The first process (where you purchase the building pre-engineered and involve the services of a contractor) is generally recommended. As we continually tell our customers, a pre-engineered steel building system has many money-saving advantages. The last two methods (“design-build” and “conventional delivery”) may result in the decision to use a steel structure but only after an intermediate phase called design development. Preliminary drawings, at that time, along with a study of building code parameters, will help engineers to determine if the design load and framing options favor the choice of a steel building for the project. Nevertheless, which ever method you decide to follow, make sure that if you use a general contractor that he is licensed with the State he originates from and in the State he will be working for you. To do a background check on him you may check with the State and or check with the National Association of State Contractor Licensing Agencies, or NASCLA. (If you wish, you may go to their website right here: http://www.nascla.org/ .) Once again, as we’ve said before … perform your due diligence. Make sure that you have done everything right and if you have to, hire someone just to double-check the designing and development process. Don’t put your building project in the hands of some incompetent fool.
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At General Steel the steel buildings we will sell to you will have been pre-drilled, pre-punched, and pre-welded at the manufacturing plant. As a result, your new building will have been “pre-built” before it even reaches the work site, saving you valuable time as well as money. Call “The General” at 1-800-745-2685 to begin the process today!
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