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[quote=Anonymous]If you go to one of the big design build firms it will undoubtedly run 200-300k but they’re adding 10-20% on top of all bills plus a (often) 5 figure monthly management fee.

I’ve done numerous projects and got bids from them sometimes.  They’re definitely the preference for the well compensated DCUM set.

But the way I’ve found that has the most value for me is to find a small shop led by 1 person who has their own crew for most of the general work and subs out to trades only when absolutely necessary.  They work on a time and material basis when not subbing out and the top guy isn’t expecting to take a cut for just existing.

When you go to a big D/B firm what amounts to a project management fee adds up to 1/2 of the project sometimes.

The method I laid out is somewhere between GC’ing it yourself and going to a 1-stop shop.

You may need to get in the weeds on order doors and windows - but you order what you want directly from distributors and they don’t get marked up.  If you get a good contractor, he’ll let you order under his name and you get the trade discount too.

I’ve done around 1M in renovations this way spread across 5-6 major projects. I’ve helped friends do this for another 3-4 projects and we’ve all had very good results at a much lower price point.

You have to get away from the profit expectations of the bigger guys… they have (at least) 4-5 execs internally to pay and all of them are multi-millionaires.  Plus a health sg&a spend for biz development and marketing.[/quote]

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