Design build

Design and construction under one roof

Design-build puts the architect, the engineers and the builders under one contract, so the people drawing your building are sitting beside the people who will build it.

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Because the builders are in the room from day one, designs are priced as they are drawn. You can get a firm number much earlier than with a traditional tender, often early enough to secure financing.

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A firm price, earlier

Every design-build project is priced in stages, with the number getting firmer as the drawings develop, and locked once you are ready.

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• Early feasibility

We check the site, zoning and budget before any detailed drawing, so the design starts from what is actually possible.

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No redesigns because the first plan could not be built.

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• Design with the builders

Our site leads review every drawing set, catching details that would be slow or costly to build.

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Drawings the crew can build quickly.

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• Staged pricing

You get an updated price at each design stage, with the cost of every option shown before you choose it.

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You always know what a decision costs.

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• Permits handled

We prepare and track the development and building permit applications with the City, and answer every review comment.

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Permit questions are answered in days, not weeks.

How design-build actually progresses

See when the big decisions happen, what the City needs to approve, and when the price gets locked.

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Step 01: Feasibility

We review the site, zoning, budget and timeline, and tell you honestly what will fit before any drawing starts.

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Confirm goals and budget range.

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Step 02: Concept design

Layouts and massing are developed with you, priced as we go, so every option comes with its cost.

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Choose the layout and direction.

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Step 03: Price lock

Drawings are developed far enough for a firm price. You approve the number before detailed design begins.

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Sign off on the fixed price.

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Step 04: Permits and build

Permit drawings are submitted and construction starts.

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Final selections, then we build.

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What you get at the end

At handover you receive the finished building, the occupancy permit, warranties and a full set of as-built drawings for your records.

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From first sketch to final handover

Built for owners who want one team, one contract and one price. You work with the same Rusnak people from the first sketch to the final walkthrough.