Consultant will review property with you and discuss your ideas, goals & interests
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Review portfolio while consultant takes notes on your taste, style interests, goals, and functionality
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Review Garden View’s process, systems, application of art principles, and how our team makes it all come together
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Consultant and client will fill out a questionnaire to assemble a WAG (Budget) for the project
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Consultant discusses design implementation, team creative design process and how to move forward if desired
This consultation presents valuable information and mines personal preferences so we ask whenever possible all decision making/interested parties be present. It is important to start navigating differences in goals/interests of the whole family from the beginning. The consultation usually takes an hour to hour and a half.
What is Design/Build? And what’s the alternative?
The biggest difference is One Coordinated effort vs a series of contributors without a system of working together.
Garden View Way
Design/Build
a project delivery system used in the construction industry in which the design and construction services are contracted by a single entity known as the “Design/Build Contractor.”
Their Way
Architect & Subs Processes
When homeowners hire their own architects and subcontractors, they often are left in the middle of headaches & disputes and there is a lack of singular responsibility which can be more costly down the road.
1. Initial Project Consultation
Creative design team paired w/ real world construction and budget experience
1. Initial Design Consultation
The initial sales call with a landscape architect may be a great artist but not an experienced builder or experienced with construction costs
2. Design
A conceptual design presented via 3D video and images comes at a much lower cost with a more engaging, easily interpreted and realistic representation of the plan
2. Design
A good architectural design should be much more expensive because it needs to be extensively detailed. This will make a best attempt at comparing apples to apples when used for distribution to contractors for bidding.
3. Estimating / Value Optimization
Experienced estimators provide selection options and accurate committed costs. This is where our coordinated team can work with you and your budget to perform cost benefit analysis via scope, selection & phasing options
3. Estimating
with each tradesman having their own performance and quality standards, it makes it very difficult to get revised costing, options, and scope changes from various contractors
4. Permiting
The permitting/planning process can often be more lengthy than the actual construction. We have a full-time Permit Manager who works quickly to respond to plan checker queries and push projects through the permitting process as expeditiously as reasonable.
4. Permitting
Many permits need to be pulled with the right contractors licenses. Usually the architect is not a licensed contractor
5. Construction
ONE coordinated effort always means a better, smoother and more cost effective project.
“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” -Aristotle
5. Construction
Lack of coordination & synergy between the dozens of trades that come together for your project can cause headaches, errors, issues, and an inferior final product.
6. Warranty
Accountability is one place from a well known established company
6. Warranty
Who is responsible when mixed disciplines come together?
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Internal Management:
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The Garden View Design Build Process
1. Preliminary Consultation
Consultant will review property with you and discuss ideas, goals & interests
Review portfolio with Consultant taking notes on taste/style interests
Discuss with consultant design styles, and how art applies to landscape design
Review Garden View process and how it all comes together
Consultant assembles WAG (Wild Ass Guess) price for budget preparation
Consultant creates Design Proposal for review/acceptance
2. Design
Project is assigned a designer and introduced to client
Designer surveys & measures property
Initial design plan created & reviewed with Client
Adjustments are made to plan and approved by Client
3. Estimating
Estimator visits site, takes pictures, checks soil types, and collects misc. information
Estimator imports measurements and counts from design/takeoff software
Subcontractor bids are solicited and assembled
Estimate entered & assembled in BTrend
Estimate Reviewed with project manager
Proposal is reviewed with client at Garden View offices
4. Value Optimizing
A new “Value Optimized” Proposal is developed Often part of the process of design to construction is the “Value Optimization” or the “Value Engineering” phase. The “Value Optimization” purpose is to keep the essence and functionality of the design intact but figuring out ways to reduce the amount of investment. It often requires choices, scope changes, compromises, substitutions, sacrifices, tradeoffs, eliminations, design alterations and cost/benefit analysis. Usually this entails an exercise between all participants that is primarily driven by the party making the investment working with the Garden View Team.
5. Contract Signing
Proposal & Terms/Conditions approved & signed by Client & Garden View
Initial $1000.00 deposit paid by customer
6. Permitting
Permit details assembled by designer/estimator
Engineering details assembled for submission
Permit application submitted by Project Manager and/or Permit Expediter
Back & forth with City/County permit department handled by experts in the field
Build schedule developed in this interim
7. The Build
Build schedule built with linking of necessary trades, tasks, to-do’s, and processes
POs are assembled and Time Goals distributed for project
Daily logs created by the project manager to track and update job progress
Build/Dispatch schedule updated daily
Selections, deductions, upgrades, and change orders are assembled and put on BT Cloud for approval, denial, or request for more information
Transparent billing system updated weekly based on % completion of project
8. Enjoy
Enjoy your new living space!
Review the Garden View Owner’s manual that has been specifically configured for you. It includes vital information on the type of plants, equipment and products installed and maintenance tips
Review Garden View Monthly Garden tips on how & when to maintain specific plants
Receive and review Garden View emailed fun & illustrated Garden Tips from Gardy and Woody
Over 70% of our business is from repeat clients and glowing recommendations. If you are happy with your project please pass on the good words.
9. Warranty
If you have any issue the Warranty needs are logged and attended to promptly
Garden View Owner’s Manual created specifically for you has warranty information, serial numbers and maintenance tips
Garden View has been in existence for over 40 years we are here to help you get the maximum from your investment
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