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Lowe, James K., Jr. – 1998
In an effort to depoliticize design-build contracts, the Commonwealth of Virginia created a management review board to determine whether a locality should be authorized to use a design-build contract in lieu of competitive sealed bidding. This paper explains that process. In order to employ a design-build contract for a specific construction…
Descriptors: Construction Management, Construction Programs, Design Build Approach, Facility Planning
Miller, Ewing H. – AIA Journal, 1973
One of the newer management systems used in school construction is design build bidding. It is most useful where no conflict exists, where the only goal is to get the least expensive building, and where no user input is desirable. It is not desirable if the building needs flexibility for future needs, or if there is concern for life-cycle cost.…
Descriptors: Architects, Bids, Construction Programs, Design Build Approach
BSIC/EFL Newsletter, 1973
In the design/build process, an owner asks an architect to team up with a builder to provide both design and construction services at a fixed price. Design/build procedures, used successfully in Jefferson County, Colorado, to provide facilities that satisfy school district needs in quality, cost, and fast delivery, are described. An editorial…
Descriptors: Architects, Architectural Programing, Bids, Construction Management
Hood, Diane M. – 1973
A previous report, Independent Schools Building Research Project (December 1972), on the current methods of building independent school facilities is summarized in this booklet. The summary is intended to increase the level of awareness of school administrators who are involved with building programs. Since survey results indicated that the…
Descriptors: Construction Costs, Construction Programs, Contracts, Cost Effectiveness
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1988
This guide is intended for use in teaching a course in construction systems. The course, which is intended for students in grades 9 and 10, examines construction technology in terms of a sequential process that includes the planning, building, and servicing of structures. The first two sections discuss the guide's development within the framework…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Building Systems, Construction Management, Construction (Process)