From the course: Construction Management: Project Delivery Methods
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The design-build method
From the course: Construction Management: Project Delivery Methods
The design-build method
- I told you that in the traditional design-bid-build method of project delivery, the owner has two distinct and separate contracts. Again, one with the designer, who is hired first, and another with the construction company or a general contractor, who bids on the work after the design is complete. Now let's talk about a method where the owner has a single contract that includes both design and construction. Under the design-build method of project delivery, the owner contracts with the design-build team. This team can be a joint venture between a contractor and a design firm, it can be a single firm with in-house capabilities for design and construction, or it could simply be a contractor that hires a designer as it's consultant. And now yes, it could also be a design company that also hires a contractor, but really these teams are more often led by the contractor, since construction companies are much more likely to be the entity that's used to taking the risk in these types of…
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