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Alternative Project Delivery - Texas Water Development Board

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Issues Checklist<br />

• Public input opportunities are limited, as with a DB project; and<br />

• Significant effort and expertise is required in preparing RFQ/RFPs, and especially<br />

in preparing and negotiating contracts.<br />

Descriptions of <strong>Delivery</strong> Methods<br />

Design-Bid-Build (DBB)<br />

This traditional architectural and engineering project delivery approach begins when<br />

an owner, such as a state, a county, district or municipality, decides that a new asset is<br />

needed. An engineer is hired to design the facility and provide technical bid<br />

specifications; the owner publishes a request for bids (RFB) for the construction; bids<br />

are received; and the municipality awards the bid to the contractor with the lowest<br />

responsive bid. If the owner does not intend to operate the facility, a request for<br />

proposals (RFP) for the operations of the facility may be distributed as well. Under<br />

this approach, the municipality generally must obtain all necessary authorizations prior<br />

to the start of construction.<br />

The project structure and the relationships of the various parties involved in a<br />

traditional DBB project are characterized below.<br />

Traditional DBB <strong>Project</strong> Structure<br />

Customer<br />

Customer Customer Customer Customer Customer<br />

Bonds<br />

Owner<br />

Design Design<br />

Engineer<br />

Contractor<br />

Operator<br />

Payment and<br />

Performance Bond<br />

Insurance for Risk<br />

Mitigation<br />

Design<br />

Equipment &<br />

Technology<br />

Construction<br />

Contractor<br />

Startup / Testing<br />

Operation &<br />

Maintenance<br />

Issues Checklist R. W. Beck 3

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