Why Use a Consultant Versus Design-Build?

Our Business Is Service, Not Building Sales

Our service consists only of building design to meet all of the Owner?s criteria and the administration of the construction contracts. With your budget in mind, we will design for the maximum life-cycle performance using the building materials and equipment necessary to accomplish the design intent. Because we are not impacted by construction profit margins, our decisions will never be influenced to allow inappropriate materials and products in your project.

The Bidding Process

We will provide you and the construction trades with complete and professional documentation consisting of drawings and specifications for bidding and project construction. These contract documents outline specific performance and installation criteria for the contractors to adhere to during construction. This prevents the use of substandard products or the practice of "cutting corners.?

More importantly, the bidding process can offer you enough (or more) savings to offset the cost of our services while providing the benefit of our expertise in design and administration of the project.

We Provide Contract Administration

As your representative, we will provide contract administration including construction observation for your project from beginning to end.  We act as your agent looking out for the Owner?s best interest and delivering professional responses to the jobsite concerns that arise during the project. This will allow you the freedom to do your job, knowing that we are looking out for your best interests.

We Provide Construction Review

As your independent consultant we are in a position to perform an unbiased examination of the completed construction. Unlike design-build contractors, we are not checking our own work. We can review the construction on behalf of the owner to check that the building has been built and its systems have been installed in accordance with the plans and specifications.

In The Client's Best Interest

Since we provide only design and consulting, we are not in competition with the contractor. Our review of the contractor's work is completely objective and unbiased. An appropriate system of checks and balances will always work in the Owner?s best interest.