What is the Design and Build Procurement Route?
What is the Design and Build Procurement Route?
By being able to be involved in the entire process, owners can make sure that their goals will be met and that their wishes will be achieved. So what is the design and build procurement route and what are the advantages? Read on to find out.
Design and build company projects can differ depending on the degree of the contractor’s design responsibility and how much design is required in the employer’s initial expectations. However, the level of design responsibility and input from the contractor is a lot more on design and build projects than a traditional contract with a contractor’s designed part of the project.
Employers will have to allow a sufficient amount of time for the contractors to prepare the employer’s requirements. The employer will typically be expected to hire a consultant to facilitate this. They will also have to allow time for the contractor to prepare their proposal and price breakdown. It is imperative that the proposal matches all of the employer’s requirements before any contract is signed.
Advantages of the design and build procurement
There are various advantages and disadvantages of design and build procurement method, however, the main benefits are the following:
- Clients who are unsure or unable to find consultants or their own in-house technical departments may the design and build procurement contracts attractive. Likewise, it is also understood by the clients that due to the fact that the design and build contractor is accountable for design and construction, inclusive of quality, the client will, therefore, see an advantage from the lower costs of third-party inspectorates and contract administration.
- Due to the fact that design and construction are combined and the personnel from both sides of the project are working with each other for the same goal. They find it easier to improve the Design and Build capability of the client’s project. They can assess other materials and methods for the project. Innovation and productivity should always lead to cost savings. If all the innovation occurs during the design development stage, both the design and build contractor and the client see benefits for the cost savings at this stage of a project.
- If the client can have the agreed design stay the same throughout the project without deciding to change it at any point, the designer can be quite positive that the total cost of construction will stay the same. Although, it is possible that the designer will need some design changes during the project, but it should then be possible for the contractor to provide a point by point explanation and illustration of exactly how any such changes will affect overall costs.
The design and build procurement route has many advantages that allow the client full scope of creativity whilst being as involved and informed about the project as they wish to be. By having the designers and the contractors working together, the client will be able to make one call to the design and build company and both sides will be involved with the other side’s part of the project. Get in touch for more information today.
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