Member Design-Build and CMAR Projects in Water and Wastewater
Historically, water infrastructure projects have employed the design-bid-build project delivery model, which entails two contracts – one with an engineering firm to design the project, and another with a construction company to build it as designed. Design-build entails only one contract – that between the owner and the design-builder, providing more scheduling flexibility and accountability. Design-build features three major distinguishing characteristics:
• Rapid construction start and faster project completion.
• The ability to select the design-builder based on overall “best value.”
• Single-point accountability for both design and construction.
• Rapid construction start and faster project completion.
• The ability to select the design-builder based on overall “best value.”
• Single-point accountability for both design and construction.
Our Mission
The WDBC's mission is to promote design-build and CMAR best practices to facilitate productive and collaborative relationships between service providers and owners.
As a not-for-profit organization, the WDBC seeks to advance the development and rehabilitation of the nation's municipal water and wastewater systems through the use of the design-build and construction-management at risk (CMAR) methods of project delivery. These processes integrate both the design and construction phases to optimize innovation, speed, quality control, and single-point accountability.