ParsCo Construction’s residential division only focuses on high-end custom homes, and our work across the Florida Panhandle shows that we only choose to work on a few select projects at a time so we can focus our time and energy into providing the highest level of customer service.
Figure 1ParsCo Construction High-End Residential Project - 30A Walton County
ParsCo Design Build Process
When we are engaged to work on a new residential project from conception, we begin the design process by sitting down with you to discuss your lifestyle and how you will live in your new home. For instance, do you do a lot of entertaining? Do you enjoy theater sitting for movie watching? Are the outdoor living spaces a high priority?
As drawings proceed, we will then begin meeting with you to discuss preliminary selections and finishes for your home. Our interior designer will prepare a comprehensive package for your review, inclusive of all selections such as hardware, plumbing, tile, appliances and lighting. We will include color photos of all selections to best convey the essence of our design direction, including vignettes of individual rooms with selections juxtaposed to help you visualize final results.Once we understand what your needs are, we will begin the preliminary design process. First, we will create a preliminary floor plan and site plan for your consideration and feedback. This preliminary process represents a large portion of the creative design time to create a customized, thoughtful plan and may require as much as 8-10 weeks. Once the preliminary plans are tweaked, based on your feedback, we move on to CAD drawings and design development.
An important aspect of construction documents are the specifications, which detail the "bricks and sticks" methods of construction. A complete set of specifications, inclusive of all selections, will be prepared and presented with each design revision. These specifications are particularly complete because of the additional design time dedicated to selection specificity prior to construction. Only larger scope areas of improvement, such as landscaping or audio/visual, may be reflected as allowances. Even so, our company will lead the conversation with consultants and follow thru with management during construction.
Together with the plans and selections and specifications, we will also prepare an estimate of cost. Since we are the builder, the pricing estimate we provide you is a real estimate. Not a guess or hopeful shot-in-the-dark to keep the process going. We want to make you aware of what the true construction cost will be at the early stages so if we are over budget we can continue to modify the design to keep the project within your budget. This cost estimate will be a well studied estimate, based first on preliminary plans and specifications, and updated with each presentation of revised drawings and selections. Unless there are major changes to the overall scope of the project, we can expect that the preliminary cost that we provide at the beginning of design will be very consistent with the final cost at the completion of construction documents.
The entire creative process requires anywhere from 6 to 8 months, depending on how extensive the level of customization and the scope of project.
Architecture
Upon acceptance of the Pre-Construction Agreement, we will begin the process of design. Over a period of approximately 6 months, our architecture team will schedule periodic design meetings with you to review the plan in progress and receive additional feedback. Long distance communication is not a problem; electronic files and overnight mailings work great.
In addition to visiting with the architects, you will also be meeting with the interior designer at intervals to determine selections and finishes for costing purposes. We will prepare periodic cost updates during the design process.
As design development continues and is completed, we will prepare final Construction Drawings, Specifications with Selections, and Final Cost. These Construction Documents are very comprehensive and detailed, and represent our construction commitment to you for improvements. These documents will be attached as exhibits to our construction contract along with contract price. We will be ready for a quick construction start without delays of re-design due to cost overruns.
ParsCo Construction Building Process
The ParsCo construction process actually begins well before the construction contract is signed. During the design phase, our project manager will work closely with our design team and estimating, becoming well informed of plans and specifications. Construction start is therefore efficient and timely. The Project Architect and interior designers remain involved during construction, insuring design integrity.
ParsCo will assign both a Project Manager and Project Superintendent to your project, sharing management roles during construction and serving as main points of contact to the client. The Project Superintendent's priority is work progress on site. He is responsible for insuring the high quality performance of our tradesmen, daily and critical path scheduling, cleanliness of site, scheduling and timeliness of work. Often times, the Project Superintendent will put his expert skills to work as well, by completing intricate tasks in finish carpentry, and other scopes of work to make sure our client’s vision is accomplished and meets every expectation. Each Project Supertintendent is charged with documenting job progress via daily/weekly photos, enabling team members to respond quickly to any questions or issues. We setup a custom web-page for our client so they can view progress and share with their family and friends. This is also extremely useful for our out-of-town clients in tracking the progress.
The position of Project Manager (PM) is just one of many distinguishing facets to ParsCo. Amir personally works on every project as the Project Manager, and his team of assistants make sure that nothing falls through the cracks. Central to the efficacy of project management, Amir is responsible for coordinating purchases, documenting all changes and serves generally as the go-to person for project information.
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