WDBC /DBIA Progressive Design-Build Agreement – NOW AVAILABLE!
Last week, DBIA announced the availability of the long-awaited Progressive Design-Build Agreement. This document, developed by the WDBC and collaboratively produced with DBIA, provides a template for owners and industry practitioners in the water sector to use in defining the contractual details between owners and design-builders for successful completion of water infrastructure projects. The PDB Agreement conveys industry best practices for a collaborative process – thus eliminating the need to search for a document to fit their project. As Mark Alpert, WDBC’s Executive Director, states:
"It's vital that owners and practitioners have access to top quality information on the many innovative ways that help contract and deliver successful projects on time and on budget. The water industry has long embraced progressive design-build and after years of experience we have many lessons learned to share. This collaboration with DBIA has allowed two leaders in the industry to combine forces and produce a standard form of agreement which will be immensely valuable to owners, designers, and contractors."
The PDB Agreement is being added to the DBIA library of contracts and is now available in DBIA's online bookstore.
In addition, WDBC’s Progressive Design-Build Procurement Guide and Construction Management-at-Risk (CMAR) Procurement Guide continue to be in high demand. This spring, WDBC will produce its third guide in this series on Fixed-Price Procurement, with one on the Owner’s Advisor role to follow.
Education Opportunities for Design-Build Delivery
Education about design-build delivery is a hot topic – especially for those in the water sector. WDBC is currently scheduling its 2017 education sessions – which use the newly produced Water and Wastewater Design-Build Delivery Handbook as its core resource. Please click below to inquire about scheduling a session. More to come in our issue next week.
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