Weekly Design Meetings and Protecting Finishes

Finishes and other key design elements are important for both the project owner and architect.

D. Brown Management

January 27, 2019 2 minute read

preconstruction

A contractor providing preconstruction services must focus on protecting these throughout the design-development process.

If a contractor is only providing basic estimating services throughout design development, this is what happens:

30% - Budget looks good across the board - everyone is happy.
60% - Budget increases in critical systems, including structural and MEP force value-engineering into the finishes because the design is too far along to cost effectively make changes elsewhere.
90% - Budget for finishes is often cut further than the project owner or architect would like, but there are few choices left.

The solution is rigorously managed weekly design meetings facilitated by the contractor and focusing on value-engineering each system throughout the whole design-development process.

This is just as critical as protecting the overall budget and cash flow of the project.

Preconstruction Estimate Summary. Design Development.

This Series (15 of 19)

Understand Buying Motivations Project Income Projections Weekly Design Meetings and Protecting Finishes Building an Effective Preconstruction Team Best Methods for Presenting Changes During the Design-Development Phase

This Series (15 of 19)

Learning, Doing and Teaching

Growth in life, career, and business is about a continual cycle of learning, doing, and teaching.

Ownership Transition - Key Buyer Risks

While different, buyers of a construction business have just as many risks as sellers. Deeply understanding the risks for both parties is a great start to creating the foundation of a deal.

Delivering Advanced Preconstruction Services

Delivering Advanced Preconstruction Services is the rigorous process of ensuring budgets are met along with maintaining features critical to the project owner / users.