Description
The growth in popularity of design-build is undoubtedly due to the ample empirical data to support design-build as more cost-effective, faster, and producing great owner satisfaction than design-bid-build and CM-at-risk. With 25 states now having full authority for design-build, and 17 more with widespread authority, Design-Build Done Rightâ„¢ has produced an abundance of real life examples of stellar project successes. With so much success, why the emergence of Progressive Design-Build, and how do the two relate?
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss how Design-Build Done Rightâ„¢ principles relate to Progressive Design-Build.
- Hear a point-counterpoint on the benefits of Fixed Price (or Lump Sum) Design-Build done according to best practices, as compared to the benefits of Progressive Design-Build.
- Understand why both methods can achieve optimal outcomes.
- Discuss what owners need to consider when deciding which design-build approach is right for their project.
Speaker(s):
- Michael
C. Loulakis,
Esq., DBIA,
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Capital Project Strategies, LLC
- Craig
Unger,
DBIA,
President (and member of the DBIA Education Committee),
Unger Security Solutions, LLC