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How to provide a Design-Build Proposal for a Construction Project

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  Design-Build Project Proposal Review   Four Building project Preliminary Drawings Value Engineering Suggestions Life Cycle Cost Analysis  A 7 Bay Storage Building 115’ x 40’  An alternate 12 Bay Storage Building 165 x 40’ Retail Building, 210’ x 40’  An Alternate 3-story Storage Building, 210’ x 40’   To review this Design-Build project, I presented preliminary 2D and 3D drawings and a construction estimate so that the Owner could review and make a decision on continuing with the project.  This preliminary estimate will help the Owner assess the feasibility early in their project review. It is a rough order of magnitude (ROM) of the construction costs that are based on my past similar projects. My initial estimate would be a square foot cost. I also provided a more detailed estimate based on the takeoff of the materials from the drawings.                   ...