From Site Study to Grand Opening: Coordinating the Design-Build Journey
Step-by-step look at how RMS Enterprise aligns planning, design, and construction so owners experience a seamless path from feasibility to ribbon cutting.
RMS Enterprise Project Delivery Team
Coordinating a complex building program has always required more than organizing trades on a jobsite. The most successful projects begin long before permits are filed and continue long after furniture is placed. At RMS Enterprise, we approach every commission with the mindset that planning, design, and construction are a single continuous thread.
Phase 1: Due diligence with purpose
Every engagement starts with understanding the realities of the site and the ambitions of the owner. We combine zoning analysis, utility mapping, geotechnical reviews, and stakeholder interviews to assemble a risk register before anyone sketches a floor plan. The result is a shared baseline for the entire team.
What we deliver
- Comparative cost and schedule scenarios aligned to entitlement pathways
- Early energy modeling and envelope studies to set realistic performance targets
- Permit and community engagement roadmaps that keep approvals predictable
Phase 2: Aligning design intent and budget
When architects and builders iterate together, design intent survives value analysis. Our preconstruction managers sit alongside designers to translate concepts into constructible packages. Digital twins built in Revit and Navisworks give owners real-time insight into program adjacencies, structural decisions, and finish options.
Key checkpoints include:
- Target value design workshops to prioritize what matters most to the client and end users.
- Progressive estimating cycles that narrow contingencies as details are locked.
- Logistics planning that keeps occupied campuses safe and operational during construction.
Phase 3: Field execution with transparency
Once we mobilize, weekly takt planning sessions keep subs aligned, while our safety team tracks compliance through connected field reports. Owners receive dashboard access to live schedule data, pay applications, and RFI responses so decisions stay informed and timely.
Phase 4: Turnover and beyond
Closeout is never an afterthought. Commissioning agents, facilities teams, and project managers work together on training, digital O&M manuals, and performance verification. Post-occupancy evaluations are scheduled at 30, 90, and 365 days to confirm systems are operating as designed and to surface opportunities for future improvements.
When design-build is coordinated as a single continuum, owners enjoy predictable outcomes, elevated architecture, and spaces ready for day-one success.