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Benefits

• Single Responsibility for Design & Performance

• Project Costs Determined Earlier

• Phased Contract Reduce Owners Financial Risk

• Can Lower Time and Cost
  

• Potential to Choose Subs

• Potential to Enhance Project Quality

• Design Shaped to Budget ​

Keys to Success

• Make Sure the Project is Right for Design Build

• Understand Design Build Contract and Procurement Process.

• Participate in Selection of Design Team

• Have Clear, Defined Expectations of Scope and Schedule
  

• Select Contractor Based on Experience, Rates & Fees (Bidding Based on Lump Sum or Budget Bids is Equivalent

  ​to Signing a Blank Check)
• Pick People as Well as the Company

• Establish a Collaborative Approach with a Trusted Team

Design/Build  (DB)

As a Design/Build contractor, ACI will contract directly with your architect and coordinate both architectural design and construction. Known as “turn-key” or “single-source responsibility,” Design/Build gives the owner flexibility in the level of involvement while focusing attention and accountability on one entity.​