Often the ‘design-build’ contract is awarded by some process other than competitive bidding; thus ‘design-build’ differs from traditional ‘design-bid-build’ in two ways. First, the design and ...

Liabilities and warranties, especially in construction contracts are very fluid, and they ebbs and flow depending on the nature of the project and more importantly, the type of contract. One such ...

The federal market has been a key for architecture firms’ survival in the recession, and increased competition has forced many small players to stop participating in federal contracts. “When teams are ...

Design and build contracts were meant to prevent claims arising but, as the M6 toll road project shows, the one-stop shop approach can still lead to the courts According to some, design and build is ...

Construction industry participants are well familiar with design-bid-build (DBB), the traditional method of project delivery. Indeed, in the public sector, this method is often mandatory in ...

On the basis of some fairly strong comments by some of their lordships, many have since assumed that in a design and build contract the contractor will be under an implied obligation to design and ...

Project owners continue to award projects in greater numbers under design-build contracts, a new study by the Design-Build Institute of America and consultant FMI shows. By 2025, according to the ...

A joint venture (JV) led by Gamuda, an engineering and construction company, has secured a RM4.3bn ($989.06bn) design-and-build contract for the Xizhi Donghu Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) construction ...

The Skanska contract is valued at $998 million and is with the New Meadowlands Football Stadium LLC. "We are pleased to have Skanska as our contractor for the design and build portion of this project, ...