delivery methods

 

trehel corporation has successfully completed each delivery method described and we believe that it is important that our clients know every option for procuring design and construction.  Each system has advantages and disadvantages and should be carefully considered before beginning your journey of designing and building your new facility or renovating an existing facility.

design - bid - build

design - bid - build is a more traditional method and likely the most familiar to the public.  Like several methods, the owner holds a separate contract with the architect and contractor.  Unlike other methods, typically, the ultimate criterion for the selection of the contractor is the lowest bid on a defined scope of work.  Many choose this method because they believe this will provide the lowest and most competitive pricing.

                                   

                

Partial Project List Constructed by trehel corporation:

• Dorman High School Athletic Facilities
• McLees Elementary School
• Oconee County Transfer Station
• West Oak Middle School
• Wofford College Russell C. King Baseball Stadium

 

partnering

Partnering is a hybrid delivery system that has been around for many years.  In most cases, the owner chooses an architect through a qualification process and then chooses a contractor through a qualification process.  Obviously, this is the most successful when the two firms chosen have a working relationship with one another, but it really deals more with personalities than working for a common goal.  If done correctly, partnering can be very competitive and can avoid many of the adversarial relationships that can occur in the low bid method (design-bid-build).  In most cases, partnering provides for pricing at schematic drawings, but the contractor can simply become a pricing service in the early phases and sometimes does not (or is not allowed to) provide input.

                                     

Partial Project List Constructed by trehel corporation:

• Mauldin City Hall
• Clemson United Methodist Church
• Easley Law Enforcement Center
• Wofford College Student Village, Phases I-V
• The Martin Inn at Clemson University

 

design - build

Design - Build has become more of a buzz word in the marketplace over the last ten to twelve years.  The main difference, contractually, in the Design-Build delivery method is the single source contract.  Unlike most other methods, the owner holds a single contract for all services, including architecture, engineering and construction.  The owner typically selects a team based on qualifications, but there are instances where an owner may choose to select on a proposal, including designs and pricing.  Depending on the team chosen, this method can be very competitive.  In the same vein, this method can also have the reputation of being the most expensive method and can have all the negative issues of any other delivery method.  Regardless, if executed correctly, the owner typically has less risk in their project.  Design-Build provides more flexibility than any other method and is often considered the quickest method of designing and building a facility.

                                       

Partial Project List Constructed by trehel corporation:

• Clemson Law Enforcement Center
• Pickens County Library
• Anderson Arts Warehouse
• Lyman United Methodist Church

 

construction manager at risk (cm@risk)

This method, in many ways, takes some of the best of each delivery method and molds them into one.  In reality, it is very much like Partnering, but has some nuances that make it a little different for the institutional world.  Construction Management (not at risk) is more of a management approach than a construction method because the CM simply works as a construction agent for the owner, but does not hold any contracts, in most cases, with anyone other than the owner.  Construction Management at Risk differs due to the fact that the construction company is actually at risk for the cost of the project.  The Construction Manager, in CM@Risk, guarantees the cost of the project at an early stage.  Therefore, the CM acts as the owner's agent and is also responsible for cost control.  Like Partnering, the owner holds a contract with the architect and the Construction Manager.  If done correctly, the CM can provide input to the owner on costs, constructability, and life-cycle costs prior to the completion of construction documents.

                                       

Partial Project List Constructed by trehel corporation:

• Pickens High School
• West Oak High School
• Seneca High School
• Tamassee-Salem Middle/High School (under construction)
• Walhalla High School (under contract)

 

master builder - trehel corporation's better building process^TM in 3D

The Master Builder approach goes all the way back to Biblical times where the designer and constructor were one, as a true single source.  The Better Building Process^TM developed by trehel takes every positive aspect of each delivery method and combines it into one single package.  It is single source in its contractual relationship, it provides competitive pricing, and it allows all the risk to be managed, which, in essence, removes the owner's risk.  Most importantly, it allows the relationships to be with people and not documents.  It is the only method that truly balances function, size, quality, aesthetics and cost.  Rather than finding ten prices on one solution, the Better Building Process^TM finds as many prices on as many solutions as can be conceived - at no additional cost to the owner.  It is an open book relationship, and the owner is able to see every competitive quote and be involved in the selection process.  It is done through discernment, quality design, and exceptional delivery; it is a true team approach.

                                      

Partial Project List Constructed by trehel corporation:

• Clemson Centre
• Highpointe of Clemson
• Crawford Falls
• Clemson Presbyterian Church