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CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT College of Architecture

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DIFFERENT PROJECT DELIVERY

METHODS
Construction Project Delivery Methods, the means in which a building, a bridge or any type of improvement is designed and
constructed is an important consideration prior to beginning a project, as it has a significant impact on cost, risk and the overall
schedule. The sections below describe the most commonly used types of project delivery methods.

DBB IPD
DESIGN-BID-BUILD INTEGRATED PROJECT DELIVERY
- This project delivery method is the “traditional” means of delivering a
construction project and creates a clear separation between the design and - is relatively new delivery method, having
made significant inroads into the

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construction process.
Typically, the only criteria for selection of a contractor in design-bid-build
(DBB) projects is the lowest construction price.
Having been the traditional means of delivering projects, the DBB method is
typically the most familiar to those in the industry. It also has, in theory, the
construction industry only in the last decade.
In this delivery method the owner selects an
A/E and CM prior to the kick-off of project
design. A joint contract is signed between the
three entities after goals and objectives are

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ability to deliver a low-cost project. Also, selecting a low bidder can result in established collaboratively.
a decrease in the quality of the finished product, as the contractor must IPD is best suited for projects in the private
often determine ways of achieving a profit on the job, working under a sector that are complex, under a tight

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budget that was the lowest of all contractors submitting pricing. schedule or may be largely undefined. Public
In general, the DBB process is best used on projects that are simple, that are entities normally cannot use IPD is a delivery
not under a tight time crunch and that have a limited budget. method due to the lack of a bidding
component.
CMAR
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER at RISK 3P
- is a relatively new type of project delivery method. In a CMAR project, the
owner selects a “Construction Manager” (CM) who is responsible for -
PUBLIC-PRIVATE-PARTNERSHIP
The public-private-partnership (also known
as P3 or PPP) delivery model is commonly
building the project. The selection of the CM is made using criteria in
addition to the construction cost, such as quality, proven track record, used outside of the United States and is
detailed project approach and ability to meet the schedule of the project. In slowly making inroads into limited areas of
this delivery method the design work and construction work are contracted domestic US public projects. In the design and

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separately. construction industry, the P3 model involves
The CMAR process is most successful in projects that have a large undefined a contract established between a government
scope and are under pressure to finish in a limited time. This process may entity and a private corporation to fund,
also be applicable to some projects that involve complex integration construct/renovate, and usually operate and

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between disciplines or multiple phases of construction, where the oversight maintain, public infrastructure.
and coordination delivered by a construction manager is extremely In return, the private entity will receive
beneficial. income that is generated from the project (for
a pre-determined time period) in order to pay
DB back, and eventually profit from, the
DESIGN-BUILD investment.

- In a design-build project, the owner hires a company or team under one

contract to deliver the construction project from start to finish. Since the
team is responsible for both the design and the construction components,
pricing changes are kept to a minimum, and are usually isolated only to
those instances where unknown conditions or owner requests necessitate REFERENCE:
Skwiot, John. “Construction Project Delivery
cost increases. If DB entities are comprised of more than one company, it is Methods”. Archtoolbox, 30 July 2014,
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members of a potentially selected team in order to minimize conflicts management/project-planning/construction-project-
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