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Service 03, Design. Build. Grow.

Design-Build Commercial Construction

In design-build, design and construction sit under one accountable team. The people pricing and building the project are in the room while it is being drawn, so budget reality and design intent develop together instead of colliding at bid day.

  • What this covers
  • How design-build works
  • Budget alignment during design
  • Constructability built in
  • Schedule compression
  • When traditional delivery is the better fit

For owners, the practical benefit is fewer handoffs, fewer finger-pointing conversations, and an earlier start on the work that drives the schedule.

01

How design-build works

You contract with one entity. Bauer-Build coordinates the design professionals, manages the pricing feedback loop through each design stage, and carries responsibility for delivering the built result against the agreed budget and schedule.

02

Budget alignment during design

Rather than a single price at the end of construction documents, the budget is priced and re-priced as the design develops. Scope decisions are made against live cost information, so the project that gets drawn is the project you can afford.

03

Constructability built in

Field input during design removes detail conflicts, simplifies assemblies and reduces RFIs during construction, the quiet cost driver on most traditionally delivered projects.

04

Schedule compression

Because permitting, procurement and early trade packages can start before the full drawing set is finished, design-build often shortens overall duration compared with design-bid-build.

05

When traditional delivery is the better fit

Design-build is not always right. Projects with fully completed documents, strict public bidding requirements, or a design team already engaged may be better served by traditional delivery or construction management. We will tell you which fits your situation.

How this service runs

  1. 01

    Discover

    Understand the business behind the building.

  2. 02

    Define

    Turn goals into a defined scope and an early budget range.

  3. 03

    Plan

    Preconstruction, pricing, permits and procurement.

  4. 04

    Build

    Supervised, sequenced, reported construction.

  5. 05

    Deliver

    Punch, inspections, closeout and turnover.

  6. 06

    Support

    Warranty and follow-through after opening.

See the full process

Design-Build FAQs

Do we lose design control in design-build?
No. You approve the design at every stage. What changes is that cost feedback arrives while decisions are still open.
How does design-build compare to design-bid-build?
See our resource article comparing design-build and traditional construction for a side-by-side breakdown of risk, cost certainty and schedule.

Design. Build. Grow.

Planning design-build?

Tell us what you are planning. You will get a straight answer on feasibility, budget range and schedule, before you commit to design.

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