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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a GC.

I prefer to work on jobs with heavy architect involvement.

There are a myriad of reasons - it’s professional to professional - there’s no emotion - they can draw and detail for the client - and they can advocate as well as form a buffer.

What often happens is clients often stop using the Architect once the bills start to add up. Then I am flying solo and things invariably take longer and it’s harder to ring fence scope/etc.

So - yes, if you elect to keep them involved you are going to go over.

If you have a good architect they will save you time and money.

That said I would urge caution. Don’t change things - be careful of cutting scope because by the time they re-draw everything you are going to give back a significant portion of your hoped for savings and time is going to really not be your friend.

Make sure they get a good builder on board to keep things in scope and budget.

Good work takes time.

Good luck.[/quote]

OP here. Thank you for this thoughtful comment. I agree that working with an architect can save us $$ and headaches in the long run and can advocate for us when working with the GC, and those are the main reasons we decided to hire one rather than trying to skip or work with a D/B. Will keep in mind that even narrowing scope can add cost as it will take time to rework designs.

I'm still struggling with the architect fees at different stages of the project (like when the most hours are accrued, whether permitting is relatively lower lift after the bid documents have been drawn, when contract management is only a few billable hours a week, etc).[/quote]

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