Your Vision, Our Integrated Approach
Discover the power of Design-Build with Johnston Builders
At Johnston Builders, we believe the best projects stem from a unified vision and seamless execution. Our Design-Build approach offers a streamlined process where design and construction are managed under a single contract, ensuring a cohesive journey from concept to completion. This integrated method fosters exceptional collaboration, delivering significant advantages in terms of time, cost, and risk management for our clients.
Why Choose the Design-Build Method?
The Design-Build delivery method isn’t just a trend; it’s a proven strategy for achieving superior project outcomes, particularly for high-end construction. Here’s how it benefits your project:
- Singular Accountability: One team, one contract, one point of contact. This simplifies communication and ensures clear responsibility for every aspect of your project.
- Enhanced Partnership: Designers and builders work together from day one, fostering a collaborative environment that unlocks innovative solutions and prevents common disconnects.
- Optimized Timelines: Concurrent design and construction phases can significantly accelerate project delivery, getting you into your new space sooner.
- Budget Clarity & Control: Early collaboration between design and construction teams provides real-time cost insights, leading to more accurate budgets and fewer unforeseen expenses.
- Reduced Owner Risk: With a single entity accountable for the entire project, the Design-Builder assumes greater responsibility, minimizing potential risks for the owner.
Singular Accountability
A Unified Team for Your Design-Build Projeclaboration and Less Frustration
With Johnston Builders as your design-build partner, you benefit from a single point of responsibility for the entire project lifecycle. This means we are fully accountable for the quality, cost, and adherence to schedule. Our integrated team is motivated by a shared objective: delivering a successful project that exceeds your expectations, without the complexities and potential conflicts often found in traditional multi-contract approaches.
Enhanced Partnership
Fostering Collaboration for Superior Results
Collaboration and trust are the cornerstones of our design-build philosophy. By bringing together design experts and construction professionals from the very beginning, all parties contribute their unique expertise to the project. This combined approach enhances the overall design, streamlines the construction process, and ultimately yields a higher-quality product. We eliminate the frustration of managing multiple vendors and ensure all stakeholders are aligned, working together seamlessly to meet your specific needs and bring your grand ideas to life.
Optimized Timelines
Accelerating Your Project with Design-Build Efficiency
One of the most significant benefits of our Design-Build approach is the potential for substantial time savings. By combining the selection of a designer and a builder into a single, efficient step, construction can often begin before the project is fully completed. This allows various activities, such as detailed design, permitting, and surveying, to occur concurrently. This overlap streamlines the project schedule, resulting in faster completion without compromising quality.
Budget Clarity & Control
Smart Investment with Design-Build
Construction contractors possess invaluable, real-world experience regarding the costs associated with materials, labour, equipment rentals, and more. Through the Design-Build method, Johnston Builders leverages this expertise by sharing direct cost insights with the design team during the early stages of your project. This upfront collaboration translates into higher value engineering, where cost-effective solutions are integrated from the outset, and significantly reduces the likelihood of changes later in the project. The result is a more predictable budget and lower overall costs for you.
Reduced Owner Risk
The single point of responsibility inherent in the Design-Build method substantially reduces the owner’s risk compared to traditional approaches where design and construction responsibilities are split across multiple contracts. As your design-build partner, Johnston Builders is well-positioned to manage and mitigate the risks commonly associated with complex construction projects, providing you with greater peace of mind throughout the entire process.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What types of projects are best suited for the Design-Build approach?
The Design-Build method is ideal for a wide range of projects, particularly those that are complex, require a high degree of customization, or have tight deadlines. It’s especially beneficial for clients who value a single point of contact and want to minimize their involvement in managing separate design and construction teams.
How does pricing work in a Design-Build contract?
With Design-Build, pricing is typically developed collaboratively and transparently. Early cost insights from our construction experts are integrated during the design phase, allowing for more accurate budgeting and value engineering. We aim to establish a clear project budget early on, often with a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) once the design is sufficiently developed, giving you financial predictability.
What is the typical timeline for a Design-Build project compared to traditional methods?
While project timelines vary based on scope, Design-Build generally offers a faster completion time. This is because design and construction phases can overlap significantly, and the integrated team can make decisions and procure materials more efficiently without waiting for separate contracts or approvals from different entities.
How involved will I be in the Design-Build process?
Your involvement is crucial and tailored to your preferences. You’ll be highly engaged during the initial design phase to ensure your vision is captured. Once the design is underway and construction begins, our single point of contact simplifies communication, keeping you informed and involved in key decisions, without the burden of coordinating multiple consultants and contractors.
What happens if I want to make changes during the Design-Build process?
One of the key advantages of Design-Build is its flexibility. Because our design and construction teams are integrated, changes can be reviewed and incorporated much more seamlessly than in traditional models. We work with you to assess the impact of any desired changes on the schedule and budget, providing clear information to inform your decision before proceeding.
From Concept to Completion
Design-Build offers a streamlined approach to get you the results you want and need.
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