Building the Plan Before We Build the Project
A successful commercial project starts with the decisions made before work ever begins in the field. At Duncan Properties & Construction, our design-build process brings design and construction together under one team from the beginning, so cost, schedule, constructability, procurement, and the owner's goals are planned as one effort instead of two separate contracts.
Planning With the End Result in Mind
We work alongside owners, architects, engineers, and consultants as a single design-build team, evaluating the project from both a design and a builder's perspective at the same time. Our team develops concepts, reviews drawings and specifications, builds budgets, evaluates construction methods, and identifies issues before they become costly problems in the field.
That early, integrated involvement is the core of design-build. It lets us align design intent with how the building will actually be built, and it creates room for value engineering and cost savings without compromising quality or the owner's vision.
Real Numbers. Practical Solutions.
Our approach to design-build commercial construction is built around transparency and practical decision-making. We use current subcontractor and supplier input, field experience, and detailed project analysis to give owners realistic information about what the project will cost and what it will take to design and build.
As the design develops, we continually evaluate budget, schedule, and constructability, so decisions can be made early, when they have the greatest opportunity to positively impact the project. One team. One plan. One point of accountability.
Our Design-Build Services Include
- Single-source design and construction delivery
- Conceptual design, programming, and project definition
- Conceptual and detailed project budgeting
- Cost estimating and budget updates throughout design
- Value engineering and cost-saving alternatives
- Constructability and plan reviews
- Integrated design coordination and scope gap identification
- Project scheduling, phasing, and fast-track planning
- Site logistics and construction planning
- Subcontractor and supplier coordination
- Bid solicitation, leveling, and scope review
- Long-lead material identification and early procurement
- Permitting and utility coordination
- Construction execution under the same team that designed the work
General Contracting
Building the Project With Accountability From Start to Finish
Licensed across the Mid-Atlantic
Home base is Roanoke. We build up and down the I-81 and I-64 corridors, into North Carolina, and anywhere in the region a project justifies the travel.
Adding a state is a licensing question, not a capability one. Ask. Every marker on the map is a completed project; the filled one is the office in Roanoke.