True Design Bid Build.

An owner hires a designer to design the project and prepare the drawings and building specs. Ideally, we’re brought in at this time to include our True Constructible approach, ensuring the system is practical and that the best quality materials and equipment are brought in for the job. Our True Constructible approach is our highly adaptive and agile process that brings creative solutions to new challenges, where we:

1. Define the problem we’re trying to solve
   
2. Explore new ways of framing the problem
   
3. Synthesize the information we’ve gathered
   
4. Ideate possible solutions
   
5. Refine the right approach, and
   
6. Execute the plan and get it done with the right people.

The owner would have to:

1. Put projects out to tender to individual contractors based on the documented scope of work provided to them by the designer.
2. Go back and forth with the designer if bids come back over budget due to market issues.
3. Potentially redesign the project if the bid process determines it’s not buildable

However, when True Mechanical is involved at this stage, we conduct a preliminary constructibility audit to ensure the proposed designs are buildable. If they’re not, we’ll offer a remediation plan to bring it into line. We can also put together a qualified list of best-in-class trades and suppliers suitable for the project.

Traditionally, nearly every component of the project is delivered by subcontractors, which can create a lot of pressure between teams. Also, redline or ‘as-built’ conditions often occur, placing owners at risk. When we’re brought in at this stage, before we embark on the build we’ll put the project through our True Constructible process to ensure it’s buildable. If it’s not, we can still execute if remediation is required. To avoid construction and material delays, labour shortages, remediation fixes, change orders and scope creep, it’s best if we’re brought in at the start of the Design stage.