Integrated Delivery
A Unique Approach to Design/Build
One Contract, One Team, One Vision
Many building projects often involve several owners and stakeholders, hundreds of participants, thousands of planning components and literally millions of details. At Wight & Company, we believe the most effective way to manage and control all these moving parts is to have one firm solely responsible for all aspects of project delivery, from developing the program and architectural plans to the construction and final acceptance by the client. Sometimes called Design-Build, this method of project delivery is also known as Integrated Delivery.
We have found Integrated Delivery to be the fastest, most cost-efficient method for synchronizing activities and adapting to a project’s many unexpected challenges. Studies have shown that, on average, the design-build approach reduces total project costs by 13 percent while improving delivery speed by 30 percent. This delivery method also provides our clients with optimal control and ensures that our high quality work is completed on time and on budget.
Our Integrated Delivery method facilitates a professional collaboration that is a hallmark of Wight & Company. For each project, we bring together teams of Wight professionals from different disciplines, including civil engineering and landscape architecture, who work as a cohesive unit. We collaborate with our clients to help them meet their most critical design needs based on their objectives, budgets and other unique considerations. Once the project begins, we maintain constant communications with clients while working closely with contractors, sub-contractors and others to ensure that everyone understands and fulfills their responsibilities.
Integrated delivery offers clients exceptional service, extraordinary quality, and the greatest control over the project design, construction, cost and schedule. Wight’s integrated process offers a unique way of providing design and construction management services to our clients.
There are countless benefits with this approach. However, some of the key points are:
- Dedicated design-led integrated delivery team
- Single-source of responsibility
- Full competitive bidding
- Professional service fees
- Budget control
- Fast-track schedule
- Efficient Project and Construction Management
- Superior Quality
- Specialized services