01088395

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https://doi.org/10.3141/2081-01

http://scholar.google.com...naar&publication_year=2008

More than half the U.S. states have some form of legislated authority to procure transportation projects through design–build project delivery. Some states use the design–build delivery method extensively and some not at all because of perceived implementation barriers. One concern is that the use of design–build could result in major staff cutbacks within public agencies. To evaluate this concern objectively, this study employed a combination of literature review, surveys of state departments of transportation (DOTs), and content analysis of design–build requests for proposals and policy documents. It sought to quantify the impact on the state DOT professional workforce when the state authorizes design–build project delivery. The study reached a number of conclusions, but primarily implementation of design–build had no negative effect on the number of engineering jobs at public agencies that use it. The study also found that implementing design–build did not eliminate the use of the traditional design–bid–build procurement method. Last, it found that design–build projects performed better than design–bid–build projects in terms of cost and schedule and were comparable in quality outcomes.

01119086

English

pp 3-8

2008

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309125949

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Figures (2) ; References (8) ; Tables (1)

Construction management; Design bid build; Design build; Engineering personnel; Literature reviews; State departments of transportation; Surveys; Transportation engineering

Transportation projects

Construction; Highways; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jan 29 2008 2:36PM

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