Services
Design-build services
Design-Build Services in Greater Montréal
Design-build puts design and construction under one contract and one accountable team — instead of hiring a designer and a contractor separately and hoping they agree. It's how we've delivered commercial, retail, and residential projects across Greater Montréal since 2002: priced as it's drawn, coordinated end to end, and handed over move-in ready.
What's included
Everything design-build should cover.
- Design, drawings, and construction under one contract
- Single point of accountability from concept to handover
- Budget aligned with design from day one
- Permits, trades, and procurement coordinated in-house
- Fewer change orders and surprises
- Faster path from idea to occupancy
Our approach
How we deliver design-build.
Design
We design the space and price it as we draw it, so cost and vision stay aligned.
Document
We produce the permit and construction set from our own design.
Build
The same team builds what it designed — no gap between designer and contractor.
Deliver
We hand over a finished space, accountable for the whole result.
Where it fits
Owners and tenants who want one partner responsible for the entire project — commercial, retail, and residential — across Greater Montréal.
Why IN Design & Construction
One contract, one team, one point of accountability — the model that keeps cost, schedule, and quality aligned.
A Greater Montréal design-build studio since 2002 — RBQ-licensed, with design, drawings, and construction under one roof.
Frequently asked
Design-Build — your questions, answered.
What is design-build and how does it differ from design-bid-build?
Design-build places design and construction under one contract with a single team, so one party is accountable for both. In traditional design-bid-build, the owner hires a designer, then separately bids and hires a contractor under distinct contracts, coordinating between them. Design-build gives you one point of accountability instead of managing two contracts and the gap between them.
Is design-build faster or cheaper than the traditional approach?
Design-build can move faster because construction can begin on early phases while later design is still being finalized, rather than waiting for a fully completed design before bidding. It also allows progressive, real-time cost estimating as the design develops, so budget surprises are caught earlier. Actual savings and timelines depend on the specific project and scope.
Who is accountable if something goes wrong on a design-build project?
In design-build, one entity is responsible for both the design and the construction, so accountability is centralized rather than split between an architect and a contractor. That reduces the finger-pointing common when problems arise under separate contracts. In Quebec, the firm performing the construction work must still hold a valid RBQ licence for the coordinated build.
Start a project
Have a space in mind? Let's design and build it.
Tell us about your project — commercial, retail, or residential — and we'll walk you through what design-build can deliver. Consultations across Greater Montréal.
Direct
(514) 697-1742info@indesignconstruction.caService area
- Montréal
- South Shore / Rive-Sud
- North Shore / Rive-Nord
- Laval
- Vaudreuil-Soulanges
- West Island