FINAL REPORT: Progressive Design-Build Implementation (A Pankow-ACEC Research Institute-DBIA Partnership)(RGA #02-24)
The Charles Pankow Foundation is proud to announce the completion of RGA #02-24, Progressive Design-Build Implementation (A Pankow-ACEC Research Institute-DBIA Partnership). The completed report is available for dowload at the link below.
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- Principal Investigators were Keith Molenaar and Amelia Celoza (University of Colorado Boulder), Daphne Bryant (ACEC Research Institute)
- Industry Champion was Greg Gidez, Charles Pankow Foundation
- CPF Allies and Supporters were:
- Jay Chiglo, Transportation Alternative Delivery Director, HDR
- Joshua Chun, Director, Capital Projects Execution and Design Engineering, Leprino Foods
- John Donatelli, President, Kiewit Engineering
- Joe Gildner, Executive Project Director, Sound Transit in Seattle
- Matt Girard, Group Head, Plenary Group
- David Hatem, Partner, MG+M Lawfirm
- Donna Hunt, Senior Professional Liability Specialist, Risk Strategies Company
- Greg Kelly, CEO, STV
- James Koch, Chief Operating Officer, Michael Baker
- Barbara Martin, Executive Director, Water Collaborative Delivery Association
- Dana Pomeroy, National Director of Design-Build, Whiting-Turner
ABSTRACT: This report presents findings from a multi-phase study on the current state of Progressive Design-Build (PDB) practice. Data for the study was collected through a firm-level survey, a project-level survey, interviews with project teams on completed projects, and interviews with project teams on off-ramped projects. Overall, the findings show that PDB implementation continues to expand, is viewed positively by many industry participants, and provides a collaborative framework for aligning scope, cost, schedule, and risk. At the same time, successful implementation depends on disciplined project validation, clear project governance structures, realistic commercial structures, and early resolution of key project constraints. When these factors are present and align properly, the data shows strong and consistent performance related to project schedule as compared to other delivery models. The data also points to cost savings with PDB when benchmarked against studies on other delivery systems.