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Glenn Ebersole
Design-Build Project Delivery System: A Strategy to Gain Best Value for Construction Projects T he design-build proj- ect delivery system has been around for thou- sands of years. And construction management has grown to be more popular and is increasing its presence in private sector construction projects. Yet design-bid-build still is an option that the public sector almost always uses and some private sector clients still con- tinue to believe is the only way to get the best price. For many years, design-bid- build was an obvious choice for many types of construction projects. However, there is a change in the thinking in build- ing construction projects. Architectural and engineering designs are continuing to adapt to the design-build and con- struction management delivery systems. The unique challenges of construction projects have precipitated this change in thinking, and now design-build often is the preferred method for construction projects. Design-bid-build is the tradi- tional method that most people think of and have some experi- ence with in construction. Ba-
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sically, the owner has a vision and ideas about the needs and budget for the building. That vi- sion is provided to the architect retained to design the building. This worked well years ago when general contractors had a large number of employees in dozens of trades such as car- penters, masons, electricians, plumbers, concrete finishers, finish carpenters, roofers, steel erectors, welders, equipment operators, drywall finishers, painters, etc. An owner would select an ar- chitect and then would develop a complete set of bid drawings and specifications. The documents were sent to several general contractors for bidding. The general contractor bid- ders knew the costs and had data and production rates, etc. in house to use to prepare reasonably accurate bids. The
drawings were tighter, the bid process was tighter and the results were better. However, there has been a transformation over time in the number of employees and in-house services of general contractors. General contrac- tors that previously had large numbers of employees in every trade now have significantly fewer employees, and oftenmost employees are management and general-trade skill people who can do many different things. Architectural firms also have evolved by changing from large numbers of architects, engi- neers and designers to a sig- nificantly lower number of these employees. Many times, the en- gineering is subcontracted to an engineering firm. This creates a fragmented design process that affects the critical coordination continued on page 4A
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