Design-Build and Construction Management in New York

Under design-build, one contract covers design coordination and construction. We work with your architect and engineers from the start, test the drawings for buildability and cost, and build what the drawings show.

As construction manager, we run the schedule, budget, quality control and every subcontractor. If you already have a builder, we can also act as your owner's representative: we review pricing, track progress and report to you.

We price the full scope before construction starts, with allowances for items you have not selected. We build the schedule around permit timing and long-lead items such as windows, stone and elevators.

We prepare and file permit applications with your architect, answer objections and schedule inspections, so approvals do not hold the job.

• Guaranteed maximum price: a price ceiling with open books
• Cost-plus: actual costs plus a fee
• Fixed price: a set price for a defined scope

We explain how each contract works and recommend the one that fits your drawings and your project.

A general contractor builds from drawings that someone else completed. Design-build brings the builder in earlier, so pricing, scheduling and buildability are checked before work begins.

If you live in another city or another country, weekly reports keep you informed. Each report includes photos, schedule status, budget status and the decisions we need from you.

We vet and manage the trades, and we hold them to written milestones. Every change to the scope goes through a written change order, with the price and schedule effect, before the work starts.

At handover, we walk the home with you and complete the punch list. After handover, we return for warranty service and offer maintenance programs.

Licensing rules differ by city, county and town. We carry the licenses and insurance each jurisdiction requires and provide certificates to owners, boards and lenders on request.