Contracting Cost Models & RFPs
We structure transparent bid packages based on three standard industry contracting models.
Apex Contracting Models
Select the model matching your organization's risk tolerance and design phase.
Lump Sum / Fixed Price
For projects with fully finalized blueprints and static scopes.
- ✓ Single comprehensive price calculation
- ✓ Apex assumes cost overrun risks
- ✓ Best for standard commercial warehouse projects
- ✓ Clear payment schedules matching milestones
- ✓ Strict change-order documentation
Cost-Plus Fee
For complex projects where initial scope metrics cannot be finalized.
- ✓ Patient, open-book cost accounting
- ✓ Monthly audit reports detailing procurement
- ✓ Flexible scope shifting options
- ✓ Best for heavy infrastructure links
- ✓ Apex coordinates all subcontractors directly
Design-Build Contract
Single entity responsibility for both design engineering and construction.
- ✓ Engineering board and site crews unified
- ✓ Shortened project calendar overlap
- ✓ Decreased change-order litigation risks
- ✓ Integrated BIM modeling updates
- ✓ Accelerated groundwork break timeline
RFP Submission Prerequisites
To calculate a firm Lump Sum bid, our estimating desk requires preliminary blueprints, soil geotechnical reports, structural steel weight estimates, and municipal zoning permits. For early-phase designs, we recommend our integrated Design-Build contracting model.
Bonding & Capacity Details
Apex Builders carries a single-project bonding limit of $25 Million and an aggregate capacity limit of $75 Million with AAA-rated sureties.
- Licensed for structural works in TX, FL, and LA.
- Union labor compliance documentation supplied upon bid awards.