General Contracting: As a self-performing General Contractor, Tom Hammonds Enterprises, LLC (THE, LLC) will join your project team near the conclusion of the design phase and provide a traditional design-bid-build structure. Our firm performs GC projects on both a negotiated and hard bid basis. Some advantages of the General Contracting approach include:
- Tightly controlled areas of responsibility
- Cost control
- Risk control
Construction Management: As Construction Managers, THE, LLC is prepared to provide service as either the construction agent, whereby the client holds all trade contracts, or on an "at risk" basis where we are responsible for guaranteeing performance. Whichever is right for your needs, we join your team through negotiated contract or typical bid process and apply our professional skills to bring quality, integrity, and value to your project. Some advantages of the Construction Management approach include:
- Increased flexibility in subcontractor selection
- Early participation in planning of scopes of work
- Cost advantages
- Broader overall project control
- Ability to expedite schedules
Design/Build: The design / build approach replaces the traditional method of awarding separate contracts for design and construction, by having THE, LLC act as the single point of contact for the client during all phases of the process. THE,LLC and the architect / engineer are allied and work together with the client to form a "Partnering" team to facilitate project construction. Some advantages of the Design/Build approach include:
- Early cost inputs
- Guaranteed Maximum Price can be determined as soon as scopes of work are finalized
- Fast tracking of the schedule. Work can begin while design is completed
- Significant reduction in change orders
- Design and construction fees are determined at the beginning
- Adversarial conflicts are minimized
- "Partnering" encourages communication and fosters an efficient team approach
- Realistic completion dates
- The use of feasibility studies, value engineering, and cost analysis
