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INTEGRATED PROJECT DELIVERY, THE "TEAM APPROACH"

The Team Approach is the integration of design and construction professionals (Architect/Engineer and General Contractor) to successfully deliver a project to the owner. Mashburn Construction excels at the following project delivery methods; Construction Management, Design/Build, and Design/Bid/Build.

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT RISK

Under Construction Management at Risk (CM@Risk), the Owner holds separate contracts for architectural/engineering services and construction. A professional approach to construction, Construction Management is characterized by:
  • A qualifications selection process
  • Reduced risk through establishment of GMP
  • A collaborative team approach during design development
  • Cost control and ongoing value analysis
  • Capitalizing on the competitive subcontractor bid market
  • Substantial time savings by overlapping phases

DESIGN/BUILD

Design Build, also known as "design-construct" or "single-source responsibility" is a process in which one entity is responsible for both architecture/engineering and construction under a single contract. A Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) contract offers the opportunity to determine cost early in the process and give owners a strong level of control. Additional elements of design/build:
  • Single contract held between owner and design/builder
  • Qualifications selection process
  • Increased communication between owner and design/builder
  • Increased accountability by the service provider
  • Competitive subcontractor price competition

 CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT-AGENCY

CM-Agency, is a fee-based service in which the Construction Manager acts as the owner's representative during all phases of the project from pre-construction through final closeout.  CM-Agency differs from CM@Risk because the CM-Agency does not hold any subcontracts.  The owner holds contracts with the CM-Agency, Architect/Engineer, and General Contractor.  Other elements include:

  • Design team procurement
  • Construction procurement
  • Pre-construction coordination
  • Cost estimating and planning
  • Construction management and site logistics

 

DESIGN-BID-BUILD

The traditional approach to project delivery, design-bid-build calls for the owner to hold a contract with the architect/engineer team and a low-bid, lump-sum contract with the general contractor.  As the success of Integrated Project Delivery (CM@Risk, Design/Build, CM-Agency) continues to grow, the utilization of Design-Bid-Build has declined.  Design-Bid-Build does not take advantage of the collaboration between the Owner, Design Professional and Construction Manger or cost control by GMP afforded by Integrated Project Delivery.  Elements of design-bid-build include:

  • Low bid, lump-sum contracts based on plans and spec's provided to builder
  • Value Engineering conducted after bidding, timeline extended for redesign and rebidding
  • Cheaper is better mentality that demands General Contractor accept lowest subcontractor bid regardless of quality
  • Construction cost unknown until bidding completed and contract awarded
  • Traditional method of construction delivery

  









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