Attention: General Contractors & Engineers
831-204-0352
1. More Time to Focus on Building and Running Your Company
We manage the design development, plan sets, and permit facilitation so you can stay focused on managing jobs and growing their business.
2. Clear Communication Throughout the Design Process
You receive regular updates, coordinated plans, and clear documentation so you always know where the project stands without having to manage every detail.
3. A Positive Preconstruction Experience for You and Your Clients
Systematized design development and organized planning so you and homeowners feel confident and excited about the project making the entire process smoother for everyone involved.
Local municipalities have complex requirements and even when the approval needed is straight forward outsourced plan checks and county agencies regularly extend the time to approval.
Who we are looking for:
We collaborate with professionals who value well-organized plan sets, practical design solutions, and a structured pre-construction process.
Our strongest partnerships tend to share several characteristics.
- Focus primarily on residential work.
- Build projects valued between $150K – $2M+.
- Appreciate thoughtful design and buildability.
- Prefer builder-ready drawings over conceptual plans.
- Value collaboration during pre-construction.
A Design Partner who understands the field. With more than three decades in the build industry and over twenty years of residential design experience, we approach design through a construction lens.
Option 1 As a referral, when you provide the lead, the job stays yours unless you decide you do not want it. We provide shovel ready permitted plans.
Option 2 As Design Builder you stay involved, we will white label the plans. We can work with you and your client through design. We provide Permit Facilitation. That means you receive updates as the project navigates through to approval.
You are getting a complete design package that you can build from, and the jurisdiction can evaluate with clarity.
- The RDD system has years of permit approvals with local jurisdictions.
- The RDD System design experts work with you to plan your clients dream.
So you are getting clarity, confidence, and plans that align with your clients property, goals, and jurisdiction.
- Thoughtful Space Planning.
- Construction-Ready Design Packages.
- Local Zoning, Coastal & Water-District Insight.
- Seamless Coordination With Engineer and Consultants.
Your design and plan is backed by decades of work across Monterey and Santa Cruz County’s.
Because every project starts with deeper research and code checks up front, you avoid:
- redesign fees
- preventable delays
- missed requirements
- confusion between designers, engineers, and contractors
The RDD System is the difference between frustration and a smooth project.
We Make This So Easy for You!
We can manage the design freeing up your time.
We handle:
Turn Design Into Your Competitive Advantage
Save Time and Avoid Redesign with Permit-Ready Plans
You are getting:
- Custom design tailored to the clients needs.
- Clear construction drawings.
- Full permit-submittal package preparation.
- Engineering coordination.
- Early discovery of zoning, water, or coastal constraints.
- Transparent pricing and scope of work.
- A smoother experience from first conversation to final plans.
RDD is trusted by top local contractors and engineers.
- More than 20 years of Monterey Bay design experience
- Hundreds of residential projects prepared across the Peninsula, Carmel Valley, Pacific Grove, Seaside, Marina, and Santa Cruz
- Expertise with coastal zoning, MPWMD water credits, hillside and high-hazard zones, and jurisdiction-specific submittal standards
- Trusted by local contractors, engineers, and homeowners
What Our Clients Say
We are committed to providing our clients with the best possible remodel design experience. But don’t just take our word for it. Here’s what some of our satisfied clients have to say about working with us.