Partnership

Without question, your industry is unique. Designing and building for your specialized environment demands a partner who understands your specific requirements.

We do understand. GBA Builder's team members have been doing this for years.

The benifit to working with us is that as your partner, GBA Builders will anticipate the details that aren't found in any other environment. This means:

• No surprises during design and construction
• Staying on schedule
• Meeting the budget
• And most important, it means that you can focus on your core business while we focus on your building

Your Schedule

You have a schedule to keep and we know just how important it is. We've worked with aggressive pharmaceutical schedules and understand your need to get your porduct to the marketplace. With GBA Builders as your partner, there's no learning curve. In fact, we're ready to help you stay ahead of the curve.

The keys to schedule control include:

• A construction team with pharmaceutical construction experience.
• Continuous communication with vendors and subcontractors.
• Detailed planning and schedule development.
• A commitment by all team members.

Safety

Simply stated, job site safety is not an area for compromise. We foster and maintain the highest level of safe and clean environments on all projects. We aim to achieve a zero-lost-time accident report - anything less is unacceptable.

Each project has its own safety program enforced by the project safety officer. The program includes specific information for how we approach various issues.

• Personnel and public protection
• Required safety meetings
• OSHA regulations
• Hazardous materials
• Drug testing
• Training and certification

Contacts

Quality

Our quality control process focuses on three key elements:

• Design Reviews: Interdisciplinary - Peer - Third Party
• Constructability Reviews
• Construction Oversight

Throughout the review process, members of our team focus on areas unique to the pharmaceutical industry such as:

• Material seleciton and finishes
• Equipment needs
• Environmental requirements: Temperature - Humidity - Pressure
• Controls

We know what works and what doesn't, from the very earliest planning through design and contruction. The result? A project that meets your specialized needs.

Your Budget

Every decision has a cost implication and you have many important decisions to make. The earlier the decisions are made, the more accurate your budget estimate will be.

As your partner, GBA Builders will sit down with you and create a detailed budget based on your requiremnets. This is not about our vision. It's about what it will take to complete your project the way you want it, within your budget.

To help you reach that goal, GBA Builders:

• Developes accurate cost estimates during planning and design from industry standards and previous experience.
• Conducts quality checks during design and construction to minimize change orders.
• Performs milestone budget checks of primary project components
• Works closely with vendors and key subcontractors to obtain accurate cost information.

Project Delivery

Just as you've developed multiple strategies, GBA Builders has developed multiple project delivery methods to most effectively meet your needs. Understanding building options and the advantages each method offers is the first step in determining which project delivery approach will be most effective. Your schedule and budget goals will often help determine which method is right for you.

Contruction Manager (CM)

• CM as Advisor
• CM as Agent
• CM as Constructor

Experience

As construction managers we consider ourselves as extensions of your staff, and our job is to effectively apply proven management techniques to the planning, design, and construction of projects. We achieve the goals by controlling schedules, costs and quality and by acting as your representatives on all project-related issues.

Project Types Include:

• Pharmaceutical manufacturing
• Industrial manufacturing
• Offices
• Research laboratories
• Conditioned warehouses

GBA Builders provides nationwide construction management services for owners whose administrative, research, and production facility space requirements are complex.

Our clients operate in environments that often involve specialized systems – from laboratories and clean rooms to production and packaging areas, we recognize that our clients demand a unique knowledge of design and construction processes that match their equally unique businesses.