ARCO’s design-build approach combines quality of design and construction, management of expense, and adherence of schedule into a single point of responsibility. Our project team acts as a single point of contact coordinating all due diligence, entitlements, design, and construction, relieving the owner of tremendous time, expense, and stress. Project feasibility is reviewed with real cost input, and a hard cost is provided before any design dollars are incurred. From concept to completion, ARCO’s design-build process ensures the most functional and cost-effective facilities.
BEST-IN-CLASS
DESIGN-BUILD SOLUTIONS
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BUDGET
6% less total cost
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12% faster construction
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DELIVERY
33% faster overall delivery
ZERO UPFRONT COST DURING CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT
ARCO’s expert proposal delivery method is based on zero investment preliminary design, resulting in the best solutions as the lowest overall total project cost.
EARLY FINANCIAL RISK TRANSFER
ARCO takes on the financial risk in a project’s earliest stages – as soon as our firm price proposal is accepted and procurement letter of intent is executed. Pricing is locked in, and key materials are secured immediately.
SUBSTANTIAL TIME & SCHEDULE SAVINGS
ARCO’s internal design services allow for design, buyout, and construction to occur simultaneously, saving valuable time on the overall project schedule.
SUPERIOR PROJECT DELIVERY
MAXIMIZED EFFICIENCY FOR SIGNIFICANT SCHEDULE SAVINGS
When it comes to design and construction, time is a valuable and limited resource. Under the design-build approach, the normally sequential phases of design and construction can easily overlap. Additionally, ARCO’s team of experts makes providing alternative solutions a top priority – presenting options that solve the big problems that could otherwise delay or even derail a project.
FEATURED SAMPLE PROJECT:
970,920 SF Over-the-Counter Pharmaceutical Distribution Facility for DHL Supply Chain Completed in 6 Months
Because of our design-build delivery system and extensive experience, ARCO quickly identified the critical path and strategic measures needed to avoid any unforeseen delays and maintain the aggressive project schedule.
EXPERT VALUE ENGINEERING TO AVOID OVER-DESIGN
While other contractors bid jobs to the exact plans and specifications provided, ARCO’s in-house team of experts works to determine the best overall solutions. We analyze design documents utilizing our design-build mindset to ensure our customers receive the best value and avoid costly over-design. ARCO maintains a commitment to the client’s requirements while investigating over-design, redesigning scopes such as structural steel in-house, and providing value-engineered solutions through alternatives delivered in the proposal phase of a project.
FEATURED SAMPLE PROJECT:
59,832 SF Food Processing & Distribution Facility with Complex Automation & Processing Equipment Completed Ahead of Schedule for Domino's Pizza
ARCO collaborated with Domino’s and the processing equipment vendors in the project’s earliest stages to optimize the overall facility design for the processing equipment design and to develop a strategic sequencing plan to avoid delays and costly change orders.
SECOND-TO-NONE DUE DILIGENCE TO ENSURE PROJECT FEASIBILITY
ARCO empowers clients to make the best possible decisions in a project’s earliest stages. Exceptionally long permitting processes, unusual code requirements, and sites with bad soils are just a few of the items that can quickly impact a project’s feasibility. ARCO’s comprehensive due diligence addresses potential issues in the upfront and allows decisions in the schematic phase to be made with full knowledge of their impact and definitive costs.
FEATURED SAMPLE PROJECT:
361,952 SF Manual Sorting Facility for Scannell Properties & FedEx Ground Completed on 120-Acre Rocky Site
ARCO’s collaborative design-build approach reduced cost implications associated with 550,000 CY of rock blasting and crushing which resulted in approximately $2M in net project savings.
A SUCCESSFUL APPROACH
FOR ALL PROJECT TYPES
A TRUSTED ADVISOR FOR THE LONG HAUL
At ARCO, we view the first project we complete for a client as a stepping stone to a successful long-term partnership. Our goal is to fully understand our clients’ businesses and provide them the best possible solutions. With more than 75% of annual revenue coming from repeat clients, service after the sale is something we take very seriously. From punch list to warranty walk to primary due diligence on the next project, we are a partner to our clients – now and for years to come.
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