Commercial Construction Houston TX

Commercial Construction HOuston Management Services

When you are looking to hire a professional team to help them manage your commercial construction Houston TX project, but also want to maintain control over it, an at risk, with or without a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) is among your best options for delivery methods. With commercial management, contractors can quote the cost of general conditions and mark-up rate on job costs, and after an agreement is reached the contractor solicits bids from subcontractors.

PROS

• Because the construction team can be formed early in the design process, the design and construction process can overlap, which will inevitably save time and money.
• With the many phases of commercial construction overlapping, there will be more direct communication between all parties, which generally results in a smoother build with less miscommunication.
• Tends to be more consistent and collaborative than traditional Design-Bid-Build.
• Budgets can be adjusted throughout the process.
• The Owner, Contractor, Engineer and Architect can all work together to hire the best possible subcontractors.
• The Architect and Engineer don’t have to focus so heavily on creating perfectly defined plans since the back and forth can happen in real time. This results in saving time and money.
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CONS

• The Contractor has less incentive to find ways to cut costs.
• Costs can fluctuate more than other delivery methods, due to economic influence, during the completion time.
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TIPS

• Construction Management is the preferred agreement when a firm contract price is not required upfront and an ultra-fast delivery is not required.