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Challenge Design-Build Delivery Addressed The GSA sought a facility that met their P-100 guidelines, performance specifications and the FBI’s Program of Requirements (POR) and achieved occupancy by December 2014. Despite a request to complete various changes and additions for the electrical and communication components, which was estimated to add four months to the project, design-build […]

Faced with growth concerns affecting the permitting and performance of the community’s only wastewater treatment plant, as well as the facility’s aging infrastructure in need of repair and replacement, the City of Wilsonville embarked on an extended process to determine the most efficient and cost-effective method of financing and constructing the needed improvements. For the […]

The Hidden Lake water treatment facility was part of a $25 million initiative that greatly enhanced water quality by removing iron and manganese through new treatment processes, improved system reliability, and increased capacity that enabled Indiana American Water to continue to meet the growing water and fire protection service needs of the community and area […]

In 2010, the state of Ohio passed legislation to allow the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to deliver the I-71/I-670 Interchange as a best value design-build project, allowing the largest highway project in Central Ohio history to begin two and a half years earlier and save $40 million dollars when compared to traditional project delivery […]

The I-85 corridor between Charlotte and Greensboro has long been one of the most congested corridors in the state, necessitating a massive reconstruction initiative that included the erection of 2,900-foot-long dual bridges. The new dual bridges are 72 feet wide and 2,914 feet long, spanning a wetland, the river, and three railroad tracks. By conducting […]

The Draper Light Rail Transit project involved constructing 3.8 miles of electrified double track, two sidings, seven at-grade crossings, six traffic signal controlled pedestrian crossings to connect the Sandy/Draper trail system, 20,000 feet of noise barrier walls, three stations with park-and-ride facilities, three traction power substations, an 84-inch Dry Creek drainage structure, an equestrian underpass […]

As the first privately funded park within the residential portion of the rehabilitated 3,700-acre former El Toro Marine Corps Air Station, Pavilion Park needed to be a special gathering space that would attract homebuyers and encourage interaction among residents. The top challenge was putting $11 million worth of work into the ground in 11 weeks, […]

With a time frame of 720 days, the design-build team created a phased package for the 145,000-square-foot project. This allowed the team to maintain the schedule while giving the Corps time to consider and approve later stage parts of the project. Schedule and budget fluctuations were kept to a minimum, allowing the Corps to revise […]

The existing Sharp Memorial Hospital needed to be upgraded from SPC-1 to SPC-2. Since the alternative was to demolish the existing building and build a complete new facility at a very high cost as well as taking the hospital out of commission for the duration, a renovation was the best alternative. The working conditions were […]

Camp Pendleton’s Naval Hospital provides healthcare services for the region’s military and its families. The 500,000-square-foot facility replaced an outdated hospital with enhanced services that comply with both medical and anti-terrorist/force protection requirements. The project team faced the unprecedented task of not only designing and building the campus, but also planning, procuring and installing all […]