摘要: |
The term design-build is well known, given its widespread use over the past 25-plus years. Simply put, it is a process in which an entity (i.e., the design-builder) contracts to develop a design that meets its client's stated needs, creates design documents based on that design, and constructs the project in accordance with those design documents. In contrast to design-build is design-bid-build. In this case, an owner separately hires a designer to complete design services and then uses that design to hire a different entity to perform construction. One of the reasons a project owner uses design-build is to mitigate (and possibly eliminate) the risk that it will be responsible to the construction contractor for design defects, which is a direct result of the design-builder agreeing to design and construct the project. However, an owner using design-build generally has less control over the design process than under design-bid-build. |