Owner Readiness Assessment for Design-Build Projects

Owner Readiness Assessment for Design-Build Projects

Research will identify the competencies (e.g., staff knowledge, skills, and abilities) and capacities (e.g., data management procedures, technology) needed by owner organizations to manage key categories of risks on design-build projects.  To accomplish this task, we will engage with project managers within owner and OA organizations who currently deliver design-build projects.  Through semi-structured interviews with these experts, we will develop a comprehensive list of staff competencies and capacities needed to manage the nine risk categories found in the BOAT.  This comprehensive list will then be vetted through a series of in-person, regional workshops with a broader set of participants. A secondary focus of the regional workshops is to identify additional competencies or capacities that may be needed under different owner organizational cultures. 

This is a combined project with RGA #04-24.

• Grant Details

  Project

  Owner Readiness Assessment for Design-Build Projects

  Grantee

  University of Washington

  Category

  Project Delivery

  Subcategory

  Design Build

  Grant #

  03-24

  Award Amount

  $117,140

  Grant Period

  15 October 2024 - 15 December 2025

  Grant Status

  Active

  Principal Investigators

  Dr. Carrie Sturts Dossick, University of Washington

  Industry Champions

  Greg Gidez, Laura Stagner

  CPF Allies

  Hensel Phelps, DBIA National, DBIA Northwest, Lease Crutcher Lewis, Vanir, HMC Architects, Jones Design Studio

• Resources / Downloads

  In Development

• Related Research

  • 04-24 Owner Readiness Assessment for Design-Build Projects
  • 02-22 Innovative Tool for Owners: Owner Typology Assessment and Project Delivery Method Considerations
  • 03-21 Expanded Guides to Managing the Design Phase of Design-Build Projects