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Tough Times call for Tough Questions How to Evaluate Potential Design-Builders for your Project

Tough Times call for Tough Questions How to Evaluate Potential Design-Builders for your Project. School of Construction Management. Kurt Williams, Project Development T&W Church Solutions 25 Years in the Construction Industry 20 Years focused on the Design and Building of

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Tough Times call for Tough Questions How to Evaluate Potential Design-Builders for your Project

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  1. Tough Times call for Tough Questions How to Evaluate Potential Design-Builders for your Project

  2. School of Construction Management • Kurt Williams, Project Development • T&W Church Solutions • 25 Years in the Construction Industry • 20 Years focused on the Design and Building of Worship Facilities • Over 100 Churches Served • Instructor for the NACDB Certification Course • 6 Years in the US Army National Guard • 4 Years as an IHSAA Football Referee 1313th Combat Engineers

  3. STATISTICS • 50% of all US Churches have a set of Building Plans that will never be built!!! • 70% of all Church Building Projects will go over budget by 10%!!! • Construction is the second most Litigated industry in the US, behind Medical!!! • $.20 of every construction dollar goes toward Litigation!!! • The average tenure of the senior pastor, after a significant building project is 22 months!!!

  4. THE REFERENCES OF THE TEAM • Who were the People that you worked with? • What were the Problems that took place on your project? • How were the Problems resolved? • Who Paid for the Problems? • How is your Relationship with the People who worked on your project, today? • Would you Hire them for your next phase?

  5. THE FINANCIAL STABILITY OF THE FIRM • Will you supply your last 2-years Financial Statements? • What is your Dunn & Bradstreet rating? • What is your Bondability & Capacity? • Who were the last three clients you served? • Will you arrange a meeting with our church and your banker to review Financials? • What other industries/markets does your firm serve and the percentage in each?

  6. THE TRANSPARENCY of ALL PROJECT COSTS • What is your Overhead & Profit Percentage? • What are your monthly General Conditions Costs? • Will your entire Bidding process and Subcontractor selection be open to our Review? • Will there be any “Reimbursables” on our project? • Will there be any “Allowances” on our project? • Will there be additional General Conditions Costs for Schedule Delays on our project?

  7. FINANCIAL PROTECTION PROVIDED • Will you supply a Written Program on Subcontractor Qualification? • Will you hold all of the Subcontractor & Supplier Agreements? • Will you supply a Two-Tier Mechanics Lien Waiver with every monthly invoice? • Do you have a Written OSHA Safety Program? • What are your Insurance Coverage Limits and what do you require of your Subcontractors & Suppliers?

  8. FINANCIAL PROTECTION PROVIDED (Cont.) • Will there be any Change Orders on our project? • Why would a Change Order be given to us? • What is the amount of your Design Errors & Omissions Insurance? • Where are we “At Risk” in your Process of Designing and Building our facility?

  9. THE CHEMISTRY WITH THE TEAM • Do you Like the design and build team with whom you will be working? • Is the design and build team that you interviewed the same team that will serve you?

  10. RESOURCES WWW.TW-CHURCH.COM (317) 244-7637 – Office (317) 710-8864 – Kurt’s Cell

  11. RESOURCES WWW.NACDB.COM

  12. WHY T&W CHURCH SOLUTIONS? • Only NACDB certified firm in Central Indiana. • Only firm that Consistently Exceeds our Clients Expectations with the same Team. Ask our references! • Only firm that offers Single-Source Design Build with an independent architect. • Only firm that delivers true Team-driven value engineering solutions. • Only firm that gives 100% of all GMP savings back to the church. • Only firm with a true, proactive Quality Control program. • Only firm with a Two Year Warranty and the Team to back it up!

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