There are numerous ways to deliver a project. Jtec will work closely with the Owner to choose the delivery model that best fits the project's needs. These include the following:

Modified Integrated Project Delivery

• Pros:
• Early involvement of key participants
• Shared risk/reward based on project outcome
• Joint project control
• Reduced liabilty exposure (risk)
• BIM works well
• Lean design & construction principles applicable
• Early cost insight
• Value Engineering continuous
• Documents generated from a single BIM model for permitting, bidding, fabrication
• Builders share knowledge and expertise when it is most valuable, in the design process
• Cons:
• Requires high level of trust
• Can go awry if all parties are not willing to collaborate
• Requires significant Owner participation; not for passive Owners
• Requires more design time up front for contractor to provide early cost insight

CM at Risk

• Pros:
• Brings contractor into process earlier
• Subcontractors bid to only one General Contractor
• Contract agreement is expedited
• Cons:
• Price not known until all bids are received
• Bid prices based on drawings/specifications
• Ommitted scopes allowed to be added later as change order

Guaranteed Maximum Price

• Pros:
• Transfers risk to Contractor
• Provides greater control over spending as the contractor is bound to a maximum price
• Contractor can be brought in early to provide cost insight
• Cons:
• Price may be higher to protect Contractor
• Scope changes tend to cost more.

Design-Build

• Pros:
• Portion of risk shifts to Design/Builder
• Price and schedule known up front
• Good for straight forward, simple projects
• Supposed to reduce overall schedule
• Cons:
• Stipulated sum (price) commonly over-priced to protect D/B team
• Designer works for contractor, no longer Owner's advocate
• Scope altered to fit budget
• Minimum code requirements delivered
• Difficult with complex (Hospital) projects

Design-Bid-Build

• Pros:
• Owner retains control
• Decision remains with Owner
• Needs only one bid
• Risk on Contractor of including all elements of design
• Cons:
• Actual Price is not known until bid day
• Adversarial relationship with Contractor
• Risk of potential claims
• Bid based on drawings; omissions resulting in change orders
• Deferred Approvals extend schedule
• Do not know project team until bid
• No say on who is on Contractor team

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