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Design-Build or CM at-Risk: Which is more popular today?

  • WRITTEN BY: Mike Kenig
  • POSTED: June 25, 2012 2:08 PM
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Results from this year's ENR Top 100 Revenues are in!   More than ever, the answer depends on whether you are in the United States (domestic) or outside the U.S. Inside the US, CM at-Risk continues to dominate despite the continued depression of private work where CM at-Risk is more popular (Domestic: CMR-$64.2B vs. DB-$54.7B). Outside the US, large international turnkey projects have significantly increased the dominance of Design-Build (International: DB-$37.4B vs. CMR-$19.2B) driving ...

Airport Owners Guide to Project Delivery Systems

  • WRITTEN BY: Mike Kenig
  • POSTED: February 28, 2012 10:38 AM
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A Joint Committee of the Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA), Airport Consultants Council (ACC), and the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) just released the new Airport Owners' Guide to Project Delivery Systems - 2nd Edition. The paper is focused on introducing aviation management and development professionals to techniques for procuring and conducting design and construction projects.  The paper discusses project delivery methods, procurement, contracts, fi ...

Design-Build or CM at-Risk: Which is more popular?

  • WRITTEN BY: Mike Kenig
  • POSTED: June 03, 2011 8:05 AM
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The answer: It depends on where you are!For those interested in keeping up with the project delivery trends… As many of you know, I have been tracking every year, the updated project delivery figures put out by ENR based on their Top 100 firms. See the ENR Project Delivery Numbers through 2010 which shows both the total numbers (which for 2010, was an EXACT tie… both were $78.32 billion) AND new this year, I have graphed the domestic number comparison for the last three years (check out t ...

UPDATE: Owners Trying to Balance Quality and Price

  • WRITTEN BY: Mike Kenig
  • POSTED: November 30, 2009 1:42 PM
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Article: Building Capital Projects in Tough Times There has been quite a bit of discussion about this being "a good time to be a buyer of construction." This article, from an Owner's perspective,  articulates many of the points that many are thinking about trying to determine if now is the time to low bid their projects. The key points I take away from this article are:- As an owner, if you have a project that can benefit from fast tracking or collaboration, you don't have to th ...

Sustainability Success Tied to Project Delivery Methods and Selection Type!!

  • WRITTEN BY: Mike Kenig
  • POSTED: November 09, 2009 12:33 PM
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Research sponsored by Pankow Foundation and DBIA shows that CM at-Risk is the most successful delivery method when measuring the number of projects that met or exceeded the original sustainability goal:   Using the metric of what percentage of projects achieved either their original LEED goal or higher, CM at-Risk was highest at 94% (Design-Build was 82% and Low Bid was 77%) and   Looking at the other way around, measuring the number of projects that came in LOWER than their original est ...

The Four Stops on the Road to Alternative Project Delivery

  • WRITTEN BY: Mike Kenig
  • POSTED: August 11, 2009 10:40 AM
The Four Stops on the Road to Alternative Project Delivery - Are you on the road to alternative project delivery? This is now available in multiple formats: Download The Four Stops on the Road to Alternative Project Delivery… This article (from the website of the National Association of State Facilitaties Administrators) will help you know where you are and also provide you with a useful framework for discussions. Download The Four Stops Powerpoint SlideThis downloadable Powerpoint ...