When an infrastructure project takes the first steps from vague idea towards becoming a reality, public owners must make countless decisions on how to advance the project. One decision of particular ...

Design-Bid-Build, commonly referred to in the construction industry as a “hard bid” project, refers to the construction ...

This blog post was authored by Thad Berkes, Chief Cost Estimator, Design Collaborative. One of the most frequent questions clients ask is: “How do I keep my project on budget—not just at the start, ...

Inflated costs, crunched schedules and materials delays are driving a greater interest in alternative project delivery methods, firms say—which is reflected in last year’s rise in design-build and ...

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Historically, airport capital construction projects entailed the almost exclusive use of the design–bid–build (DBB) delivery method involving the separation of design and construction services and the ...

In North Beach, local restaurant owner Jose Franco faced a pivotal decision in 2020, shifting his delivery services from in-house workers to third-party apps. "We changed the delivery service from the ...