Design Solutions for Builder-Clients

LDA has many years of experience working with the construction industry on design-build projects. We understand the building process and can help clients and builders make better budget and schedule decisions. Successful collaboration with contractors results in long lasting client relationships, better cost control, and more profitable projects for all parties.

LDA specializes in design-build projects from $5 million to $30 million. As part of the design-build team, we frequently attend the first meeting between the builder and prospective client and often help the builder secure a contract with the client.

We bring the following benefits to the process:

  

Design-Build

Working under the direction of a construction professional, we provide a design that accompanies a builder’s cost and schedule proposal.

Negotiated Bid

Working closely with a construction professional selected by the client, we provide a design that is assured to meet a predetermined cost and schedule

Design-Assist

Utilizing pre-construction participation from construction professionals acting as independent advisors, in arrangements without contracting for construction.

Under these teamwork arrangements, our clients have included speculative developers, private corporations, governmental agencies, and other architects. Past projects have included phased construction, alternate design bidding, fast-track construction, and other cost and time saving programs. Many projects have utilized new materials and assemblies, creative means and methods, and the carefully considered separation of the work into manageable packages.