Topic
Design-Build
27 published works
School Law
Construction Corner: Design-Build Project Delivery
By Christine L. Chipman, Laurann Asklof
In the case of a design-build project, the owner enters into a single contract with a design-builder for both design and construction services. This is unlike Design-Bid-Build (“DBB”) and Construction…
Ahead of Schedule
DBIA Releases New Model Bond Forms for Design-Build Projects
By Sean Gay
On May 6, 2015, the Design-Build Institute of America (“DBIA”) released a suite of new bond forms prepared specifically for design-build projects. According to DBIA’s press release, the forms were…
Louisiana Law Blog
Design Build Is A Distant Reality Under Louisiana’s Public Bid Law
Under the “design-build” construction method, the property owner enters into one contract with a single entity that provides the owner with both design and construction services. The advantages of “design-build”…
The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
A Guide to Government Lawsuits (and How to Avoid Them)
Last week, I attended the Federal Project Symposium presented by the Design Build Institute of America and the Society of American Military Engineers. As always, DBIA and SAME provided insights…
Best Practices Construction Law
AIA’s Updated Design-Build Documents Highlight Some Best Practices
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently released seven updated documents in its design-build family. According to AIA, the 2014 Design-Build documents enhance the early interaction between the Owner and the Design-Builder,…
Best Practices Construction Law
ConsensusDOCS Releases New Teaming Agreement
ConsensusDocs released the new ConsensusDocs 498 Design-Build Teaming Agreement today, which provides a standard contract for parties desiring to form a team for the purpose of submitting a bid on…
Infrastructure Law Blog
Design-build gaining traction in the public sector
The use of design-build in the public sector appears to be growing. As more public agencies achieve positive results with this project delivery method, the legislature appears to be more comfortable with expanding…
Infrastructure Law Blog
Sunset date for transit operator design-build statute extended to 2015
On October 11, 2009, Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law AB 729 (Evans) extending the sunset date on the design-build statute applicable to public transit operators to January 1, 2015. The…
Best Practices Construction Law
DBIA Tackles Design-Build Best Practices and Integrated Project Delivery
Yesterday, the Design Build Institute of America (DBIA) released three position statements that were approved during the April 19, 2010 meeting of its Board of Directors. According to its website, DBIA promotes the value…
Ahead of Schedule
Adding an “O” and “F” to the DB process
By Tamara Boeck
The design-build (DB) process is no longer a novelty. In the past ten years, contractors and engineers have fine-tuned the DB project delivery approach, utilizing it to build bigger and…