The Parking Lot of Possibilities: How to Get the Most Value from Commercial Construction with Transparency

You know The Iron Triangle: you can have it good, you can have it fast, and you can have it cheap—pick 2. You might assume that fact is true in commercial construction as well, with our industry focus on accuracy, safety, and quality.

At Commerce Construction, we’re on a mission to change that for commercial clients. We want to give them all 3—great price, exceptional quality, and timely construction. Without cutting corners or sacrificing quality.

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How do we do that? Let’s look into how we help guide you to the best choices for your project and show you an example of how it can directly affect your bottom line.

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Negotiation

Clients appreciate our transparency, and we’ve found that with negotiated contracts they feel more informed, and projects are completed faster.? What exactly is it? On negotiated projects we can be open with the bids of our subcontractors’ timelines and costs for your project.

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Through Negotiation, we will guide you to the best combination of quality, value, and time for your unique project. Not all projects qualify, however.

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What can you do to make sure you get access?

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Contacting us early in your process and choosing an efficient delivery method, like the design-build process, grants you the transparency you deserve. Choosing to streamline construction with this method also helps you avoid the time-consuming bidding process.

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We still make sure you get the most competitive prices and timelines though.

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How do we ensure you get the fastest construction with the highest value?

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Your project goes out for competitive bids from our trusted network of subcontractors, and the transparency lets you see the variety of numbers and timelines we receive. Then, we work together to choose the best options based on price, quality, and time—from reliable sources with our expert consultation to guide you.

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Negotiated projects will save you time wondering if you got the best building for your money, and by choosing design-build you’ll see 25% faster construction times and 102% faster overall project completion. *

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Competitive Bidding

Alternatively, when you choose to send your project out for bid, we just can’t be as open with our data.

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Because we are now essentially competing against other general contractors, we must withhold proprietary numbers and information. Rest assured, we’ll still give you what we consider the best option, but how we arrived at that conclusion, and your other options, are not open information.

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Case Study

We had the opportunity to see real-time effects of the choice between time, costs, and quality in commercial construction. Who you choose to work with can greatly affect your revenue.

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An empty parking lot sat next to an existing, but empty, commercial building, both lots ready for new businesses.

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The empty lot would be the obvious early favorite, as no demolition is needed, and they have a “blank slate.” Construction on the empty lot started weeks before the existing structure even began their demolition, giving them quite a bit of headway.

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Like the hare and the tortoise, though, planning and execution soon prove to be more important.

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The empty lot started with plumbing and underground utilities but then progress stalled. During that time, the crew on the existing structure began demolition, fencing went up, the contractor installed signs about what business to expect, and the public started noticing.

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Next door, the empty lot had no signs, activity was random, and they had lost any headway in their timeline. The tortoise was moving ahead, and the hare was still napping.

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When the dust cleared, the existing structure only missed about 60 days of business, while the other crew had not even finished. Slow and steady won the race, and the owner won the revenue.

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Close Out

The choices you make during construction will affect your facility for years. Accuracy, experience, and quality control play a part in expected facility maintenance, durability and follow-up if issues arise.

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At Commerce Construction Solutions, we focus on clear communication, a trusted network of subcontractors and suppliers, and years of dedicated experience to bring our clients top quality commercial solutions.

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If you’re thinking about building, have some maintenance and want it done right, or just want more information on our Proven Process and how to get started, get in touch with us.

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*According to research by The Design Build Institute of America. Also notable, 50% of respondents in the study said that design-build construction exceeded their expectations. We’re also glad to see you’re as detail oriented as we are and checked this footnote.

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