- 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 t0 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.
