Integrated Project Delivery
When speed to market and minimizing risk are the highest priorities, 35 North provides owners with a full-service, design-build project delivery method. This single-contract, end-to-end integrated project delivery approach, sometimes called EPCMC, is helpful for owners who want to streamline the building process with a turnkey solution – from building design and construction through commissioning and qualification. Hiring one responsible entity accountable for quality, cost, and schedule is the most efficient, cost-effective manner to reach owners’ goals when compared to design-bid-build and other more traditional delivery methods.
Whether it is a first project or one of many, design-build construction is a fast-tracked, integrated delivery method that is a safe and flexible way to protect an owner’s capital investment, saves the owner time and resources, and reduces complexity by way of running through a single-source solution employing a proven framework.
An additional benefit allows owners to avoid disputes that sometimes occur between designers and builders, and construction often begins sooner – before design is 100% complete.
FEATURED INSIGHT:

Why choose design-build with 35 North?
Owners from startups and leading life science companies alike, who want to build in North Carolina, can seamlessly reach their vision by leveraging 35 North’s significant experience building some of the state’s most sophisticated, complex labs and pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities.

- QUICK TO MARKET
- DEEP LIFE SCIENCES EXPERTISE
- ONE CONTACT — ONE PROJECT — ONE PRICE
- Turnkey solution from Idea and Design to Commissioning and Qualification
- Seamless coordination and execution of work
- No impact to owners for design or constructability issues
- BEST TEAM SELECTED FOR YOUR UNIQUE PROJECT
- We understand the specific needs of various types of projects and the constraints on the market place.
- 35 North leverages our relationships in the life sciences sector in Research Triangle Park to select prime design and construction firms, specialty subcontractors, and preferred vendors best suited for the job.
- SAVE OWNERS TIME, MONEY, AND RESOURCES
Services include
PROGRAM-LEVEL
- Business justification
- Options generation
- Preliminary program and scope development
- Internal capital approvals
- Site selection and master planning
- Design program and scope development
- Basis of Design (BOD) development
- Site Selection Input
COST MANAGEMENT AND PROJECT CONTROLS
- Preliminary budget and schedule development
- Project controls, preconstruction budget, and schedule management
- Value engineering, (if needed)
PROJECT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
- Request for Qualifications (RFQs) and Proposals (RFPs)
- Permitting and regulatory compliance
- Construction management and QC
- Project controls and safety
- Punch list

COMMISSIONING AND OPERATIONAL READINESS
- Development of user requirements
- Design review
- Commissioning master plan
- Master equipment list and critical assessments
- Master data template for CMMS upload
- Submittal reviews and design verification
- Develop IQ/OQ protocols
- Installation and operation qualification
- Discrepancy log
- Turnover package
- Maintenance program development and SOPs
- Predictive/preventative/corrective maintenance program development
- Spare parts and inventory identification
- CMMS upload and scrubbing
Project spotlight
35 North Provides Design-Build Services for Invitae’s First East Coast Laboratory
August 2021
35 North is providing end-to-end services including programming, design development, construction management, and commissioning in pursuit of Invitae’s quick-to-market aspirations. Read more
We are headquartered in Durham, North Carolina
Design-Build, Program and Project Management, and Commissioning Services:
- Traditionally, we have provided program and project management services, as well as construction management services to life sciences, biotechnology, agriculture technology, and pharmaceutical companies located near Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Cost Management Services:
- While we have an extensive portfolio of construction projects executed locally, close to our headquarters near Research Triangle Park, we also provide cost control, cost management, and build cost estimating services to an extensive list of established clients nationwide.
US LOCATIONS

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK

NORTH CAROLINA PROJECT LOCATIONS INCLUDE
Clayton, NC
- Grifols
- Novo Nordisk
Greensboro, NC
- Syngenta
Lenoir, NC
- Stallergenes Greer
Morrisville, NC
- Invitae
- Catalent
Rocky Mount, NC
- Pfizer
Research Triangle Park, NC
- Eli Lilly
- Alexandria Real Estate Equities
- Biogen
- GRAIL
- Research Triangle Foundation
- Syngenta
Durham, NC
- Argos Therapeutics
- Humacyte
- Merck
- The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
- Pearl Therapeutics
- RTI International
Let us put our expertise to work for you
We’re excited to partner with you! Our business consulting services and expertise in construction and project management are second to none. Our success is driven by the decisions we make, the policies we implement, and how our employees are trained.
What our clients are saying
“They’re exceptional in that their approach to their work is very comprehensive. They understand the nuances of complex organizations and projects.”
- PATRICK O’KEEFE
Principal
“They came highly recommended. I would definitely recommend them to others. They are my eyes and ears on the ground. 35 North fixes things before they become big, expensive and time-consuming problems.”
- MIKE MYERS
Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Director
“We have witnessed first-hand their knowledge, experience, integrity, and commitment to customer satisfaction.”
- NATHAN BLAZEI
Senior Manager, Process Operations