Planning and Preconstruction
Builder input during the initial planning and design stages of a project offers the greatest opportunity to positively impact your budget and schedule. Owners and architects design teams alike depend on our detailed preconstruction services to assure—early on—that projects meet budget and schedule objectives. With more than 70 years of construction experience, and close ties to developers, architects, subcontractors, and financing sources, Darland offers a wide range of project planning expertise.
Accurate Estimating
Darland is a proven resource for up-to-date material and labor costs. Utilizing our industry partners, we develop detailed and reliable preconstruction estimating that helps owners/architects meet budget targets.
Prequalification
Darland prescreens subcontractors to assure they meet project requirements, whether for specialized capabilities or scheduling demands.
Procurement
Utilizing our industry partners, Darland can assist the owner and design team to make informed decisions regarding subcontractor and vendor selection, material selections, and the need for early bid packages for long-lead materials and equipment.
Construction Management
Darland has developed leading-edge project delivery processes that streamline construction, speed project completion, and effectively manage costs while maintaining top-level quality. Our goal is to assure owner expectations are met and exceeded at every step, and we do so with our proactive approach to problem solving, budget management, and collaboration.
Whether serving as a general contractor or construction manager, Darland partners with the owner and design team to provide comprehensive management of all on-site construction, subcontractor work, and administrative activities. We focus on being proactive, adaptable, and good communicators.
Comprehensive Coordination
Your Darland team will manage every aspect of your construction project: coordination and performance of all subcontractors, material delivery, systems integration, site management, safety, and quality assurance.
Cost Management
Darland’s project management capabilities keep projects on schedule and on budget. Proactive planning focuses on identifying and resolving plan discrepancies prior to construction to limit the need for changes.
Proactive Communication
Darland has long focused on collaboration and proactive communication. One of our primary objectives is to keep all project partners; owners, architects, and subcontractors, informed and in tune with project requirements and progress.
Design-Build
When your building schedule and budgets are tight, our design-build solutions speed your project to completion and deliver maximum value for your construction investment. Darland’s design-build approach efficiently integrates design and construction processes and gets you to a guaranteed price more quickly.
Darland’s design-build team manages every step from pre-design space planning to design and preconstruction, as well as scheduling, budget management, and all construction phases. We outsource design to well-qualified architects, while assuring that owners remain engaged in all critical aspects of the project such as space allocations, proximities, and design aesthetics.
Early Cost Control
Material and construction cost evaluations can begin at a much earlier stage than the traditional design-bid-build process. This allows us to determine a guaranteed price sooner and allows modifications without costly change orders.
Efficient Material Procurement
Pricing and procurement of long-lead items can be initiated in stages, so construction can begin and, therefore, complete sooner.
Fast-track Construction
Construction of core and shell elements—foundation, steel, building exterior, and mechanical/electrical/plumbing service—can begin as soon as core design and pricing are approved, while the interior design is still underway.
Single-source Responsibility
Under our design-build contract, Darland takes full responsibility for both design and construction, thereby limiting or eliminating change orders due to design deficiencies or constructability issues. In addition, we will establish a fair method to enact client-requested scope changes.
Advanced Building Practices
From sustainable or “green” building techniques, integrated project delivery, and building information modeling to the complex requirements of healthcare, technology, and industrial construction, Darland will deliver the benefits of advanced building practices to your next project.
Sustainable Building
Darland is committed to incorporating emerging building practices that help reduce long-term costs, promote wise use of resources, and lead to sustainable construction practices that positively impact our environment. We are engaged in LEED-compliant construction, which requires extensive planning, documentation, and partner coordination on all aspects of construction. Our team is adept at sourcing green materials and well suited to manage the tracking, transporting, and disposal/recycling requirements needed to achieve LEED certification.
Building Information Modeling—BIM
Darland staff has extensive experience in the use of BIM design applications to evaluate all facets of systems integration prior to and during construction of complex building plans. This three-dimensional modeling of all structural, mechanical, and data components enables us to effectively identify and resolve any system conflicts or plan discrepancies in a proactive manner.
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