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Understanding Project Delivery <br />for the Design and Constrl.lction of Public Buildings <br />t <br />F <br />k <br />~:;~~'~: ~ ~~ he programming, design <br />and construction of <br />important public buildings <br />require the coordinated <br />effo-•ts of a large number <br />of professionals and organizations. <br />Critical to the succcssfill delivery of rr <br />complex building project is effectively <br />guiding these diverse parries into a <br />productive and responsive force that <br />represents the interests of public agen- <br />cies, InS11tUllolls And taxpayers. Five <br />primary project delis°ery systems have <br />evolved to organize the design and <br />construction work: <br />1. Design-Bid-Build <br />2. Construction i\lanagement-Agent <br />3. Construction ~lanagement- <br />Contractor or Cot>istruction <br />Manager at Risk <br />4. Design-Build <br />S. Contractor Pre-Selection <br />The first tu~o delivery systems utilize an <br />open, competitive bidding process and <br />are therefore generally available for <br />public sector projects under current law. <br />Design-Build, Construction Manager- <br />Contractor alyd Contractor Pre-Selection <br />do not include competitive bidding and <br />therefore require special legislation. <br />Each of these systems has a unique <br />decision-making structure with distinct <br />advantages and disadvantages. <br />]dentifying the optimum delivery method <br />for public projects depends on hour public <br />institutions value their own ilaput; project <br />Bost and schedule; overall project quality; <br />sl~orK-and long-term goals; and the <br />accountability of the project palhicipants. <br />Contractual Relationship <br />Agent-Vendor <br />1Vhen evaluating the opportunities and <br />consu~~rints of each delivery method, it~ <br />important to identify how a project bene- <br />]its from an agent-contractual relationship <br />or from a vendor=contractual relationship. <br />Agents, by definition, act in the owner's <br />interest, providing professional services <br />for compensation. They typically have <br />special expertise and are expected to <br />adhere to a professional standard of <br />performance -that is, to exercise reason- <br />able care in (heir services. Lr selecting <br />an agent, the otivner normally considers <br />qualifications, experience and integrity as <br />most important. Architects, engineers and <br />construction managers put their profes- <br />sional expertise to work on behalf of <br />their clients. As agents, they take respon- <br />sibility for overseeing that the owner's <br />needs and intentions are fully identified, <br />defined and accommodated. • <br />