Do you work together with the contractor? Yes. We would help you to bid the project. We have contractors that we can recommend and you may also bring in your own contractor to bid. We provide a bid package which will help with comparing the bids. Having an architect means that there are less unknowns in terms of all of the elements of the design. We will help to qualify references and ask questions to determine if the contractor is one that will help to make the project a success.