Design-Build with Ames: Trusted Construction Firm in Lancaster, PA

One Team, One Contract, One Clear Path

With a single point of accountability, Design-Build offers optimum results, reduces owner risk, simplifies the process, and can be an effective option for your project.

Faster Delivery

With design and construction as a collaborative process, your project benefits from quicker decision making, expedited permitting and inspections and an overall earlier return on investment.

Cost Confidence

Continuous estimating throughout design results in cost assurance for all parties. It also enables earlier, and very accurate development of your proforma, helping to secure any needed financing or backing.

Smarter Solutions

Working together towards one common goal, your project benefits from innovation, efficiencies, and flexibility. Problems are proactively solved as a team, and systems are vetted for longevity and ease of use.

Optimal Design

Unlike many other firms, Ames works with you to select the best design partner for your project. Industry expertise and experience are the pillars of your design.
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On Time, On Budget, Done Right!

Contact Phil Eby, Director of Business Development today to learn more about the Design-Build process and how Ames, as your partner, can be the right solution for your next project.

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What Our Design-Build Contracting Services Entail

1. Faster Delivery

By serving as your single point of contact from inception to completion, we eliminate the friction often found in traditional construction. We shepherd your design from initial blueprints directly into the field, taking the management steps necessary to bring your project across the finish line efficiently.

2. Cost Confidence

With decades of experience and a culture built on productive professional relationships, we represent your interests throughout the entire build. Our team acts as your advocate, ensuring that the project remains financially viable without sacrificing quality.

3. Smarter Solutions

Every project is unique, which is why we don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach. We leverage our long-standing relationships with the state’s leading architectural firms to provide a customized team for your specific needs.

4. Optimal Design

Designing an exceptional commercial property requires a delicate balance: fulfilling practical, functional needs while showcasing the aesthetic qualities you desire. We work closely with you to finalize a design that is as beautiful as it is functional.

 

Ames Construction: Experience Leading the Way

Our advantages as a design-build contractor are through our experience and the productive professional relationships that our company culture facilitates. The decades of construction and design experience of our team make them ideal partners for design collaboration. While every project is absolutely unique, it always helps to be surrounded by professionals who have shown success guiding similar projects. The Ames difference is clear from the very first conversation – reach out to one of our professionals to start discussing your project.

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The multi-phase renovation to our headquarters required close coordination, ongoing communication, and sensitivity to the fact that the building was fully occupied during construction. Ames delivered all of that and more. Their team demonstrated excellent planning, flexibility, and a strong customer-focused mindset that made the process smooth for everyone involved.

Todd Rothenberger - EVP/Chief Member Experience Officer, Diamond Credit Union