Marketing Strategies for Design-Build Contracting
With a jolt you pull your car to the side of the road and read the job sign that can't be more than one day old: New Home of ABC Inc.; General Contractor, XYZ Construction Co. You think out loud, "I knew the property had been sold," and your eyes roam ove
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Design -Build Contracting
Marketing Strategies for
Design -Build Contracting William D. Booth
SPRINGER-SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA, B.V.
Art direction: Andrea Meyer, emDASH inc. Cover design: Saeed Sayrafiezadeh, emDASH inc. Copyright © 1995 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht Originally published by Chapman & Hali in 1995 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1995
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 XXX OI 00 99 97 96 95 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Booth, William D. Marketing strategies for design-build eontraeting / by William D. Booth. p. em. Includes index. ISBN 978-1-46l3-5868-8 ISBN 978-1-4615-2087-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4615-2087-0 l. Construetion industry-Customer services-Marketing. 2. Building trades-Customer serviees-Marketing. 3. Design services-Marketing. I. Title. HD9715.A2B593 1995 94-36928 690' .068' 8-de20 CIP British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data available
CONTENTS
Preface Chapter 1 The Construction Design.Build Concept Definition Sales Territory Design-Build Capability Design-Build Team Environmental Construction Project Steps
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Chapter 2 The Art of Selling Design.Build Construction On and Off Buttons Low Profile and Soft Sell Time Interval Empathy Understanding the Business Prospect
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Chapter 3 Cultivating New Business Perspectives Giving Out Information Advertising Adviser Capacity Remaining Objective
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Chapter 4 Locating the Prospective Owner Personal Contacts Referrals Advertising Trends in Specific Business Areas Redevelopment Projects Relocation Projects Industrial Commissions Rejected Bids Cold Calls Disaster Leads Bonus to Employees: Finder's Fees Zoning Changes and Deed Transfers Records Who Requires Careful Consideration Contract Potential
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Chapter 5 Qualifying the Prospective Owner Site Finances Reason for Building Interest Talking to the Decision Makers Personal Problems the Lead Might Have
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Chapter 6 Selling the Design-Build Method Security Prospect List Selling Yourself Selling Your Company Selling the Job Combating Competition
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Chapter 7 Contractual Procedures Letter of Intent Special Letter Contracts and Formal Contracts Retainage and Bonds Changes Checking Owner Financing
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Chapter 8 Building Phase Communications Start-up Work Schedule Information Acquainting People on Site with the Owner
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Acquainting the Owner with Construction Problems Keeping the Owner in the Picture Owner Problems During Construction Chapter 9 The Design-Build Sales Department Integrating the Sales Department into the Overall Operation A Salesperson's Respo
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