The Public Building Commission of Chicago issued an alert Friday of its intent to issue a Request for Proposals for design-build services.  http://www.pbcchicago.com/content/working/alert_detail.asp?aID=485  According to the alert, “[t]he Project is a new Fieldhouse at Ping Tom Memorial Park to be designed and constructed in general accordance with the Chicago Park District Standard Prototype Fieldhouse Design [...]

The Woodland-Davis Clean Water Agency is holding meetings December 8 and 14, 2011, to share information about the Design-Build-Operate (DBO) process for its upcoming regional surface water supply project.  http://www.wdcwa.com/detail/events/community_meeting_-_design-build-operate_dbo_draft_request_for_dbo_pro  The meetings – which will be held at the Woodland Community & Senior Center (2001 East Street, Woodland) and the Davis Community Chambers (23 Russell Boulevard) – [...]

Infrastructure Ontario has issued a Request for Qualifications for design-builders to design, build, and finance three Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan Games projects:  1) the Ivor Wynne Stadium; 2) the York University Stadium; and 3) a new velodrome.  http://www.infrastructureontario.ca/en/news/io_news/2011/feb0911/Stadia_Velodrome%20RFQ%20NR.pdf The full RFQ is available at www.merx.com.  Shortlisted teams will be asked to respond to an RFP this summer.

Earlier this week, the Lebanon Community School Corporation board of trustees selected design-build as the delivery method for its upcoming corporation-wide building renovation project.  The board’s decision was based heavily on the fact that Hamilton Southeastern and Noblesville schools recently opted for design-build with their renovation projects.  http://reporter.net/local/x1293915610/LCSC-opts-for-design-build-method-for-upcoming-project  Design-build offers cost and time savings over competitive bidding, [...]

In 2009, Minnesota enacted legislation giving counties the authority to use the design-build process.  This Wednesday and Thursday (Oct. 27 and 28), the Anoka County Highway Department is hosting open houses to discuss its first design-build project:  a $36.7M reconstruction and overpass project  from Crane Street in Coon Rapids to Ulysses Street in Blaine.  The qualification process [...]