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 ...

Using this method, owners manage only one single source design-build entity contract as opposed to the multiple contracts used in traditional design-bid-build project delivery. Design-build entities ...

In 2022, Shoreline voters approved a parks bond, funding, among other things, improvements to eight local parks using the progressive design-build delivery model. The team of Forma Construction and ...

Legislators have gradually expanded local agencies’ authority to procure construction projects over the last couple of decades by using various alternatives to the design-bid-build delivery method, ...

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. Gov. Gavin ...

"Construction costs are increasing and the contractors face the impact," said Fitch analyst Anubhav Arora. Rising construction costs may prompt more contractors to insist on progressive design-build ...

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 ...

In July 2024, the Federal Highway Administration awarded the Oklahoma DOT a $124-million grant from its Bridge Investment Program for the estimated $250-million project. The grant—the largest such ...

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 ...

DBIA has updated Universal Best Practices, first released in 2014, in response to growth, challenges in design-build and industry. We're thankful to our related industry associations for critical ...

BALTIMORE, Md. — Maryland transportation officials are prioritizing speed and experience as they seek bids from private companies to design and build the new Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The ...