Advantages and Disadvantages of Design/Build |
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Thursday, 20 September 2007 |
Traditional park elements are created first by a design firm that creates the plans for the structure then subcontracts an appropriate construction firm to build it. The design is put out for bid, then the winning design firm puts the construction of the project out for bid. This traditional model may be called “design-bid-construction.”
Design-build is a bit different. Hiring a design-build firm means contracting a single entity to conduct both the design and construction responsibilities for a particular project.
There are benefits to both methods.
The benefit of design-build is that the designer has the most amount of control over the construction and can ensure that what is sold is delivered. Design-build often favors innovation in that there is no seam between the two facets of creation.
The benefit of traditional design-bid construction is that the process is more aligned with bureaucratic systems and, as a result, cities are sometimes reluctant to work outside of the
“tried and true.”
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