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Challenge Design-Build Project Delivery Addressed The university’s primary objective in utilizing the design-build approach was to bring the best integrated design and construction experience to this project, which allowed UC Davis to achieve a number of far-reaching goals for programmatic needs, cost, schedule and design excellence. Summary Grounded in the legacy of UC Davis’ world-renowned […]

Challenge Design-Build Project Delivery Addressed To further serve the northern Denver metropolitan area and provide a regional solution for wastewater treatment and transmission, the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District used progressive design-build delivery to achieve schedule savings, cost certainty and collaborative owner-contractor delivery for its Northern Treatment Plant Facilities. Use of progressive design-build enabled the Metro […]

Challenge Design-Build Project Delivery Addressed As a new developer to the U.S. investing in a thriving Denver market, First Gulf selected The Beck Group’s integrated design-build delivery model for speed to market and to better manage risk. The ownership group had no previous experience with general contractors in the U.S. and therefore did not have […]

Challenge Design-Build Project Delivery Addressed Design-build allowed the entire team to be brought in from day one. Because of the complexity of the design and the flexibility needed to adapt to any program modifications, design-build allowed the client the ability to make real-time modifications and have Hensel Phelps provide them with the real-time cost of […]

Challenge Design-Build Project Delivery Addressed The Cincinnati District 3 Police Station design-build project delivery provided multiple benefits, including the typical virtues of an integrated design/construction team, single point responsibility, schedule compression and competitive value. In addition, the City took advantage of the features of design-build that permitted an extended program criteria document and structured opportunities […]

Challenge Design-Build Project Delivery Addressed Sharp Healthcare chose design-build delivery to bring a collaborative team on board early in order to define phasing and design solutions to facilitate the vision of the hospital while not impacting daily operations. The hospital was to remain operational throughout construction so it was imperative that the entire team work […]

Challenge Design-Build Project Delivery Addressed Design-build was literally the only way this project could have been accomplished given the timeline requirements. Design-build of 465,000 square feet of existing office space into a mixture of class-A office space and electronics labs inclusive of all new mechanical and electrical systems, structural upgrades and high-end finishes throughout the […]

Challenge Design-Build Project Delivery Addressed The design-build project delivery method added the cost and schedule certainty necessary for financing of the Elizabeth River Tunnels Project to be procured by Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo, thus allowing the project to proceed. It also allowed construction to commence prior to the completion of final plans, obtaining of all […]

Challenge Design-Build Project Delivery Addressed Beck served as the design architect and construction manager, delivering this project using a unified design-build method. The owner recognized design-build was the best delivery method to complete the project in the time frame given. Within Beck’s integrated organizational structure, the architects and contractors worked side-by-side to deliver both world-class […]

Challenge Design-Build Project Delivery Addressed Sean Matlock, PE, MoDOT Project Manager stated, “In design-build, all work is incorporated into one contract and decreases the project delivery time, while allowing the design team to incorporate innovations and efficiencies into the project. This gives more flexibility and allows changes within the project design as challenges arise. It […]