FAQ
Should I start contractor bids for an ADU/JADU before getting the permit?
It's best to wait until your ADU/JADU plans are submitted to the city for permit processing before requesting contractor bids to ensure accurate pricing and timeline expectations.
Direct answer
Wait until plans are submitted.
It's best to wait until your ADU/JADU plans are submitted to the city for permit processing before requesting contractor bids to ensure accurate pricing and timeline expectations.
That is the Encino / Los Angeles practice. A city-submitted ADU or JADU plan set gives contractors something accurate to price.
Pricing and timeline after submittal are an aim, not a guarantee. We do not invent bid amounts. This is not legal advice.
ADU bids after submittal
Submitted plans. Then accurate ADU bids.
Plans
Finish the Encino ADU or JADU drawings first.
Submit
Then submit to the city before you ask for bids.
Bids
No dollar amounts on this page. Call (424) 600-2100.
No invented amounts
An Encino ADU plan set, no bid table.
121 Design Build is in Encino. Bid after the ADU/JADU plans go in, not before.
We do not invent dollar amounts, licenses, volumes, or years. Fees after review are an aim, not a guarantee.
How we work
When to bid an ADU
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1. Converse
We start with the Encino lot and the ADU or JADU drawings that still need to finish.
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2. Submit
It's best to wait until those plans are submitted to the city for permit processing.
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3. Bids
Then contractors can bid with accurate pricing and timeline expectations.
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4. Next step
Then we talk next steps on the Encino lot.
Honest scope
What 121 actually does, and what we do not.
We do
Wait for submittal
It's best to wait until your ADU/JADU plans are submitted to the city for permit processing before requesting contractor bids to ensure accurate pricing and timeline expectations.
We do not
A bid before plans
We do not invent a bid date or an ADU price before the Encino plans are submitted.
Ask when ADU bids should start on your Encino lot.
If you have an ADU or JADU in Encino / Los Angeles, start with a conversation about when bids should start. Call (424) 600-2100.