The 3rd Edition Municipal Water and Wastewater Design-Build Handbook

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As our nation’s aging water infrastructure crumbles, municipalities face increasingly stringent water quality standards and communities must make do with tighter budgets. As a result, many are looking new and innovative ways to design and construct their water and wastewater facilities.

Those who have tried design-build, design-build-operate and construction management at-risk approaches praise them for their ability to save time, reduce life cycle costs, and produce innovative, sustainable water infrastructure projects in a thoughtful and collaborative environment.


The 3rd Edition of the WDBC Municipal Water Design-Build Handbook now includes a section on design-build-operate. This Handbook provides readers with best practices and important factors to consider in implementing water and wastewater infrastructure projects using the various delivery methods of Design-Build (DB), Construction Management at-Risk (CMAR) and Design-Build-Operate (DBO). More importantly, the 3rd edition of the Handbook focuses on new and clearer terminology for use in the water industry.

Download the Handbook now to learn more about:

  • Understanding the Basics of Design-Build and CMAR for water infrastructure projects
  • The spectrum of project delivery methods and key factors to use in the decision-making process
  • Planning for a Design-Build or CMAR project and determining the best method for a particular water infrastructure project
  • The major steps in the procurement process for Design-Build and CMAR projects
  • Risk allocation in Design-Build and CMAR projects and understanding the basic risk allocation principles
  • Management and oversight of Design-Build and CMAR contracts
  • The final steps of a project, including startup and commissioning, project acceptance and transitioning to owner operations
  • The key components to implementing a Design-Build- Operate project
  • An appendix highlighting award winning Design-Build, CMAR and DBO water infrastructure projects

Learn more about the design-build method of project delivery - complete the form to download or view the 3rd edition Water and Wastewater Design-Build Handbook!