When done correctly, the method turns complexity into clarity and risk into foresight, our guest columnist writes.

California has expanded the ability of its local agencies to use progressive design-build contracts for certain infrastructure projects in a bid to control costs and remain on schedule. Processing ...

Whether public or private, large infrastructure projects involve complex risk and resource management. Project owners must first identify, describe and mitigate design, construction, financing and ...

Earlier this year, the American Institute of Architects (“AIA”) released updated form contract documents for traditional design-build (“Traditional DB”) construction projects and introduced a new set ...

In 2018, Tipton County, a community in north central Indiana, broke ground on one of the most significant building projects since 1895. Like many communities around the nation, the county needed to ...

"Construction costs are increasing and the contractors face the impact," said Fitch analyst Anubhav Arora. Contractors in fixed-price contracts are under pressure from escalating project costs, Fitch ...

AASHTO. 2008. Guide for Consultant Contracting Washington, DC. AGC/ABA. 2022. AGC/ABA Construction State Law Matrix. https://slm.agc.org/. Alder, R. 2007. “UDOT ...

The city wants to speed up construction on its capital projects. Will the state let it? For years, the city has pushed state lawmakers to allow it to use alternative construction models that promise ...

Sound Transit is seeking statements of qualifications for progressive-design build services for two new Link operations and maintenance facilities (OMF) and associated track included in the $60 ...

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