For the most part, there aren’t major things that throw a job off budget. It’s a series of small oversights, poor job task coordination and lack of experience. See how Convergent was able to optimize the design, engineering, and construction of these projects to put significant money back into the pockets of the owners.

Comparison of like structures show you pay 10-15% more for Design-Bid-Build. Increased schedule time and related proforma costs add another 3-6%.