General Contracting
When the design is already done, EDDA builds it with the same senior leadership, schedule control, and open-book discipline we bring to our own design-build work.
Sometimes the drawings are already finished. You have an architect, a completed design, and you need a builder who will deliver it without drama. That is general contracting, and EDDA does it with the same discipline that defines our design-build work.
As your general contractor, EDDA takes responsibility for the build: coordinating trades, controlling the schedule, managing the budget, and putting senior leadership on site every day. You get open-book cost transparency and one accountable team from mobilization through to final inspection.
The difference is not the contract structure, it is the standard of care. We build for how the space will perform over the life of the building, catch the details that decide how it ages, and communicate clearly the whole way through. If you want us involved earlier, our design-build model brings the same team into the design phase, where the biggest cost and schedule decisions are actually made.
Scopes
- Trade coordination and subcontractor management
- Schedule control and sequencing
- Open-book budget management and cost reporting
- Senior site supervision on every project
- Permit coordination with the relevant municipality
- Quality control and project closeout
- Work on occupied buildings, with phasing and tenant coordination
Bring us your drawings and your scope, and we will tell you how we would build it, and what it will really cost.
What is the difference between general contracting and design-build?
In general contracting, EDDA builds from a design someone else produced. In design-build, EDDA holds both the design and construction contracts, so one team carries the project from first sketch to final inspection. General contracting suits projects where the design is already complete.
Does EDDA general contract for outside architects and designers?
Yes. EDDA regularly builds from drawings prepared by outside architects and designers, coordinating the trades and managing the budget and schedule through to completion, with senior leadership on site.