The ConsensusDocs’ 410 Owner and Builder Agreement (Cost of Work Plus Fee with GMP) is a popular design-build agreement between an owner of a construction project and the design-builder that integrates one contract for the design and build services. It is a cost of work plus a fee agreement with a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP).

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Construction Contracts: Deliver Better Project Outcomes

In today’s construction market, choosing the proper delivery method is fundamental for success on any project. A variety of delivery choices are available to owners and widely used across the design and construction industry.

But before deciding on a project delivery method, owners must properly evaluate their budget, schedule, design process, risk assessment, and level of expertise. Then they can tailor a delivery method that best meets the unique needs and challenges of each project.

Owners interested in a single point of delivery, certainty that they can meet their budget, and no surprises at the end of the project often choose the design-build method.

The design-build delivery method:

  • Allow owners to start construction sooner, even before the design plans are complete, and set the GMP as the design develops.
  • Provides design-builders’ expertise when choosing materials and meeting overall requirements of the project, which optimizes speed and cost.
  • Offers implied fitness of design plans because the design team and build team are under the same contract.
  • Limits finger pointing between designer and builder and solves the liability gap that the owner faces.
  • Doesn’t require 100% finished design before selecting the build team.
  • Reduces paper shuffling, removes approval process, and streamlines the submittals while still safeguarding the owner.

ConsensusDoc 410: The Right Choice for Design-Build Projects

ConsensusDocs’ 410 Owner and Builder Agreement (Cost of Work Plus Fee with GMP) is a popular design-build agreement between an owner of a construction project and the design-builder that integrates one contract for the design and build services.

This construction document is a cost of work plus a fee agreement with a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) and assumes the Design-Builder will hire a Design Professional (architect or engineer) to provide design services. This agreement requires the ConsensusDocs 400 Preliminary Agreement Between Owner and Design-Builder in order to develop the Owner’s program and some schematic design documents. The parties set the GMP through an amendment using the ConsensusDocs 410.1 – Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) and Completion Dates document at a mutually agreed-upon development in the project.

The ConsensusDocs 410 Owner and Design Builder Agreement also addresses critical construction law contract issues, including but not limited to:

  • Parties relationship and responsibilities to each other
  • Scope of work and execution obligations
  • Design delegation
  • Worksite conditions
  • Contract price
  • Permits and taxes
  • Schedule changes
  • Payment schedule
  • Indemnification
  • Insurance and bond
  • Termination
  • Claims and notice
  • Waiver of consequential damages
  • Dispute resolution and mitigation
  • Construction defects

Every construction project is unique, and for each project, there is an ideal project delivery method that offers the best opportunity for success. For owners who want a simplified construction process and to realize cost and time savings by streamlining responsibilities, the 410 Owner and Builder Agreement is the right choice. See sample and purchase options below.

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