John P. Ahlers | Ahlers Cressman & Sleight The design-build delivery method offers many benefits to owners. Among the cited benefits are that projects are generally completed faster, at a lower cost, by allowing innovative approaches through early and continual contractor involvement in the design process. The design contractor serves as a single point of… Continue reading Design-Build Contracting: Is The Shine Off The Apple?
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Design-Build Lite – Construction Contracts with D-B Components
Colm Nelson | Ahead of Schedule For most in the industry, when we think about a standard construction contract, we envision the construction documents being drafted by the architect and other design consultants. We tend to view the project as design-price-build, unless an alternative procurement mechanism has been selected such as design-build. Consistent with this… Continue reading Design-Build Lite – Construction Contracts with D-B Components
Design-Build Contractor Held to the Same Standard On Differing Site Conditions Clause
Matthew DeVries | Best Practices Construction Law | November 20, 2019 Each and every kid in my house is held to the same standard—a very tough one I might add. You see, I recognize they are different ages, difference sexes, and have different strengths and weaknesses, but that does not change how I choose to… Continue reading Design-Build Contractor Held to the Same Standard On Differing Site Conditions Clause
Design-build Trends, Challenges and Risk Mitigation
Bill Webb | Construction Executive | June 15, 2019 As the commercial construction industry continues to evolve and grow, design-build methodologies are becoming increasingly popular for their ability to speed completion rates, control costs and produce an overall more efficient process under the guidance of the design-build contractor (DBC). The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA)… Continue reading Design-build Trends, Challenges and Risk Mitigation
Teaching An Old Dog New Tricks: The Spearin Doctrine and Design-Build Projects
John Castro | Construction Law Blog | October 5, 2018 The United States District Court for the Southern District of California has now held that the Spearin doctrine applies to design-build subcontractors where the subcontractor is expected to design a portion of their work. The case is United States for the use and benefit of Bonita Pipeline, Inc.,… Continue reading Teaching An Old Dog New Tricks: The Spearin Doctrine and Design-Build Projects