How a Design Business Hired a Lawyer to Draft a Design-Build Contract in Colorado

In 2026, a business in Colorado posted a project seeking assistance with drafting a design-build contract. The client, who holds a master's degree in landscape architecture but lacks a license, needed a comprehensive contract to establish the scope of services for their new residential landscape design firm. Key concerns included explicitly outlining the limitations of their services, disclosing their unlicensed status, setting financial liability caps, and clarifying the independent role of any contractors involved in the projects. As a result, the client received seven proposals from qualified lawyers, with flat fee bids ranging from $399 to $999, all submitted within one week to meet the client's timeline.