The Design & Construct delivery method promotes strong relationships and is one that we have successfully adopted with a number of our clients, and that have achieved outstanding project outcomes. This delivery method adopts some of the principles of Construction Management arrangements but maintains the practicalities of a fixed price contract often preferred by our clients, and particularly financial institutions. Under a Design & Construct arrangement, the Builder generally appoints the design team, shifting design responsibility from the client/owner to the Builder. Some of our clients prefer to appoint their own designers, in which case we may still manage the design process on behalf of our clients. The arrangement is then referred to simply as a Negotiated Fixed Lump Sum.

A typical process for entering in a Negotiated Design & Construct Fixed Lump Sum agreement with ConPro Pty Ltd may be broken into the following steps (there may be some change in sequence):

• Opportunity and building need by Client (sometimes proposed by ConPro).
• Client defines the project brief and delivery method requirement.
• Commercial terms and responsibilities are defined and agreed.
• ConPro allocate the management team for the project.
• ConPro allocate the design team for the project.
• ConPro provide budget cost on concept.
• Preliminary documentation initiated.
• ConPro provide value engineering evaluation during design development.
• Continuing cost planning by ConPro.
• Design, documentation, programme and budget finalised and agreed with Client.
• Working drawings developed progressively.
• Building elements measured, costed and tendered.
• Building costs and contract conditions negotiated and agreed.
• Fixed Lump Sum contract entered into and construction commences.
• Client signs off on ConPro’ satisfactory performance upon completion.