General Contracting

• Owner hires design team
• Work through design development documents to complete construction documents
• Documents put out to bid to General Contractors
• Perception that Owner will receive the best value through competitive bid process
• Reality is sub bidding is inconsistent and fragmented
• Subcontractors not bidding to a predetermined scope or schedule
• Scope gaps and duplications
• No commitment to project schedule
• Check and balance between designers and contractor during construction
• Owner coordinating contractual relationships with at least two separate entities that may be disconnected and have different agendas
• Little or no input from contractors regarding constructability, budget, value engineering, product options means, methods, or schedule (ID of long lead items)
• No test of budget until bids come in. Impact to schedule if over budget and to design cost for re-design
• No control over who gets the job. Everyone on the project was the low bidder; could impact quality and schedule
• Relationship is established through a competitive process.

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