Archive for the ‘Design-Build News’ Category

Saturday, March 3, 2012 12:32 No Comments

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 [...]

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Congressional Budget Office Releases Highway Study on Public Private Partnerships and Design-Build

Sunday, January 29, 2012 13:38 No Comments

Earlier this month, the Congressional Budget Office published a study entitled Using Public Private Partnerships to Carry Out Highway Projects.  http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=12647  The study addresses two issues:  1) can design-build and PPP models provide additional funding for highway projects? and 2) does design-build provide a faster and more cost effective model for delivering highway projects?  See Preface.    A post [...]

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New York Creates First Ever $1B Infrastructure Fund Emphasizing Design-Build

Tuesday, December 20, 2011 22:49 No Comments

On December 6, 2011, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced an agreement among state legislators to enact the New York Infrastructure Fund Act, a $1 Billion jobs program aimed in part at New York’s ailing roads and bridges.  http://www.governor.ny.gov/press/1262011GrowTheEconomy%20  DBIA’s press release notes that under the new Infrastructure Act, “the Department of Transportation, Thruway Authority, Office of [...]

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California Municipal Water Agency to Hold Meetings for Expected $343M DBO Project

Monday, December 5, 2011 22:41 No Comments

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) – [...]

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Columbus Approves Design-Build Contracting Measure

Saturday, February 12, 2011 17:31 No Comments

The Columbus City Council approved a measure authorizing design-build and construction manager at-risk contracts Monday.  Ohio state law allows the methods to be considered for qualifying city projects excluding contracts for paving, sewer and water line extensions, as well as, work at the wastewater treatment plant. Columbus will use the design-build delivery method this summer on six tennis [...]

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