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Engineered before
anyone digs.

CAD, shop drawings, submittal packages, and specification help from the team that will fabricate and install the work, design-build the way it was meant to run.

Why design-build

The cheapest change order is the one caught on paper.

Our engineering and estimating teams produce the CAD drawings, shop drawings, product data, and full submittal packages GCs, architects, and public agencies require.

Because fabrication and installation live under the same roof, every drawing is checked against how it will actually be built, before it costs anyone money.

CAD and shop drawings
Full submittal packages
Specification and standards assistance
Value engineering with real pricing

Five disciplines, one roof

From napkin sketch to punch list.

Engineering & design

System selection, CAD, and drawings that survive plan review.

Estimating

Real numbers from the people who will build it.

Fabrication

Metal City Fab produces what the drawing demands.

Installation

Self-performed by our crews and foremen.

Documentation

Submittals, product data, and closeout for the file.

For architects & spec writers

Send the spec before it bids.

We review fence and gate specifications for constructability, standards compliance, and cost surprises, free, before they become change orders.

FAQ

Answers for the drawing set.

What does your design-build service include?

System selection, CAD and shop drawings, product data, submittal packages, specification assistance, and value engineering, through fabrication and installation.

Do you work directly with architects?

Yes. We assist architects and spec writers with system selection, standards compliance, and constructability before the project bids.

Can you produce full submittal packages?

Yes. Drawings, product data, and certificates produced in-house and formatted for GC and agency review.

Does design-build cost extra?

Spec review is free. Engineering deliverables are scoped to the project, and typically pay for themselves in avoided change orders.