Speed advantage
City relationships over standard submission
Rather than joining the standard 8-month queue, Pereff engaged directly with the city using established relationships. Permit in 1 month. Practice open roughly half a year sooner.
Little Elm, TX
KVC Pediatric Dentistry
Two pediatric dentists burned by a failing consultant and an 8-month permit backlog. Pereff fired the consultant, pulled the permit in 1 month, and handed over keys in 3.
Medical & Dental
Project at a Glance
Project at a Glance
- Vertical
- Pediatric Dental
- Doctors
- Dr. Velasquez & Dr. Chen
- Location
- Little Elm, TX
- Size
- 3,000 sf
- Value
- $423,000
- Duration
- 3 months
- Delivery
- One Source Solution
The Brief
What was blocking them — and what fixed it
Dr. Velasquez and Dr. Chen had hired an expensive dental consultant to assemble a project team similar to Pereff's One Source Solution — architect, contractor, expedited permitting. The consultant was failing: no competitive architect, no builder willing to move at pace, and no ability to navigate Little Elm's 8-month permit backlog. The doctors were paying consulting fees while construction stood still.
A previous developer on the site had also made construction errors that would have halted new construction for months. These problems required direct city engagement and developer negotiation — capabilities a GC-only firm doesn't have.
The Approach
One Source Solution — first call to keys
01
Fired the consultant. Took over the full team.
The doctors fired the consulting firm and engaged Pereff. One Source Solution covers architecture, construction, city negotiations, permitting, and bank facilitation — with no consulting fee. The doctors went from paying a consultant to fail to paying Pereff to succeed.
01
Fired the consultant. Took over the full team.
The doctors fired the consulting firm and engaged Pereff. One Source Solution covers architecture, construction, city negotiations, permitting, and bank facilitation — with no consulting fee. The doctors went from paying a consultant to fail to paying Pereff to succeed.
02
Permit in 1 month against an 8-month city backlog.
Pereff's city relationships in Little Elm allowed us to navigate the permit office and issue in 1 month against an 8-month standard queue. That speed difference is roughly half a year of practice revenue the doctors earned sooner.
02
Permit in 1 month against an 8-month city backlog.
Pereff's city relationships in Little Elm allowed us to navigate the permit office and issue in 1 month against an 8-month standard queue. That speed difference is roughly half a year of practice revenue the doctors earned sooner.
03
Negotiated the previous developer off the site.
The prior developer's on-site construction errors would have halted new construction for months. Pereff negotiated directly to resolve the issue without litigation. This is a developer-experience play — not possible for a GC-only firm.
03
Negotiated the previous developer off the site.
The prior developer's on-site construction errors would have halted new construction for months. Pereff negotiated directly to resolve the issue without litigation. This is a developer-experience play — not possible for a GC-only firm.
04
Value-engineered to the bank budget.
Every design decision was made with the proforma in mind — not reverse-engineered from an over-designed plan that blew the budget. The project came in at $423,000, exactly the bank's approved number.
04
Value-engineered to the bank budget.
Every design decision was made with the proforma in mind — not reverse-engineered from an over-designed plan that blew the budget. The project came in at $423,000, exactly the bank's approved number.
- 01
Fired the consultant. Took over the full team.
The doctors fired the consulting firm and engaged Pereff. One Source Solution covers architecture, construction, city negotiations, permitting, and bank facilitation — with no consulting fee. The doctors went from paying a consultant to fail to paying Pereff to succeed.
- 02
Permit in 1 month against an 8-month city backlog.
Pereff's city relationships in Little Elm allowed us to navigate the permit office and issue in 1 month against an 8-month standard queue. That speed difference is roughly half a year of practice revenue the doctors earned sooner.
- 03
Negotiated the previous developer off the site.
The prior developer's on-site construction errors would have halted new construction for months. Pereff negotiated directly to resolve the issue without litigation. This is a developer-experience play — not possible for a GC-only firm.
- 04
Value-engineered to the bank budget.
Every design decision was made with the proforma in mind — not reverse-engineered from an over-designed plan that blew the budget. The project came in at $423,000, exactly the bank's approved number.
01
Fired the consultant. Took over the full team.
The doctors fired the consulting firm and engaged Pereff. One Source Solution covers architecture, construction, city negotiations, permitting, and bank facilitation — with no consulting fee. The doctors went from paying a consultant to fail to paying Pereff to succeed.
02
Permit in 1 month against an 8-month city backlog.
Pereff's city relationships in Little Elm allowed us to navigate the permit office and issue in 1 month against an 8-month standard queue. That speed difference is roughly half a year of practice revenue the doctors earned sooner.
03
Negotiated the previous developer off the site.
The prior developer's on-site construction errors would have halted new construction for months. Pereff negotiated directly to resolve the issue without litigation. This is a developer-experience play — not possible for a GC-only firm.
04
Value-engineered to the bank budget.
Every design decision was made with the proforma in mind — not reverse-engineered from an over-designed plan that blew the budget. The project came in at $423,000, exactly the bank's approved number.
Key Decisions
Decisions that moved the needle
Risk mitigation
Negotiated the previous developer before framing
Most GCs would have waited to see if the prior developer's errors became a problem. Pereff identified the risk at intake, engaged immediately, and resolved it before construction began.
Budget discipline
Designed to the bank number, not the other way around
Competitors often design a practice and then tell the doctor the number doesn't work. Pereff designs to the approved budget. Bank approved $423,000. Project came in at $423,000.
One Source Solution
Eliminated the consulting fee entirely
The dental consultant was a paid intermediary between the doctors and the team doing the work. Pereff collapsed that layer. The doctors worked directly with the builder. No fee. Faster decisions. Better outcome.
Outcome
What was delivered
Dr. Velasquez and Dr. Chen went from a stalled, consultant-burdened project to keys in hand in 3 months — roughly half a year earlier than the 8-month permit backlog would have permitted.
- Permit issued in 1 month against an 8-month city backlog
- Previous developer's on-site errors resolved without litigation
- Project completed in 3 months
- Budget held at $423,000 — value-engineered to the bank's approved number
- No consulting firm fee — One Source Solution included
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Project documentation
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