BWG is general contracting company specializing in design/build, kitchen and bath remodeling, custom decks and repair services.
The Berkeley/Oakland community has been long been associated with social change. We all remember the free speech movement and the anti-war protests of the 60's either from personal experience or the newsreels. We still feel it's ongoing impact today in the area's unique approach to governmental, civic, and ecological responsibility.
The impact this revolution has had on the construction industry may not be as well documented, but it too reflects the area's unique social fabric. Some of the most innovative and forward-thinking construction practices have sprung from the heart of our community and have had nationwide influence over our industry. The owner/builder approach to construction management is one such trend that originated here. Other approaches to the construction process include DIY (do-it-yourself), BIY (buy-it-yourself), design/build, the "negotiated bid" (or price-planning), and the cost-plus: not-to-exceed contract.
Many homeowners have discovered, to their dismay, they could not afford both the services of an architect and the cost of remodeling their kitchen or bath. Those who embarked upon the remodeling process alone (DIY) often ran into snags or found that the end results were less than they had hoped for either functionally or aesthetically. Hence the advent of BIY. However, the lack of professional input was often still felt. Homeowners who have engaged professional designers frequently commissioned designs which exceeded the budget established for construction. They were forced to return to the designer for new plans that they could afford to build and had to put the job out to bid one more time.
Homeowners are becoming more aware of the value of including a contractor in the early phases of the design process and construction companies are beginning to undertake more design work in addition to actual construction. However, homeowners sometimes still face adversarial relationships with construction service providers, dreading the anticipated wasted time and money, anxiety, poor communication, construction defects, even litigation. Assurance of satisfactory completion at the outset has much to do with "checking out" the companies interested in performing the work. After a contractor has passed those tests however, a positive experience in remodeling has to do with how relationships are conducted by all parties concerned.
A design/build firm serves as a nexus: construction services and materials, the design program, and the budget; must all coordinate here. By combining traditional building services with design and project management, design/build firms offer the homeowner a greater measure of control over the design process and overall project costs. BWG takes design/build one step further with creative contracting strategies or, put another way, engineering all the contractual relationships in a deliberate manner.
BWG develops flexible contract options and cooperative project alliances between homeowners, engineers, other design professionals, suppliers, and subcontractors, to deliver integrative solutions toward your final construction goals. We provide designs that meet the aesthetic criteria of our clients and their target budgets by creating "win-win" relationships with the best construction professionals in our community. This gives you the unheard of opportunity to enjoy the process, participate in it to the degree you desire, or just get about your business assured the job will be accomplished on time and on budget.
Typically we will establish the design program in consultation with our clients, we resolve structural questions with our engineering partners, create construction drawings and a permit package as necessary to the project. We coordinate the purchase and delivery of architectural and building materials to meet the demands of the design and the construction schedule. In short, our design/build services firm can save you a lot of money, a lot of headaches and provide one point of contact for the entire construction process.
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Paul and Lisa Bailey