ᐅ Recommendations for a construction company or general contractor near Offenburg/Lahr

Hello,
We have completed the design planning up to performance phase 4 with the architect and are waiting for the building permit / planning permission.
Does anyone have experience with construction companies or general contractors in the Offenburg/Lahr area?
Another question: How long should detailed design planning take? And can a general contractor take over the detailed design planning?

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Nikolan85 schrieb:

We have completed the design planning up to service phase 4 with the architect and are waiting for the building permit / planning permission.
[...] Another question: How long should detailed design take? And can a general contractor take over the detailed design?

Why do you want to work with the architect only until the building permit / planning permission stage? Why shouldn’t they also manage construction?
I wouldn’t recommend stopping after service phase 4. Service phase 5 builds on the previous phases 3 and 4. More thought goes into the planning than can be shown in the drawings. If you change planners between service phase 4 and 5, important details get lost. This can lead to avoidable construction defects. General contractors provide a completely different quality of detailed design, with a different focus. I won’t provide external sources here, but you can find a way to contact me privately, even as a beginner, in my profile under “Information.”

Nikolan85 schrieb:

Does anyone have experience with construction companies or general contractors in the Offenburg/Lahr area?

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Nikolan85 schrieb:

Does anyone have experience with construction companies or general contractors in the Offenburg/Lahr area?

P.S.: It’s best to have the architect handle a tender process as well. However, such a process can’t be properly structured during design phase 4. General contractors can be a good option, and I would never exclude them from tenders. But first, relying on a general contractor just as a fallback because you, as a non-expert, don’t understand the awarding process is not really a good idea. Secondly, without your own detailed scope of work, you inevitably end up with what I consider extra effort, having to compare the scope of work from various providers. This is not a smart move.

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Hello and thank you very much for the response.
So, my architect himself recommended that he handles design phase 5 and from design phase 6 onwards the general contractor (GC) takes over. He says he will not manage the construction site and thinks it makes sense for the GC to take care of everything.
The reason I want to do design phase 5 with the GC is because of time. My architect says that just design phase 5 would take at least 5-6 months (months). I know the work in design phase 5 is not small and therefore accounts for 25% of the total amount. But 5-6 months (months) seems really long to me. That’s why I was considering whether it might be better to do it directly with the GC.

Nikolan85 schrieb:

So, my architect himself recommended that he handles design phase 5 and then passes it on to the general contractor (GC) starting from phase 6. He says he will not do the site supervision and thinks it makes sense for the GC to take over everything.

My condolences on your choice of architect. Is he an artist, a slacker, or both? In any case, he’s joking if he wants to hand over to a GC starting from design phase 6, since a GC is typically only appointed in phase 7. Phases 5 and 8 actually belong together (never separate "st", it hurts him!). At least it’s a small relief that the person responsible for phases 1 to 4 is still handling phase 5.

Nikolan85 schrieb:

The reason I want to do design phase 5 together with the GC is because of time. My architect says that phase 5 would take him at least 5-6 months. I know phase 5 involves quite a bit of work and accounts for about 25% of the total fee, but 5-6 months seems really long. That’s why I considered having the GC do it right away.

He shouldn’t have accepted the commission if he doesn’t have time for it. No one needs five months for design phase 5, not even someone who wasn’t involved in phases 1 to 4! (We are talking about a single-family house, not a large hospital.) So I understand your reasoning, but keep in mind that a GC does not actually perform design phase 5 at all. They only produce the most basic construction drawings, so you can “look forward” to drywall construction instead of detailed planning. How did you structure the contract with your architect so that he can just drop out now?

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