Partners
For Architects
Pereff design-builds and design-assists across medical, dental, retail, and office. You stay the architect of record. We handle the GC role, permitting, bank facilitation, and schedule — and we bring the next project back to you.
What architects get from this relationship
The GC role that protects your work — and brings the next job back
Most architects have a GC war story. A substitution that slipped through submittals. An RFI that was really a change-order fishing trip. A client who blamed the design when the schedule fell apart because the builder was spread thin. Here is what the Pereff relationship looks like instead.
Your design contract is with us
When Pereff brings the GC role and you are the architect of record, you earn the design fee. We do not absorb the architect role or try to cut you out of it — we roll up our sleeves with you during design. Your fee is yours, negotiated directly with us.
Fast preconstruction that protects your timeline
We turn preliminary budgets in 3–6 weeks while your design is still in schematic phase. That means your client gets a real number before the design is locked — and you don't lose them to a "the numbers don't work" conversation six months in. You stay on the job.
A GC that respects the drawings
No contractor end-runs. When you specify a detail, we build it or we have a conversation — not a substitution slipped into a submittals log. RFIs are written to clarify intent, not to manufacture change orders. If we have a constructability concern, we raise it early and in writing.
Healthcare specialist backing your client
If your client is a physician, dentist, or veterinarian, Pereff is the specialist GC in North Texas for that vertical — with clinical workflow knowledge, city relationships, and bank-facilitation capability. You refer a complicated client; Pereff handles the complexity. Your relationship stays intact.
How it works in practice
From referral to closed project — four steps
No long onboarding process. No partner agreement before the first conversation. Send us a project and let’s see if it fits.
01
You send us the project
A quick call or the intake form. Tell us the client, project type, size, location, and where the design stands. Stephen responds same day during business hours. There is no formal process and no NDA required to have the first conversation.
02
Pereff runs preconstruction pricing
We review any existing drawings or program, develop a line-item preliminary budget, and give you a real cost range — not a square-foot guesstimate. This typically takes 3–6 weeks from schematic-phase drawings. You and your client get a number you can actually plan around.
03
Design advances; budget stays aligned
As the design develops, we continuously update the budget and flag scope changes before they become surprises. The owner and architect know, in real time, what each decision costs. No disconnect between the drawings and the construction budget at bid day.
04
Project closes; your client relationship is protected
Pereff handles the build — superintendent on site daily, weekly owner updates, photo log, landlord coordination if needed. Your client finishes with a project that reflects well on both of you. When they build their next location, they call you and ask who built the first one.
The three delivery modes
The right configuration depends on what the owner needs and how you want to be positioned.
Design-Assist
You hold the architect contract. Pereff is the GC, engaged early to inform the design while it is still moving. You set the design intent; we tell you what it costs and how it builds — before it is locked.
Design-Build (Pereff carries design)
You are our subcontracted architect. Pereff is the single point of accountability to the owner. We protect your design intent and pay your fee on time. One contract, one throat to grab — ours.
Design-Build (you stay architect of record)
You stay the architect of record and keep your fee; your design agreement is with Pereff as the design-builder. Common when owners already have a trusted architect and want design-build efficiency without losing that relationship.
What Pereff brings to your project
No late-schedule surprises, no RFIs that are really change-order fishing. No submittals that quietly substitute your specified products. Here’s what we bring instead.
- Preconstruction pricing within 3–6 weeks — a real budget while your design is still in schematic phase
- Buildable design feedback that respects your intent, not just value-engineering cuts
- GMP discipline — we commit to a Guaranteed Maximum Price so your client is not surprised at bid
- Healthcare-first: if your client is a dental, medical, or veterinary practice, Pereff is the specialist GC in North Texas for that vertical
- Bank facilitation for qualifying healthcare and multifamily projects — 25+ years of bank-underwriter relationships
- Permitting managed entirely by Pereff — pre-application meetings, complete first submittals, change-of-use overlays
Architects we’ve worked with
Pereff has collaborated with architecture firms across North Texas on healthcare, retail, and commercial office projects. Firm names and project references are available on request — Stephen will connect you directly.
[Firm names — to be supplied by Stephen Pereff. References available on request.]
Pereff's business is built on repeat clients and referrals. We don't publish client names without permission — but Stephen will connect you with the right reference for your project type in a first call.
How to refer a project
Fill out the project intake form — it takes under three minutes and gives Stephen the basics he needs to respond same day. Or call or email directly. There’s no formal process; just send us the project and let’s talk.
Ready to send us a project?
Three-minute intake form. Stephen responds same day during business hours. No commitment until you want one.