Service · 06 · Pre-Construction
Price it before
you demo it.
Budgeting, scheduling, constructability and permit strategy before a single wall comes down.
Why this exists
The cheapest place to change your mind is on paper.
A wall moved in pre-construction costs an eraser. The same wall moved at framing costs a change order, and at drywall it costs two.
Pre-con buys you the real number, the real schedule and a permit path you can build from. Many clients start here and roll the fee into the build agreement.
What you buy
Scope, in plain language.
Line-item budget
Priced by scope and quantity, with allowances called out where selections are open.
Constructability review
We read the drawings as builders and flag what will not build before it is bid.
Value engineering
Options that cut cost without cutting the things you will notice every day.
Permit strategy
Jurisdiction, review times and the sequence that gets you to a permit fastest.
Schedule
Trade-by-trade sequence with the long poles identified up front.
Procurement plan
Long-lead items identified and ordered before they can hold up the field.
Who it's for
Built for these owners.
Not a free estimate. Pre-con is scoped work with a deliverable you keep.
- Owners deciding between renovating and moving
- Anyone comparing two builders on wildly different numbers
- Architects who need a builder's read before the client signs
- Investors underwriting a project that has to pencil
What kills this job
Three ways it goes wrong.
Pricing off incomplete drawings
Missing details get priced as allowances, and allowances always break the budget.
Ignoring the long poles
Windows, steel and cabinets set the schedule. Everything else moves around them.
A permit path nobody researched
Different jurisdictions, different review times. We plan for yours specifically.
How it runs
Discovery walk, document review, estimate and schedule build, then a decision meeting where you own the deliverable.
FAQ
Straight answers.
- Is pre-construction a separate contract?
- It can be. Many clients start with pre-con, then roll it into the build agreement.
- What do I get at the end?
- A line-item estimate, a schedule and a permit path you can build from.
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