Re: Discussion 3 by Ethan Gossage - Tuesday, November 1, 2022, 8:1 5 PM When considering a builder for a project, you need to interview several of them to see ifthey seem like a good fit. Along with this you need to have price quotes of how much it would be for you to hire them. What most owners do is hire a contractor or a construction manager. A construction manager is in charge of overseeing the builders and making sure that the environment is safe (Builder vs. construction manager: What is the difference?, 2022). It can be very benecial for an owner to have a construction manager or at least someone with architectural knowledge. Whether or not an owner can hire a contractor all depends on how involved the owner wants to be, or how long it is going to take to build this project. The important things to look out for is if the project is pubic or owner constructed. If it is public then the owner will have to go through the bidding process in which they will have to meet several requirements in hopes of getting approval for builders. Trying to get bids accepted on your project can be a difficult thing to do. You could submit several bids and only get few actual projects. Plus, bids can be expensive printing them off for contractors and even buying ads in the newspaper. Trying to get a bidderto accept your bid is a high and low process. You have to know what other bids are being looked and give enough time for bidders to submit a bid. As an owner, a red ag can be a builder who is doing too many projects already, know what other bids he's working on. A bid leads into a contract for a potential project. When writing out a contract, you need to know what construction option you want to go with. You could come forward and pay a lump sum that would give the owner control ofthe quality and all management. But this takes more time to build, and changes have to be made more often. Another option is the hire a construction manager to handle all of the development of the facility and all of the financials of it as well. The only downside to this is that the overall price won't be known until they start building. If you are going to have a construction manager make sure to involve them early in the building process. Builder vs. construction manager: What is the difference? Builders Academy Australia. (2022, April 19). Retrieved November 1, 2022, from https://buildersacademy.edu.au/buiIder-vs-construction-managerwhatis-thedifference/ 427 words Permalink Show parent Reply