The design-build firm will provide a full-time project manager and a full-time site superintendent to manage the entire project. The superintendent is the eyes and ears on the project and supervises all of the local sub-contractors, while the project manager administers the overall project by issuing subcontract agreements, scheduling material deliveries, as well as coordinating the efforts of the design team, permitting process, inspections, and other critical project milestones. If an architect is hired to design the project, the owner can either provide their own construction manager or hire the architect to act as a liaison between the owner and the general contractor.