All construction projects incur risk and require leaps of faith between both the owner and the contractor. One of the primary purposes of the construction contract is to balance the risk associated with what can be a complicated and risk-laden endeavor. In the design-build process, there are primarily three contract types. 1. Lump Sum (fixed […]
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Design Professionals Play Critical Role in the Design-Build Process
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One of the more common misconceptions about the design-build process is that the contractor actually has architects and engineers on staff that create the design documents. Although some design-build contractors do complete working drawings with their staff, Paul Hemmer Company believes that the objectivity of third party design professionals is crucial to a design-build project’s
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Springdale Commerce Park Breaks Ground
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Design-Build Cuts Costs for Government Agency
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What Makes For a Great Owner/Contractor Relationship?
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Make Hay While the Sun Shines. What are Winter Costs?
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Paul Hemmer Company congratulates Brian Papke, Chairman of Mazak Corporation, on his induction into the Northern Kentucky Business Hall of Fame.
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What is Design-Build Construction? In its simplest form, design-build construction means that the design professionals are contracted directly by the construction manager as opposed to the owner. This varies from the traditional method (design-bid-build) where owners hires an architectural firm to oversee the design and then contracts separately for the construction. The traditional approach requires
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