Single-Source Project Delivery
Design-Build Services
One contract. One team. One point of accountability. Faster delivery, better coordination, and clearer responsibility from concept to completion.
What Is Design-Build?
Design and Construction. Unified.
Traditional construction projects separate design and construction into sequential phases with separate contracts. The owner hires an architect to design the project, then bids the construction to a general contractor. This creates a handoff — and with it, gaps in accountability, coordination problems, and the potential for costly disputes between designer and contractor.
Design-build eliminates that handoff. Under a design-build contract, Partain Builders is responsible for both the design and construction of your project — coordinating the design team, managing the construction process, and delivering a finished facility under a single contract with a single point of accountability.
The result is a faster, more cost-effective, and more accountable project delivery — with fewer surprises, better coordination, and a team that is aligned around a single goal: delivering your project on time, on budget, and to spec.
Why Design-Build
The Design-Build Advantage
Faster Delivery
Design and construction phases overlap rather than running sequentially, compressing the overall project schedule by weeks or months.
Better Cost Control
Early contractor involvement in design allows for real-time value engineering and constructability review — catching costly design issues before they become field problems.
Single Accountability
One contract, one point of contact, one entity responsible for both design and construction. No finger-pointing between designer and contractor.
Integrated Team
Design and construction professionals work as a unified team from day one, improving coordination and reducing the errors that come from handoffs between separate firms.
Our Design-Build Services
What We Deliver
From initial project programming and design coordination through construction management and final delivery, Partain Builders manages every phase of your design-build project with a focus on speed, quality, and cost control.
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
What is design-build construction?
Design-build is a project delivery method where a single entity — the design-builder — is responsible for both the design and construction of a project. This is in contrast to the traditional design-bid-build method, where the owner contracts separately with a designer and a contractor. Design-build streamlines delivery, improves coordination, and provides a single point of accountability.
What are the advantages of design-build over traditional design-bid-build?
Design-build typically delivers projects faster and with better cost certainty than traditional design-bid-build. Because the designer and contractor work together from the start, constructability issues are caught early, value engineering opportunities are identified during design, and the overall project schedule is compressed by overlapping design and construction phases.
Is design-build appropriate for government and public projects?
Yes. Many government agencies use design-build delivery for its speed, cost certainty, and accountability advantages. Partain Builders' dual licensing and experience with government contracting make us well-positioned to deliver design-build projects for public-sector clients.
How does Partain Builders manage the design phase of a design-build project?
We coordinate with and manage the design team — architects, engineers, and other design professionals — as part of an integrated project team. Our construction expertise informs design decisions in real time, ensuring that the design is buildable, cost-effective, and aligned with the owner's program and budget.
Ready for a Better Way to Build?
Contact Partain Builders to discuss design-build delivery for your next commercial or government project.