Sound Transit Awards Design/Build Contract For Light-Rail Extension in Seattle
Subcontractor Alleges Fraud for Scope Reduction on DOT Contract
A contractor that reduces a subcontractor's scope of work is well within its rights if the contract explicitly allows the change....
DC Water Awards Design/Build Contract For Biosolids Upgrades At Blue Plains
Nicholson Awarded Treatment Contract at Hanford Site
Design-Build Contractor Selected for Value-Engineered Solutions
Denver RTD Awards Multibillion-Dollar Commuter Rail Contract
11th Annual Design and Installation of Cost-Efficient Piles Conference (DICEP) Presented by Pile Driving Contractors Association (PDCA)
San Francisco Awards Construction Contracts On Two Key Seismic Retrofit Projects
National Park Service Awards Construction Contract to Restore Fish Passage on Elwha River
Missouri Plans Large Design/Build Contract for Statewide Bridge Replacements
CoreBits: G-I Organizational Member News � DGI-Menard Sustainable Solutions Continue in 2009; Palmer Helps Build Home for Troubled Family; Updated StrataSlope Software Available for Downloading; BRAC site Gets Ground Fortification from GeoStructures; Hayward Baker Launches New Wick Drain Division; Donohoe Receives 2009 OPAL Lifetime Achievement Award; S&ME Focuses on Local Endeavors; Schnabel Engineering Wins MPA Contract
FEMA Awards Contracts For Next Phase of Flood Mapping Programs
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CoreBits: G-I Organizational Member News � Brayman is low Bidder on Bridge Rehabilitation Work; DBM Contractors, Inc. Hires New Personnel to Open Northern California Office; Fugro Acquires William Lettis & Associates, Inc. (WLA); Tensar Corporation Acquires Geopier Global Corporation Common Stock; Golder Associates Named on 2007 Hot Firms List; Green Choice; Trigon to Become Part of Kleinfelder; Greenville, S.C.-Based Engineering Firm Changes Name; Terra Offers Firms $1,000 to Attend Meeting; URS Appoints New Washington Division President
Water Resources: Santa Fe Awards Design/Build Contract for Major Water Project
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Project Definition and Conceptual Design
In order to select a DB contractor, the owner must define its requirements for project implementation and for the completed project. These requirements are typically incorporated into...
Preparing the Request for Proposals
Discussions with experienced DB contractors indicate that one of the most important aspects (if not the most important aspect) of a successful DB project is proper planning prior to issuing...
General Terms and Conditions
DB commercial contract terms can differ from conventional design-bid-build project terms, depending primarily on the owner's objectives, the level of risk that is to be assigned...
Specifications for Design-Build Projects
This chapter discusses the various specifications that come with a design-build project, including owner-generated specifications and contractor-generated specifications....
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