Design bid build vs design build comes down to how many contracts the owner signs. In design-bid-build, the owner hires an architect first, then bids the finished drawings to contractors. In design-build, one contract covers design and construction together, so a single team carries responsibility for both. That difference sounds...
Specifications in construction are the written requirements that define material quality, product standards and workmanship for a project. Drawings show how much and where; specifications say how good. Together they form the contract documents that a contractor prices, a supplier orders from and an inspector checks the finished work against....
A change order in construction is a written amendment to the construction contract that adjusts the contract sum, the contract time, or both, and takes effect once the owner, contractor, and architect sign it. It records agreed changes to the scope of work so the original agreement stays accurate. No...
