First you eliminate unmonitored design - a common cause of high construction costs and cost overruns. With the Plan & Specification method, the owner does not know the real cost of the project until after it is designed and put out to bid. By contrast, a competent DESIGN / BUILD team will compare alternatives and budget the project prior to completing the plans, saving you both time and money with an earlier start and completion.

Secondly, costly redesign is eliminated.

Finally, expensive change orders are avoided, giving you control over the cost of your project with a guaranteed maximum cost, up front.

VALUE ENGINEERING - Unlike Plan & Spec, DESIGN / BUILD Contractors offer you a variety of systems or equipment. You get the equivalent of several bids, but without the expensive and time - delaying bidding process.

Cost saving innovations in design have historically come from DESIGN / BUILD Contractors. Consultants working on a minimal fee cannot afford to change their "standard specification". This is because problems with innovative designs and the " low bidder " may come from their pocket. The DESIGN / BUILD Contractor saves you money on design fees, and more importantly gives you a cost effective, fundamental design that is not influenced by a percentage - of - costs, design fee.