When an infrastructure project takes the first steps from vague idea towards becoming a reality, public owners must make countless decisions on how to advance the project. One decision of particular ...

Historically, airport capital construction projects entailed the almost exclusive use of the design–bid–build (DBB) delivery method involving the separation of design and construction services and the ...

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Alternative project delivery methodologies can lead to better outcomes than the traditional design-bid-build process, with projects being completed102% faster along with the ability to reduce costly ...

This blog post was authored by Thad Berkes, Chief Cost Estimator, Design Collaborative. One of the most frequent questions clients ask is: “How do I keep my project on budget—not just at the start, ...

This month, I continue to examine the different project delivery methods (PDMs), focusing on why design-build (D-B) and integrated project delivery (IPD) are superior to design-bid-build (D-B-B) or ...

The U.S. civil construction world is continuing—to varying degrees—a broad shift from transactional to relational forms of contracting, with proponents citing examples of how Integrated Project ...

In Arizona, municipalities and special taxing districts, such as community facilities districts, are required to use public procurement procedures in connection with the acquisition and construction ...

Sustainability represents many themes to many people. While some have a vested interest in maintaining continued success, others are committed to sustaining for the common good, whether it’s the ...

A Nigerian quantity surveyor, Olusegun Adekunye, has urged stakeholders in the construction and infrastructure sectors to adopt more innovative and sustainable project delivery methods to enhance ...