DESIGN AND BUILD PROCESS
What is the design/build process anyway? Many designers and contractors that don’t provide a design/build process let the customer find a designer on their own and work with them separately. Once that design is done, the customer will then need to find a contractor to work with who will build the project. Starting your new or remodelling project, working with both a designer and a contractor separately, playing the middle man, and trying to make decisions is a challenging way to complete your project. This process is very time consuming, confusing and overall very frustrating.The first timers are the ones who gets hurt the most but if you have built before and or have a reliable builder or vice versa ,we are more than happy to design for you or just build for you.
At Samas Consultants we believe the Design/Build process is the most effective model for residential home and construction. As architects, designers and builders under one roof, we work with you as a team. Samas has a united and experienced team from initial concept through construction, which means that we can identify potential issues before they become problems. Our SAMAS © process will also answer all of our clients’ needs, which reduces problems and overall costs. This is how Samas ensures a smooth process from start to finish. Take a minute to read about our process to see if SAMAS is the right people for you. Then read reviews from our past customers to see how our process worked for them.
Here’s a step-by-step guide of our design/build process.
Step 1: In-Home Consultation
•During the in-home visit we get to see the area we will bebuilding and further discuss your project.
•Continue getting to know each other, what is important to you, and gather as much information as possible in terms of design and scope of work.
•Together we will decide if we can create a fixed cost proposal without designing the project in detail and making all of the product selections needed.
•Have a more in-depth discussion about what you are looking for in the contractor you want to work with. We will also discuss and confirm the project budget range options to determine your interest in moving forward with the design process.
•We will also discuss with you the next step if you choose to go forward, which is to sign our Design/Build agreement.
•At the end of this meeting if we both confident about working together, your Samas Consultant will prepare a Design/Build agreement for your project.
Step 2: Design/Build Agreement
•Review your Design/Build or just Design agreement, which includes a basic description of the steps and phases of the process, as well as an estimated budget range of your proposed project.
•Agree Samas is the right designer, and contractor for your project and that you are ready to move forward.
•Alternatively you could at this stage decide just to do designing with us.
•Sign the Design/Build or Just Design agreement and provide the design retainer for the project.
Step 3: Design & Planning
Upon acceptance of the Design/Build agreement and payment of the required design retainer, we will begin the detailed design work which includes:
•Gather all required information for your project.
•Further development of the design and final project concept drawings.
•Assistance with product and material selections.
•Create the detailed specifications for your project.
Step 4: Construction
Once plans, specifications, and material selections are complete, a fixed price New Laws compliant construction contract is finalized. Your initial design retainer is applied towards the contract and the initial deposit is collected. Upon finalizing the contract, SAMAS will complete the following:
•Complete the plans as needed for construction and for permit application.
•Take care of the building permit application process. SAMAS will apply for all permits required.
•Produce a detailed construction schedule using our online project management program called SAMAS Construct.
•Have a pre-construction meeting to review the project one more time, discuss what to expect and answer any of your questions.
•Construction of your project will be overseen by our Certified Construction Manager and completed using our Lead Carpenter system.
•Hold weekly project update walk-through meetings.
•We hope to earn your referrals through superior performance by every member of our team.
Step 5: Post-Production
•Together we will do a project pre-completion walk through to identify and agree on any remaining details required to call your project complete.
•Once complete project completion documents are signed.
•After construction is complete, your warranty period will begin.
•We supply you with a project packet which includes project warranty and care information for all of your materials.
•We will then ask you if we have earned the right to be referred to others by you.
•We will also ask if you would help us by providing a written testimonial or review.
