Design Build

An increasing popular approach to streamlining the delivery process of a facility is to bring both the design and construction functions under the leadership of a single entity. This design build approach results in a project where details are orchestrated from the earliest concepts to the completed structure. With design build, the owner is assured single source responsibility for the design, construction and related project cost. The design build team approach at Harbour is based on establishing a working partnership with the client throughout the project; especially in the early stages as the team explores the functional requirements of the facility. As the building concept takes shape, a schematic design is developed to delineate the basic space allocations, traffic patterns and other essential elements of the project. By closely coordinating the design, value engineering and estimating activities, the owner receives enormous dividends in the form of an appropriate and functional design, a guaranteed cost prior to construction, and an accelerate schedule. Harbour Contractors is one of the few construction organizations to hold the State of Illinois' professional design firm designation. Over 60 percent of the firms annual revenue is generated by design build assignments. Harbour is a member of the Design Build Institute of America and is proud to have won the National Design Build Award for the Shure corporate headquarters facility.