Step-by-Step through Design-Build

The negotiated design-build process involves the owner in every step of decision-making, while relegating to the design-builder full responsibility for outcomes.

Strategic Planning

Before a delivery process can be selected and designed, the owner must define the broad needs of the facility.  Design-build is the preferred process for complex roofing solutions, whether the project is new construction, retrofit, or renovation.

Market Surveys

Once the broad project requirements have been identified, DBS can help you precisely define your scope of work by preparing a market survey. Properly conceived, the market survey will clearly identify the project's performance objectives, as well as its budget and timelines.

Design-Build Firm Selection

A qualification list (RFQ) organizes design-build firms under consideration according to critical factors such as reputation, capacity, project team qualifications, financial strength, specialized knowledge, and application-appropriate experience. Each design-build team should be interviewed and evaluated before a firm is selected and a contract negotiated.

Engineering Services

The design-build contract encompasses every aspect of architecture and design, as they relate to rooftop systems. DBS offers architectural, information technology, civil, environmental, landscape, electrical, geothermal, photovoltaic, structural, mechanical, and surveying engineering services.

Construction Services

The design-build contract also encompasses a complete range of building-related construction services from traditional maintenance and repair to specialized services such as disaster relief, perimeter security, HVAC, lightning protection, and misc. services.