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Spot problems before they cost you
We review every detail of your project before work begins. Our pre-construction audit identifies the risks that blow budgets, so you know exactly what you're facing.
Every owner has heard the same story, or lived it. The bid comes in at one number. The building finishes at another. In between sits a stack of change orders, each one explained, each one reasonable on its own, and none of them what you agreed to.
Here is what most people miss: budgets rarely fail because concrete got expensive. They fail because a question that should have been answered on paper got answered in the field, with a crew standing by and the clock running. Those are not construction problems. They are design and coordination problems that show up as construction costs.
One Team, One Number, Nobody To Blame
On a traditional project, the architect draws it and the contractor builds it, and when the two do not line up, the owner pays for the argument. Lamp Design Build is architect-led design-build. Same team, one contract, one number. When a drawing and a jobsite disagree, that is our problem to solve, not yours to fund.
There is no line item on our budgets called "finger pointing."
Our value engineering process designs the budget into the project from the first sketch. Cost control is how we defend it once the work begins.
How We Protect Your Budget
Open-book budgeting. You see what we see. Subcontractor pricing, allowances, and contingency in the open. No hidden markups, no mystery line items.
Constructability review before a shovel moves. Conflicts get resolved on paper, where a fix costs an eraser instead of a change order.
Real-time cost reporting. Committed costs, costs to date, and projected cost at completion, tied to the line items you approved. You will never learn where your budget stands by opening an invoice.
Disciplined change management. Nothing proceeds without written authorization and a cost impact you approved in advance.And when a line item starts trending the wrong way, you hear it from us early, with options attached. An owner who finds out in month two has choices. An owner who finds out in month eight has an invoice.
Have a project with a number you cannot afford to miss?
Bring us in early. The earlier we are involved, the more budget we can protect. Call for a straight conversation about your project, your number, and whether the two are actually compatible. We will tell you either way.
Call 985-386-9212 or email projects@lampdesignbuild.com
Featured Services
Preconstruction & Cost Estimating
Most budget disasters are baked in before the first day of work, back when the real number was never nailed down. We estimate your project in detail up front, pricing the actual design and site conditions so the number you start with is the number you can count on. Know what it costs before you commit, not after.
Change Order Control
Nothing blows a budget like a stack of change orders, the surprise costs that pile up once a job is already underway. Because we design and build as one team, most of what triggers those change orders gets caught and solved before construction starts, so your final invoice still looks like your original budget. Fewer surprises, fewer arguments, a price you can actually plan around.
Transparent Pricing
You should never have to wonder where your money is going. We keep your budget open and honest, showing you real costs, real allowances, and real trade pricing instead of a lump sum with our markup buried inside. When you can see the numbers, you can trust them, and you can spend where it actually matters to you.
LET'S DESIGN-BUILD TOGETHER
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Quality, professional work, on time, within budget, & built right the first time.
1133 E Pine St. Ste B
Ponchatoula, LA 70454
P: 985 386 9212
F: 985 386 0819
projects@lampdesignbuild.com
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