Services
As a general contractor, we have the ability to provide you with these commercial construction services. KELTY CO. delivers the same performance standards to every project no matter the size or scope of work.
- Construction from your plans and specifications
- Tenant Improvements
- Design/Build
- Light industrial
- Restaurant and food service
- Light medical
- Retail
Design/Build capability for interior and
site improvements.
KELTY CO. can include the engineering effort required to prepare construction documents for city approval. We are frequently asked to quote a “Turnkey” project, and we select the most suitable design professional(s) and include their fees as part of our bid. Permit fees are included in our proposals when they are requested.
Your construction project may benefit through negotiation
Tenant improvements are commonly delivered by one of two methods: The traditional 'Design – Bid - Build' method or by means of a negotiated contract.
The Design - Bid - Build Project.
The owner hires an architect to prepare drawings and specifications and, when these documents are completed, the project is put out to bid among several general contractors. During the design phase the architect prepares the construction documents and subcontracts the mechanical, electrical, plumbing, structural and Title 24 Energy engineering. The Design process in this model takes about seven weeks. Once the documents are complete they are issued to the bidders, who would need a minimum of one to two weeks to prepare their bids, followed by two weeks for the ownership to award the contract and the successful bidder to gear up. The project timeline in the Design - Bid - Build model requires at least ten weeks before the projects begins. Add on the time needed to complete the project and valuable time may be lost. Many of our clients need a project completed with a shorter timeline.
This Design - Bid - Build process is inflexible and the activities are strictly consecutive. Its greatest advantage is that, depending on the number of general contractors responding to the request for quote, the owner may receive the cost benefit of their competition. However, potential cost savings can be wiped out by:
- Loss of rent or impact of other time sensitive issues and expenses
- Lack of proactive management during design phase, expanding its duration
- Over-designing by the Architect’s engineers
The Negotiated Contract
This is a sensible alternative to the traditional method because it offers the owner flexibility to:
- Run certain activities (with City approval) concurrently by performing demolition, below grade work, rough in electrical and mechanical and building of walls in parallel with the design process—reducing the project duration by as much as 35%.
- Shift part of his or her management burden onto the contractor during the Pre-construction Phase. The contractor, as well as performing pre-permit work, will facilitate the design efforts of his mechanical, electrical, and plumbing subcontractors.
Take advantage of the contractor's planning, management and value engineering skills at the most critical point in the project's life: Pre-Construction. The same project under a Negotiated Contract can be completed weeks earlier than if it were run under a Design – Bid – Build model.
