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Contractor P~•e-Selection Contractor Pre-Selection has evolved from Design-Build in order to obtain the beneFis of an independent designer, shortened schedule and early cost commitment. The o-vner holds selktrate contracts with the architect, who func- tions as an independent owner's agent, and with the contractor, with whom he negotiates a construction price. Final construction cost Wray be negotiated to p~•ovide for bids from subcontractors, with cost savings going partially to the otaner. The rn~•ner/user is involved in programming and design decisions. A construction manager may be added to the team if required. Advantages at Contractor Pre-Selection 1. Provides early cost and scheduling benefits and saves time. 2. Architect acts as agent protecting otr•ner's interest. 3. Architect's involvement with owner addresses lx~ilding quality and fiutction Disadvantages of Conlracior Pre-Selection 1. Without competitive bidding from the contractor, ow=ner Wray not obtain lowest construction price, bat this can be mitigated b}= mandatory subcontractor bidding. Balancing Cost, Time, Quality and Accountability When evaluating the ideal project delivery system, a building owner should priori- tise project cost, time, yuality and accowttability. Design-Build and Contractor Pre-Selection can overlap design and consutction to address a tight Time schedule. Straightfot•tvat~ projects with known requirements are often suited to Design-Build project delivery. Design- Build schedules require participants to make decisions quickly. Changes to plans become increasingly difticult and expen- sive as work rapidly progresses. And there is a limit to the atnount of time that may be squeezed out of a project, no matter hot~° many, people are working at the task or t~•hich approach is used, CONTRACTOR PRE-SELECTION 0 ~, < ~ Arch _ ~4on I I ~K~~o v n c of If the proposed building is progranunati- cally complex or of a monumental duality, it may rewire additional design effort and input front many stakeholders. The traditional Design-Bid-Builct project delivery system encourages a thorough and interactive design process. Public entities are also directly accountable t0 lltelr COHStlltlenlS altd Itlay favor approaches where construction is competitively bid in an open market as with Design-Bid-Build or Construction 44anagement, Design and conshltction of public build- ings, like most complicated human endeavors, requires thoughtful review and consideration of hour they will best function and endure to provide vahta service over many, many yews. if pubL archhecture is seen as the Itandwriting of a civilization, then it must be the best it can be because it is truly the people's architecture.