{"id":3611,"date":"2019-11-21T19:48:25","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T19:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/?p=3611"},"modified":"2021-02-17T21:54:57","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T21:54:57","slug":"full-design-delivery-reduces-risk-for-automotive-rd-facilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imegcorp.com\/insights\/blog\/full-design-delivery-reduces-risk-for-automotive-rd-facilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Full design delivery reduces risk for automotive R&D facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Keith Vandenbussche<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The automotive sector moves at a very rapid pace, so<\/span>\u00a0engineering designs for new facilities need to come quickly to meet manufacturers\u2019 milestones for their production goals. This often results in<\/span>\u00a0utilizing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the faster-to-market\u00a0<\/span>design\/build project delivery<\/span>\u00a0method.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n While all delivery methods have inherent risks and rewards depending on the type of building, o<\/span>wners of automotive research and development facilities<\/span>\u00a0need to be particularly vigilant about the unique risks that design\/build can present.\u00a0<\/span>This is a due t<\/span>o the <\/span>uniqueness,\u00a0<\/span>technical\u00a0<\/span>complexity<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0and customization\u00a0<\/span>that is inherent to R&D\u00a0<\/span>facilities<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 many of which have\u00a0<\/span>never been designed or priced before.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Many variables come into play for these one-of-a-kind projects. Owners need to ensure that their chosen delivery method results in a design that\u00a0<\/span>meet<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0the predicted needs of the research and provide<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0a controlled testing environment.<\/span>\u00a0In particular, the design\u00a0<\/span>for R&D facilities must:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Because of these factors, I recommend foregoing the fast-track design\/build\u00a0<\/span>model\u00a0<\/span>in favor of having a full design prior to bidding. This allows all the\u00a0<\/span>variables\u00a0<\/span>at risk in these facilities to be\u00a0<\/span>greatly reduced and\u00a0<\/span>the project to be\u00a0<\/span>safe to price.\u202fIf\u00a0<\/span>an owner does<\/span>\u00a0take the chance to price early, a strong contingency should be added for the uniqueness of the design.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n For more information, watch this two-minute\u202f<\/span><\/i>video<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u202ffeaturing\u202fautomotive market\u202fleader Keith\u202f<\/span><\/i>Vandenbussche<\/span><\/i>\u202fand read about\u202f<\/span><\/i>our<\/span><\/i>\u202f <\/span><\/i>vehicle research and development services<\/a>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The automotive sector moves at a very rapid pace, so\u00a0engineering designs for new facilities need to come quickly to meet manufacturers\u2019 milestones for their production goals. This often results in\u00a0utilizing\u00a0the faster-to-market\u00a0design\/build project delivery\u00a0method.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3612,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[157,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-automotive","category-blogs"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n