    • contractor's realm

• All subs in

  • open to the public

• Why this project.

  • We can reuse a lot of the drawings, if the design stays somewhat the same
    • well the architectural and structural
  • Applying lessons learned from previous project