Dicon is a
general contractor / construction manager committed to making the project
development and construction process a positive experience for our clients.
Quality,
adherence to schedule and final costs are concerns common for all our client's
jobs. Dicon's obligation is to understand each client's project requirements
and to provide professional service and expertise that ensure those
requirements will be met. Our objective is to provide our clients with their
completed projects as expected.
Our Commitment
Providing
services, which respond to individual client need, is the primary goal of
Dicon. By offering diversified capabilities and experience, we have met that
goal for clients in construction, renovation, and development projects.
Our experience
continues to be enhanced through our extensive activities on a wide range of
projects; from simple lease-space renovations to multi-family residential
projects. The success of each project requires Dicon to provide a unique set of
services as determined by the client's requirements.
We recognize
that to meet these unique requirements, our ability and willingness to work
with a client and a designer as a team is a necessity.
What Sets Us
Apart
Experience
Dicon's breadth
of experience offers our clients detailed information from beginning to end.
Dicon's inception was as the construction arm of a development company and we
understand the issues that owners are faced with through the development and
completion of a project.
Dicon has worked
with many architects and owners building successful project teams. Each team
has different priorities and concerns. We are capable of recognizing and
appreciating each team member's input.
Dicon has
assisted clients with site selection and acquisition, applying for government approvals,
cost studies, financing, designer selection and construction management. Our
staff also has experience with land and property rights issues.
Few of our
competitors offer such a wide range of experience.
Dicon has
expertise in a variety of construction types:
- Office Buildings
- Shopping Centers
- Site Development
- Additions/Expansions
- Tenant Finish
- Renovation
- Historic Renovation
- Multi-Family Residential
- Retirement Communities
- Assisted Living Facilities
People
We have a great
deal of pride in our people and the experiences they bring to our staff. Our
commitment gives clients confidence in our ability to maintain successful
relationships.
We feel that the
best interest of the client is the only interest to be considered.
Data
At the outset of
each project, we generate "value engineering reports" in order to
identify options that reduce costs, enhance quality and save time. These
reports provide detailed information helping a client weigh the alternatives
for methods, materials, schedules and costs. All reports keep the desired
design and budget objectives in mind.
The greatest
opportunity for savings can be realized when these reports are incorporated at
the initiation of a project. It is essential that the owner be an active member
of the team and participate in the choices which directly affect the project
and its costs.
Throughout the
building process, Dicon uses a computer designed scheduling program. With this
program, Dicon's staff and field personnel continually monitor the project and
its progress.
Another method
of monitoring projects is the detailed monthly progress reports which include
weekly summaries, job site photos, financial reports, a written narrative of
the project's status and other information pertinent to a particular job. These
reports allow our clients to be continuously apprised of the progress of their
project.
"Partnering"
Everyone in the
construction business today is talking about "partnering". A new word
for describing how Dicon has done business since our beginning in 1973.
"Partnering"
is a 1990's term for the team management approach we have always followed. In
our projects we facilitate a team of people working toward common goals,
deadlines and budgets. Through the work of this team - developers, owners,
engineers, architects, subcontractors, tenants, and ourselves - we see these
goals realized. Everybody works together as opposed to the commonly experienced
adversarial relationships which are counterproductive. We believe the team
approach, or "partnering" as it is called today, is essential to
staying on budget within the time parameters set.
Responsibility,
Experience, and Mutual Respect
Dicon will
manage every phase of the construction process - from the first drawing to the
complete, occupant-ready structure. By our incorporating the owner's input and
the expertise of the architects and subcontractors, we will produce a final
product which meets or exceeds all project requirements.
In order to
maintain quality and cost control, Dicon performs procurement services, hires
contractors, supervises subcontractors and monitors scheduling to assure that
all work is completed to the team's satisfaction.
While
construction is our business, our roots are in development. We find the range
of experiences we have developed to be invaluable on our projects. Dicon has a
unique approach to controlling construction and development and this has
benefited many of our clients. We not only build projects with our clients, but
lasting business relationships as well.
