In the highly competitive world of construction, the difference between success and failure often depends upon efficient organization of a project. Time is money, and nowhere is that more the case than in the design and construction of a project, where each day brings increased costs for everything from project labor to project financing. Owners, contractors and design professionals in the public and private sectors alike are therefore constantly seeking ways to streamline the process and reduce the time and cost of delivering projects.
One alternative is the design-build project delivery system, which is widely used throughout the United States, particularly on larger projects. Design-build has been calculated to reduce both costs and time to complete projects, cutting delivery speed alone by over 33 percent.1 As a result, from 2005 to 2013 the market share for design-build in the non-residential market increased from approximately 29 percent to nearly 39 percent.2 By dollar value, more than half of all projects over $10 million are being performed using some variant of design-build,3 and on the West Coast, between 56-71 percent of construction spending in 2013 was on design-build projects.4
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