Partnership
Delivery.
Partnership delivery means the owner, engineer, and contractor work as one team from the start. Early involvement creates cost certainty, accelerates the schedule, and brings field experience into the design room before a shovel hits the ground.
It is a project-first mentality that demands transparency, flexibility, and trust at every level. We do not just build what is drawn — we help draw what should be built.
60+
Years of Partnerships
$25K–$40M
Project Range
Union
Self-Performed Crews
Benefits of working as one team.
Compared to traditional design-bid-build, partnership delivery creates advantages that show up on the schedule, the bottom line, and the jobsite.
Accelerated Schedules
Early contractor involvement compresses timelines by overlapping design and preconstruction.
Cost Certainty
Real-time pricing feedback during design prevents surprises and keeps budgets intact.
Managed Risk
Shared accountability means problems get solved collaboratively, not passed downstream.
Improved Quality
Field construction experience shapes design decisions before they reach the jobsite.
Innovation
Open communication breeds better ideas — from constructability shortcuts to value-engineered alternatives.
Teamwork First
Owner, engineer, and contractor aligned from day one on schedule, safety, and budget.
Ways we partner on projects.
We participate in the delivery method that fits the project — from CMAR and design-build to traditional general contracting when the scope is well-defined.
Construction Manager at Risk
CMARThe owner retains separate design and CMAR contracts. We join during design development to advise on constructability, value management, and risk — then deliver the work under a guaranteed maximum price. The owner keeps control of design while gaining the schedule and budget benefits of early contractor involvement.
Design-Build
DBOne contract, one point of accountability. Kuesel partners with the design team from the outset to develop a unified recommendation that fits the owner's schedule and budget. Changes are solved by the team, not bounced between silos. The result is faster delivery, fewer change orders, and less finger-pointing.
Progressive Design-Build
PDBA two-phase approach: Phase 1 develops design, cost, and schedule to a mutually agreed GMP or fixed price. Phase 2 executes construction and commissioning. It gives owners the transparency of CMAR with the single-source accountability of design-build — ideal for complex or phased heavy civil projects.
Ready to build differently?
Whether you are an owner exploring CMAR for the first time or a GC looking for a self-performed partner that hits dates, we will walk you through the process.