Pre-Construction Services

Our pre-construction services include:

• Provide overall project feasibility.
• Establish the project design team and coordinate architectural and engineering services.
• Manage the design schedule.
• Provide inputs as the design progresses ensuring minimum cost and maximum utility.
• Provide preliminary cost estimates and construction schedules.
• Assist in project financing.
• Prepare construction documents with the design team.
• Provide a final cost analysis.
• Perform final contract negotiation with prospective subcontractors.
• Provide value engineering analysis.
• Provide anticipated monthly cash flow projections.
• Provide preparation and execution of construction contracts.

General Contracting Services.

• Flexible contracting methods.
• Evaluate client requirements.
• Review project budget.
• Project scheduling.
• Estimating and value engineering.
• On-site supervision and coordination.
• Project accounting.
• Contract management.

With literally decades of experience, our team is equipped to handle virtually any type of construction project.

Design-build Contract

The design-build method of construction helps meet your expected budget and schedule for your project. DCG will assemble a design team comprising of experts that have proved themselves to us on previous projects. You get the benefit of our practical and pricing inputs; DCG will offer preliminary estimates and cost-saving design options during the design process.

This eliminates unnecessary design fees for re-design if your project needs to be value-engineered to lower costs. This method of contracting insures that, as your contractor, DCG understands your expectations and requirements fully. DCG always keeps design-build and negotiated projects competitive by bidding the project to several subcontractors in each trade, while making sure that quality is never compromised. We would be happy to give you specific references for successful design-build projects we have completed.

Negotiated Contract

Another method commonly used is a negotiated contract. This allows you to bring DCG in later in the design process. DCG will work with you and your architect to ensure that costs are kept down. Again, working as a team, you, your architect, engineers, contractor, and subcontractors, help accomplish your goals for your project at minimum cost, maximum quality and the shortest schedule.

Many times, a competitive bid results in unexpectedly high costs, which leads to an owner's request for value engineering. In these cases on a commitment from the owner, DCG will work on cost saving ideas; re- design specific project aspects and propose alternates that help you maintain your budget requirements.

Competitively Bid Contracts

For many projects, DCG is involved only after design is complete and the project is competitively bid to general contractors. Be assured that DCG does not compromise on quality or service on a competitive bid project.

Contract Structures

The most common contract form is a lump sum contract. Under this contract, the contractor provides a set contract amount for a pre-determined scope of work. Changes to the bid documents and the associated costs are addressed by way of a Change Order, approved by the owner.

Many of our clients prefer the guaranteed maximum price contract. The guaranteed maximum contract provides for an open-book policy: you can review the costs associated with your project at any time. The owner has a fixed contract amount which simplifies issues greatly - it helps to ensure that you are aware of and understand all costs.