Advantages of using a One-Stop Design, Supply, and Build Company for your turn-key Restaurant & Bar
Creating a complete restaurant and/or bar involves so many steps and parts that there are always chances for mistakes. If you are using multiple suppliers, trades, and an independent design firm, then you are open to missing links in the chain. Who is responsible to make sure everything is covered? It’s you! This is how the infamous “extra costs” creep into your budget.
I thought that was included!?! This is a remark common for do-it-yourselfer project managers. The common answers they get back are, “not in our quote”, “not my job”, “that’s your responsibility to know”, etc. These can be fair replies because people only do what they are hired to do. So if they are not responsible for everything, then that leaves you. An all-in-one Design, Supply, and Build company helps you cover the bases where others cannot.
Logistics is the other big deal. If all of the moving parts are independent of one another, then coordination is very tough. Someone needs to know how roles overlap in construction of a complex restaurant for timelines to be managed well. There are logical sequences of events that need to occur in order for construction projects to flow. If these steps are not coordinated properly, then your target completion will push ahead several months. Focus on what you do as an owner/operator, and hire a One-Stop Restaurant & Bar Design, Supply, and Build Company to get you to opening day on time and on budget.
Think of it like building a custom car. You can buy the wheels, motor, frame, body, etc and hire each supplier to show up and install their parts. However, if the motor installer shows up first, then they cannot do their job and this results in added costs for mismanaging their time. Sorry does not cut it when a tradesperson has booked a time frame to work for you and is told to come back later. Install labour is budgeted hourly when your job is quoted, so if you obstruct progress you need to pay. You may jump in to drive and find out you forgot to plan for a steering wheel…now you need to scramble while your new employees wait around on your dime, or they find new employers who are ready to put them to work. Don’t gamble, just buy the whole car from one manufacturer who delivers finished products.
Success is the result of doing something you enjoy. If you are a Foodservice Business Owner/Operator, partner up with a restaurant and bar design, supply, builder all-in-one company who will deliver your project complete and on time. Keep your focus on operations and delivering the great food and beverage products that inspired you to be in this industry.