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Bihn Construction
Design-Build by Bihn Construction in Upstate South Carolina
One team, one contract

Concept to keys, under a single point of accountability.

What This Is

One team, one contract

Design-build puts design and construction on the same team, under one contract. The people drawing your project and the people building it are aligned from the first sketch.

It compresses the schedule, removes the finger-pointing of the traditional design-bid-build model, and gives you one accountable partner from feasibility through final walkthrough.

Bihn Construction coordinates architects, engineers, and trades early, pricing the design as it develops so the budget and the vision stay locked together, not discovered at the end.

How We Deliver Design-Build

The way we actually run it.

The Method
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Every project moves through the same disciplined sequence. Nothing is improvised, and nothing is left to chance.

  1. 01

    Single Accountability

    One contract, one team. No gap between design intent and what gets built.

  2. 02

    Budget Locked Early

    We price the design as it develops, so cost surprises don't surface at bid time.

  3. 03

    Faster to Build

    Overlapping design and preconstruction shortens the path from idea to groundbreaking.

  4. 04

    Constructability Built In

    Field experience shapes the drawings before they're final. Fewer changes, cleaner execution.

  5. 05

    Markets We Serve via Design-Build

    Commercial office and retail, K-12 and higher education, healthcare, hospitality, franchise builds, municipal facilities, and luxury residential.

How We Build

Built with purpose: precision + partnership.

A disciplined four-phase process carries every public and commercial job from bid documents to closeout, with the owner and design team informed at each step.

01Phase

Pursuit & Preconstruction

Bid Documents, RFQs & Prequalification
Constructability Review
Detailed Estimate or Guaranteed Maximum Price
Value Engineering
Subcontractor Prequalification & Buyout
02Phase

Mobilization

Master Schedule Development
Permits + Submittals
Long-Lead Procurement
Site Logistics + Safety Plan
Owner & Design-Team Kickoff
03Phase

Construction

Onsite Supervision + Trade Coordination
Phasing Around Occupied Sites
Schedule Control + Progress Reporting
Transparent Cost Tracking + Invoicing
Quality Control + Inspections
04Phase

Closeout

Punch List + Final Inspections
As-Built Documentation
Turnover + Continued Support
Built, Not Promised

Selected work.

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Questions

Design-Build, answered.

Concept to keys, under a single point of accountability. Bihn Construction runs design-build with disciplined planning, transparent budgets, and a single point of accountability from first conversation to final walkthrough.

Yes. Bihn Construction is a licensed South Carolina general contractor, bonded and fully insured on every project, with a single point of accountability from preconstruction through closeout.

Budgets are locked early and tracked openly, subcontractors are prequalified, and the schedule is maintained and reported, so there are no surprises at the end.

Greenville and the wider Upstate of South Carolina, from our office in Mauldin.

Built to Outlast Us.

Start your design-build project.

Concept to keys, under a single point of accountability. Tell us about your project, timeline, and budget. We'll bring one point of accountability from first sketch through final walkthrough. Most consultations are scheduled within 48 hours.