Preconstruction
Plan the Work
Construction is the execution of a well laid-out preconstruction plan.
With every project comes an opportunity to better serve customers and experience has demonstrated that we can have the greatest impact on a project during preconstruction. Overall project success—whether optimizing value, controlling costs, meeting aggressive schedules or all of the above—relies heavily upon the decisions made at the initial stages of the job.
Combining skilled professionals with an open collaborative approach, DPR's comprehensive preconstruction services are designed to:
- Provide you with the assessments and recommendations to make timely and informed, data-driven business decisions.
- Help you manage the overall process by tracking details and holding team members accountable.
- Better serve the interests of the project by making suggestions, however unpopular they might be at the moment, and working collaboratively with design teams to develop the best solutions.
We go beyond open-book cost estimating to include cost control, constructability reviews, value engineering, life cycle cost analysis, scheduling, logistics, subcontractor selection and material procurement—all tailored to your explicit goals and needs.
We also measure our performance.
Critical Success Factor (CSF)
Preconstruction Excellence is one of six CSFs that we track on every project. You rely on our ability to accurately predict the final cost of your project, sometimes even before design is complete. Our preconstruction CSF measures the first baseline estimate against the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP), with the goal of achieving a ratio of 1.0. Based on 197 projects since Q1 2005, DPR has averaged 1.03 in preconstruction performance.
Customer Satisfaction
DPR asks customers through a detailed Customer Satisfaction Survey to score our services, and based on 404 surveys, our customers ranked DPR's preconstruction services seven percent better than their best previous experience in working with a general contractor.
