Project Delivery · Design-Build GMP

Build with Certainty.
Deliver with Speed.

A Design-Build project with a Guaranteed Maximum Price unites design and construction under one accountable team — protecting your budget, compressing your schedule, and removing the guesswork from your build.

1Point of
Accountability

100%Price
Guaranteed

30%Faster
Delivery*

What is Design-Build GMP?

Design-Build places architecture, engineering, and construction under a single contract — one team, one responsibility, one goal. A Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) then caps your total project cost. Richardson Construction Management absorbs the risk of overruns above that ceiling, while any savings below it flow back to you. The result is a transparent, collaborative, open-book partnership built on trust from day one.

The Owner's Advantage

Why owners and developers choose the Design-Build GMP model with RCM.

01

Cost Certainty

The GMP locks in your maximum price before ground breaks. You budget with confidence, and overruns above the cap are our responsibility — not yours.

02

Single Accountability

One contract, one team, one point of contact. No finger-pointing between designer and builder — RCM owns the outcome from concept through closeout.

03

Faster Delivery

Design and construction overlap rather than run in sequence. Long-lead items are ordered early and permitting advances in parallel, shrinking your timeline.

04

Early Collaboration

Builders sit at the table during design. Constructability reviews and value engineering happen up front — when changes are still inexpensive to make.

05

Open-Book Transparency

Every cost, subcontractor bid, and line item is visible to you. The GMP is built on documented numbers, not a black box — you see exactly where your dollars go.

06

Shared Savings

Come in under the guaranteed maximum and the difference is returned to you (or split per agreement). Efficiency is rewarded, and incentives stay aligned.

07

Fewer Change Orders

An integrated team resolves conflicts in design — not in the field. That means fewer surprises, fewer disputes, and a smoother path to completion.

08

Reduced Owner Risk

Design coordination, cost control, and schedule risk shift to RCM. You stay focused on your vision while we manage the complexity behind the scenes.

How the Process Works

1

Discovery & Design

We align on your vision, program, and budget, then develop the design collaboratively.

2

Establish the GMP

As design firms up, we build and present a transparent Guaranteed Maximum Price.

3

Build & Manage

Construction proceeds under the cap with open-book reporting at every milestone.

4

Deliver & Reconcile

We hand over a finished project and return any savings realized below the GMP.

Ready to build with confidence?

Let's discuss whether a Design-Build GMP approach is right for your next project.

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Building Visions. Managing Success.

*Schedule savings vary by project. Figures are illustrative of typical Design-Build outcomes versus traditional design-bid-build.