Dive summary:
- As the economy begins to return to life, project owners are beginning to step back into the waters of alternative methods of project delivery, valuing efficiency over firm price commitments.
- Steven Halverson, CEO of design-build firm Haskell, says project owners are now willing to consider that qualification may trump pure price in selecting a contractor.
- Not everything has changed, however – the Design-Build Institute of America is working on model legislation that supports qualified design-build teams on public projects.
From the article:
"Price is still a big factor in selecting a design-build team, but it no longer is the deciding factor in most cases," [Steven Halverson] says.
