Six key advantages of design-build
Project value and cost savings
Early collaboration with designers reduces costs because we can leverage extensive product knowledge and ideas to enhance project performance. Strong relationships with key vendors also helps us drive design efficiency.
Design it one time
By integrating proven best practices into the design from the start, we can significantly reduce the time and costs associated with typical redesign and value engineering efforts.
Accelerated schedule
We align the design schedule with the desired construction timeline rather than depending on outdated milestones. This allows us to leverage procurement services to release long-lead equipment earlier while maintaining subcontractor competition.
Focus client involvement
We handle the contracting and overall management of the process, greatly reducing the workload for clients. This enables them to focus on what matters most: the decisions regarding the design and performance of their facility.
Cost and schedule certainty
Establishing a single point of contact and project leadership reduces uncertainty and drives the project toward desired outcomes.
Strategic risk allocation
By assigning risk to the party best equipped to manage it, we reduce client exposure to unforeseen challenges and ensure the best outcome.
How design-build delivers success
Decades of excellence
Design-build offers significant advantages that other delivery methods can’t provide.
$6.2 billion
in design-build work (completed and in-progress)
300+
design-build projects
12%
of total revenue in 2024 was design-build delivery
1-2%
preconstruction budget margin
Elevating expectations
Every design-build project is tailored to fit your specific needs because we believe in the power of collaboration.
Collaboration for the win
To capitalize on their growing athletic department, Jacksonville State University needed a new football operations facility complete with an adjoining dining hall and dormitory. As the design-builder, we prioritized cost and priced every component meticulously to stay on budget. This fast-tracked project was a collaborative process from the very beginning, ensuring that we had access to the design team and wouldn’t have to deal with red tape.
Beating the schedule
Because we relied on building information modeling and Lean construction principles, the project met all of the client’s requirements and wrapped up nearly three months early, paving the way for even more collaboration on the next build.
Precision in every detail
Our project team had to adhere to numerous requirements from the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) programs for design excellence and construction excellence. As the design-builder, we were trusted to make critical decisions as they arose to minimize their impact on the cost and the schedule. As a result, our team delivered a quality product on time and within budget—one that also received more than a dozen awards, including several from Associated Builders and Contractors and the GSA’s own Construction Awards.
Jacksonville State University Football Facilities
Airbus Final Assembly Lines
U.S. Courthouse San Antonio
Collaboration for the win
To capitalize on their growing athletic department, Jacksonville State University needed a new football operations facility complete with an adjoining dining hall and dormitory. As the design-builder, we prioritized cost and priced every component meticulously to stay on budget. This fast-tracked project was a collaborative process from the very beginning, ensuring that we had access to the design team and wouldn’t have to deal with red tape.
Beating the schedule
Because we relied on building information modeling and Lean construction principles, the project met all of the client’s requirements and wrapped up nearly three months early, paving the way for even more collaboration on the next build.
Precision in every detail
Our project team had to adhere to numerous requirements from the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) programs for design excellence and construction excellence. As the design-builder, we were trusted to make critical decisions as they arose to minimize their impact on the cost and the schedule. As a result, our team delivered a quality product on time and within budget—one that also received more than a dozen awards, including several from Associated Builders and Contractors and the GSA’s own Construction Awards.
As a licensed general contractor, Brasfield & Gorrie does not offer or provide architectural or engineering services and will retain licensed professionals under separate contract(s) for such services on design-build projects or projects that involve delegated-design scopes. Any input, feedback, or facilitation by Brasfield & Gorrie personnel regarding design or engineering documents or issues is for construction document review, cost analysis, and/or constructability analysis purposes and shall not constitute or be construed as the practice of architecture or engineering.