Alternative Project Delivery - Texas Water Development Board
Alternative Project Delivery - Texas Water Development Board
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