Is it possible to obtain offers before input planning?

We are currently working with an architect on the house planning. When the architect has already finished the plan and it only needs to be approved, can one then go to a builder and request an offer? Or does the submission planning have to be approved first?

If the architect already has the plan finished and it only needs to be approved, can you then go to a developer and get an offer?

Sure you can. But then it is not a developer, but a general contractor. Why not award through the architect? After all, you could have also bought a house from a home building company without the costs for him.

I think you should inquire more thoroughly about how the whole thing works.

Of course you can do that. But then it’s not a developer, rather a general contractor. Why not award the contract through the architect? After all, even without the costs for him, you could have bought a house from a homebuilding company.

I actually meant the general contractor who then builds the house for us turnkey. The architect designs the house for us up to the permit stage.

And why don’t you go directly to the [GU] and save yourself the money for the architect?

We would like to obtain and compare several offers from companies, and without a plan the general contractor will not make an offer. If we have the plan drawn up by a general contractor, they will only do so if we also build with them. We would have to decide on a company in advance.