The Essential Pre-Construction Process
Let’s be honest, the age-old tradition of builders giving free estimates and off-the-cuff prices to clients for projects has never served anyone. This method has set false expectations, derailed project budgets, and has caused anguish to both homeowners and builders alike.
A majority of the very costly problems associated with building projects come from bad estimates, poor planning/knowledge and lack of time spent before the hammer starts swinging.
Guaranteed Savings. Both time and money.
By engaging in a Pre-construction format you are maximizing your budgets potential and utilizing the full value of your builder and their skillset , resulting in a clear plan, exceptional results and projects that are on time and on budget.
What we would like to make clear is that this process doesn’t cost you more. It costs you less. Often FAR less.
We believe the best time to solve problems is before the dust is flying. By working through the details early, we help protect your project from costly mistakes when they matter most.
Exactly what you get from a pre-construction agreement:
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A pre-construction feasibility study provides the client with a written assessment of the site, proposed scope, permitting requirements, budget range, schedule considerations, major risks, and recommended next steps needed to determine whether the project should move forward.
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This is the crucial step to make sure the designs reflect the budget. We can design to almost any budget, but we can not budget to every design. The importance of this phase can not be over-stated.
You receive early guidance on how the design, scope, and finish expectations align with your budget, so the plans are shaped around what you are prepared to build before time and money are spent developing the wrong direction.
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You receive a working scope and budget framework that organizes the project into clear categories, identifies allowances, assumptions, exclusions, and major cost drivers, and gives you a realistic understanding of where the money is going.
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We gather and organize input from key trades, vendors, consultants, and project partners, then translate it into a clear project summary that helps you understand pricing direction, lead times, buildability, material availability, permitting considerations, and potential risks.
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You receive a clear set of recommendations and decision points that define project cost, schedule, durability, design intent, and long-term value before construction documents and pricing are finalized.
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You receive a preliminary plan for how the project will move through permitting, procurement, scheduling, construction sequencing, and owner decisions, giving you a clearer picture of what happens next and when.
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At the end of the process, you receive a complete project guide that brings together the refined scope, budget, schedule, assumptions, exclusions, key decisions, trade input, and next steps into one lasting planning tool for the entire project.