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How do self-performing GCs help with early engagement on a project?
Self-performing GCs streamline project planning by providing in-house construction expertise from design through construction.
Welcome to “Ask an Expert,” a series exploring some of today’s pressing topics in the construction industry, and how a self-performing general contractor can bring added value to your projects. From labor availability to cost control, and schedule reliability to quality assurance, we highlight some of the complexities and opportunities you might be facing on current and future projects. Our experts share their perspective on how self-performing construction teams can make a difference, so that you have a bit more insight to move forward with confidence.
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How do self-performing GCs help with early engagement on a project?
From planning to design to construction, having an in-house group of experts that can provide consultation and expertise at every stage of the process is key to successful project delivery. Chris Bell, DPR self-perform work lead explains why.
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How do self-performing GCs help with early engagement on a project?
Chris: Bringing experts to the table to work through the design, to work through the costs, is key. Having those experts in-house means that the plan that you're building in the early stages is what's going to be executed in the latter stages. When they're not in-house, you run the chance of that being out of alignment.
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Posted on March 27, 2025
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