University of Colorado Design-Build Research Papers
This Website presents a summary of all the published papers written
by University of Colorado faculty and students pertaining to the
study of design-build. You may access any paper you are interested
in reading by clicking on the title of the paper.
Abstract: Modern owners of constructed facilities are increasingly
investigating a variety of alternative procurement methods. These
methods include design-build, turnkey and construction management. To
effectively service this market driven expansion of project delivery
strategies in the construction community, a fundamental understanding
of owner attitudes is required. This paper discusses results of
research conducted to address owners' attitudes toward one specific
alternative contracting method, design-build. A tremendous growth in
design-build and limited existence of documented research on owner's
attitudes toward design-build necessitates a focus on this particular
delivery strategy. Primary design-build selection factors identified
and analyzed include: establish cost, reduce cost, establish schedule,
shorten duration, reduce claims, large project size/complexity, and
constructability/innovation. Additionally, a comparison of private and
public owner design-build attitudes is documented.
Abstract: Today's owners of constructed facilities are
increasingly investigating a variety of alternative procurement
methods. These methods include design-build, turnkey, and construction
management. A tremendous growth in design-build and limited existence
of documented research on owner's attitudes toward design-build
necessitates a focus on this particular delivery strategy. To address
the area of selecting design-build procurement strategies, a
comprehensive research study was conducted on U.S. and U.K. owners for
constructed facilities. This paper discusses results from a survey of
137 owners to determine expectations of success and quantify reasons
for selecting design-build. Success criteria identified and analyzed
include; On Budget, On Schedule, and Conforms to Users Expectations.
Selection factors identified and analyzed include: Establish Cost,
Reduce Cost, Establish Schedule, Shorten Duration, Reduce Claims, Large
Project Size/Complexity, and Constructability/Innovation. It is the
conclusion of this study that owner's most frequently select
design-build to shorten duration. Owners expect that the single point
of responsibility and the ability to fast-track design and construction
inherent in the design-build process will shorten the delivery
process. It is also the conclusion of this study that owners judge
project success by budget variation, schedule variation and conformity
to expectations.. Although the main motivation for choosing
design-build as an alternative delivery method is to shorten duration
over other procurement methods, the criteria for judging its success
are the same.
Abstract: This document summarizes the results of a design-build questionnaire
sent to public sector owners during June and July of 1995. This
questionnaire is an initial step in a three-year National Science
Foundation funded research effort at the University of Colorado at
Boulder. The goal of this research is to develop an automated
selection tool for public sector design-build projects.
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