Posts for Archives: Leadership Award Winner

As student in the Construction Management program at Arizona State University, Valentino has already made incredible contributions to design-build through his impressive work with his fellow students and industry contacts. Valentino leads ASU’s student chapter, has received ASU’s Construction Management student leadership award, and maintains a top-notch GPA while working in industry and leading extra-curricular […]

Michael Gonzalez’s passionate and entrepreneurial leadership combined with his strong advocacy for design-build delivery, has helped fueled the growth of design-build in Arizona. Mike is the chair of DBIA’s Arizona Chapter and he’s also played a critical role in guiding and expanding design-build on more than $805 million in design-build projects to date, including extensive […]

For years, Gordon Cable has been influential on a national scale for adopting and advocating for the early involvement of suppliers in the Design-Build process. A seasoned professional within Ferguson Waterworks, his efforts have greatly impacted how design-build joint venture teams approach the earliest stages of the RFQ/RFP and how they are able to fine […]

As a design-build pioneer in Maryland, Will Pines has helped ensure the state’s Transportation Authority embraced Design-Build Done Right® best practices. As Chief Engineer, Will’s advocacy helped lead to MDTA’s first design-build project, the Governor Harry W. Nice/Thomas “Mac” Middleton Bridge Replacement scheduled to open at the end of 2022. Industry has applauded this first […]

Design-build in New York City has made incredible strides in recent years, and none of it would have been possible without David Varoli. As General Counsel for the City’s Department of Design and Construction, Varoli not only advocated for integral legislation that expanded design-build authority but has been engaged in making sure that the City […]

David Badger hit the ground running when his career started seven years ago, and he hasn’t stopped since! In the time he’s been with the Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department in Tucson, Arizona, he has been an enthusiastic supporter of design-build, serving as Project Manager for numerous large projects involving treatment plants, pump stations, […]

Tim Graybeal’s commitment to the design-build delivery method has been demonstrated time and again as he continues to play a vital role in changing the way the state of Washington builds its projects. In his role as Design-Build Manager for Lydig Construction he has been able to maintain an exclusive focus, having completed more than […]

This project reconstructed the Interstate 66 (I-66) / Route 15 interchange in Prince William County, Virginia, to relieve congestion, enhance public safety, improve operations, bolster capacity and accommodate forecasted traffic demand in the project area. It redesigned the interchange as a Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) — the first of its kind in the region — […]

The discovery of soil conditions that would impact the design as originally conceived, among other factors, led the design-build team to convince the owner that replacing the existing bridges rather than rehabilitating them would be better. By lengthening the bridge spans to avoid the problematical soils, the team was able to produce a new design […]

The design-build team, facing the challenge of replacing five bridges, many in remote mountainous areas, used their knowledge and experience to innovate and complete the project efficiently and cost effectively. For the four most remote structures, they used a composite precast/prefabricated design reducing the need to bring raw materials on-site, over narrow rural roads and […]