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The 2007-2008 Design/Build Survey will show you: - Which markets are the most appropriate for design/build—and which ones you should avoid.
- The biggest advantages and disadvantages of using design/build.
- Whether most design/build projects are led by the contractor, the design firm, or a joint-venture—and where your firm fits in best.
- Which types of contracts are used most often for design/build projects.
If your firm doesn’t use design/build, you could be missing out on a more profitable, more time efficient project delivery method. If your firm is already using design/build, you could be missing out on important ways to improve cost savings, time savings, and profitability on your current design/build projects. With the 2007-2008 Design/Build Survey of Design & Construction Firms you’ll get the latest statistics on how your design or construction firm could profit from design/build. Gain valuable insight from firm leaders on the state of design/build and utilize real case study profiles of your peers’ design/build projects to improve your current projects or help you with future endeavors. Newly updated for 2007-2008, this survey will provide you with the answers you need on this growing trend in the AEC industry. What do you know about design/build? When it comes to what you’ve heard about this project delivery method, do you know where the line falls between fact and fiction? Brand-new data in the 2007-2008 Design/Build Survey of Design & Construction Firms will show you the facts about this project delivery method. Whether you’re an architecture, engineering, planning, environmental consulting, design/build, or construction firm leader currently making use of this project delivery method or not, you’re going to want to see these survey results! Over the past decade, there’s been a lot of talk about design/build. But what’s the real story? This comprehensive report, the only one of its kind, is the definitive source of information on design/build for all AEC firm leaders. Is design/build use growing? Which types of firms are using design/build most often? Which markets are most appropriate for design/build? What are the best types of projects for design/build? What are the advantages—as well as the disadvantages—of using design/build? Get this new report to find answers to these questions and many more! Architecture, engineering, environmental, design/build, and construction firm leaders from across the country completed a detailed questionnaire about their involvement in design/build projects, opinions, project statistics, and more for the 2007-2008 edition of the Design/Build Survey. These responses were then tabulated and analyzed to identify design/build benchmarks and trends. Topics covered include: The use of design/build. Design/build contracts often assume one of the following four forms: a single firm has both design and construction capabilities in-house; a joint-venture is forged between a designer and a contractor; the project team is led by a contractor; or the project team is led by a designer. Most projects involve two key players: the design team and the construction team. To get a feel for who these firms are, how they differ from each other, and what they have in common, the survey questionnaire asked participants a number of questions designed to highlight both their differences and their similarities, growth trends, collective bargaining status, and barriers to entry. Opinions on design/build. We asked survey participants to answer a number of "opinion" questions about design/build’s value to the building industry—its advantages, disadvantages, profitability, best markets, and more. Design/build projects. While design/build is gaining popularity, there are an increasing number of questions surrounding this method of project delivery. In this chapter, we answer questions about design/build relating to the job selection process, project leadership, design/build management training, and the types of contracts used. Plus, this year’s edition includes real case study profiles of firms’ specific design/build projects, including project type, market sector, project size, total project fee, and completion time, as well as challenges and aspects of the project that were successful. Marketing for design/build. Which markets and which types of projects are appropriate for design/build? Survey participants were asked to detail the market areas their companies served—both through design/build and through traditional project delivery methods. In addition to market sectors, firms’ proposal hit rates for design/build projects are also reported. Bonding & insurance. Risk is one of the most common reasons that firms avoid design/build projects. And because many contractors already have bonding capacity and are able to assume greater risks, some observers believe they will dominate the design/build relationship. In this section we explore the use of bonding and liability insurance by both designers and contractors on design/build projects. Whether your firm is currently using design/build and you want to compare your practices to other firms just like yours, or you’re just interested in learning more about this growing trend, don’t miss out on this comprehensive report!
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