The Power of Design-Build

CHAPTER 5

The First SAFEDB-Methodology Component:Develop Design-Build Solutions

Preface

The first and most important step in the design–build process is to select the right and most time- and cost-effective design–build solutions. In design–build, this is the responsibility, choice, and decision of the design–build entity, which can make or break the project endeavor. Project success and profitability are directly linked to such decisions. The underlying assumption is that the early identification and selection of a simple design–build solution has a favorable effect that goes long way, and vice versa.

The design–build solution selection process starts early in the project life cycle during the precontract concept design phase, and extends throughout ...