Selecting the appropriate project delivery method (PDM) is a very significant managerial
decision that impacts the success of construction projects. This paper provides a critical …

The design-build delivery method is increasingly used in the United States due to numerous
advantages it can offer a project. An important issue associated with design-build delivery is …

The design–build (DB) delivery method has been widely used in the United States due to its
reputed superior cost and time performance. However, rigorous studies have produced …

Should public-sector owners use Design-Build or Design-Bid-Build to deliver projects? To
seek answers to this question, this study tackles the following questions related to …

The choice of construction delivery system is one of the most important decisions that a
public highway agency will make with regard to a highway, bridge, or transit construction …

Purpose Competent contractors are one of the critical stakeholders to achieve targeted
sustainability objectives in green building (GB) projects. Prior to contractor selection …

This paper offers six case studies of design-builder selection for small publicly funded
highway projects across the United States. Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, New Jersey, South …

Best-value becomes a well known procurement practice in many states in the country. The
objective of this transformation from the old practice of lowest bid to best-value is to increase …

The project delivery method has a great impact on project performance and construction
quality. The numerous studies on the project performance of the two project delivery …

This synthesis summarizes the state of practice in the process of selection of alternative
contracting methods that can potentially accelerate project completion. It also identifies …