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HOW WE BUILD DIFFERENTLY

US

A ONE-STEP APPROACH WITH ONE TEAM

YOU

RELEVANT

1 POINT OF CONTACT

1 POINT OF RESPONSIBILITY

OVERSEES ALL ASPECTS OF ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN, AND BUILDING

A single point of responsibility manages your entire build from design through construction. Design-Build eliminates unnecessary aggravation and delays, streamlining the entire process. At Relevant, we handle every aspect of your project. From concept to design and through construction. Your Relevant team includes architects, designers, estimators, project managers, and a general contractor.

THEM

THE TRADITIONAL BUILD

YOU

CONTRACTOR

ARCHITECT

DESIGNER

SUB CONTRACTOR

Most builders use a process known as the design-bid-build, especially for custom homes. This is when the client contracts directly with an architect to draw the plans. After the plans are developed, the owner contracts separately with a builder to bid the plans. Even more cumbersome typically an owner signs another contract with an independent designer.

Owners are abandoning traditional project delivery methods for lack of innovation and collaboration.
"
"
Robert Christopher

LOWER UNIT COSTS

0.3%

vs

Design

Bid

Build

1.9%

vs Construction Manager at Risk

FASTER CONSTRUCTION

36%

vs

Design

Bid

Build

13%

vs

Construction

Manager

at Risk

LESS COST GROWTH

3.8%

vs

Design

Bid

Build

2.4%

vs Construction

Manager

at Risk

LESS SCHEDULE GROWTH

1.7%

vs

Design

Bid

Build

3.9%

vs

Construction

Manager

at Risk

FASTER DEIVERY METHOD

102%

vs

Design

Bid

Build

61%

vs

Construction

Manager

at Risk

2018 Project Performance Review, CII/Pankow

DESIGN-BUILD COMPARED TO OTHER PROJECT DELIVERY METHODS
RELEVANT REASONS TO GO DESIGN BUILD...

01.

MINIMIZES OWNER RISK

02.

COST SAVING

03.

ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY FAST TRACK PROJECTS

04.

HIGHER QUALITY BY IN-HOUSE COLLABORATION & INNOVATION

05.

FLEXIBILITY 

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