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General Construction
You need the most comprehensive source of information on construction projects, period. The big ones, the small ones, the public ones and the private ones, they all represent your next potential job. As a general contractor, you also need tools to help you find the best match for your business and the contacts that can connect you to your next job. At Dodge, we help you find the best projects, collaborate with your subs and suppliers, and win the work.
The Responsibilities of the General Contractor:
Before the commencement of a construction project, a general contractor will visit and assess the construction site. When evaluating the property, the contractor will formulate an expected price for the project, known as the estimate. Upon determining the price for the property, the contractors will then evaluate the cost of all materials, equipment, as well as the cost of labor. After analyzing the expected cost of the project, the contractor will provide the owner of the building with an estimated price for the entire construction process.
Following the delivery of the expected price for the project, the contractor will draw up contracts for the owner, the employees and the design team. These contracts will elaborate on the budget and the conditions revolving around the plans and specifications of the project.
Design and Build
Design-Build. You might say it’s a simple approach to construction. A team working together from start to finish in open communication and purposeful collaboration to deliver otherwise unachievable results. It’s the notion that when owners sit at the same table with architects, builders, engineers and estimators, great ideas — the best ideas — are born. And the way is paved for creative solutions to take hold, resulting in costs minimized, schedules streamlined and efficiencies realized.
What is Design-Build?
Design-Build is a construction delivery method that provides owners with a single point of contact for both the design and construction phases of a project. One entity holds single-source responsibility and contractual risk for every aspect of a build — from estimation, assessments and pre-construction to architecture, schematics, engineering, subcontracting, construction and post-construction. This entity, the Design-Builder, manages all contracts with companies, such as subcontractors, equipment vendors and materials providers.