AGC's Project Delivery Systems for Construction defines Design-Build as:
a Project Delivery Method defined by the following characteristics:
- Design and Construction contracts are combined (versus Design-Bid-Build and CM at-Risk, in which contracts are separate)
- One entity is the single point of responsibility for both the design and construction
- Can promote an interdisciplinary team approach to a project throughout project duration
Resources
- AGC's Project Delivery Systems for Construction, Third Edition
- AIA/AGC Design-Build Teaming Checklist
- AIA/AGC Recommended Guidelines for Procurement of Design-Build Projects in the Public Sector
- ConsensusDocs Design-Build Contracts (400 Series, AGC-Endorsed Contracts)
- Progressive Design-Build: A Hot Contracting Topic
- AGC ConstructorCast: Assessing Design-Build Risk
- Who’s on the Hook for Design Defects in Design-Build Projects?