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"Primer on Project Delivery" Booklet Helps Owners Better Understand Various Ways of Procuring Design and Construction Services
Jointly published by The AIA and AGC, primer offers basic definitions of project delivery to help clients and owners
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Washington, D.C., October 15,
2004 — The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Associated
General Contractors of America (AGC) today unveiled a new booklet,
Primer on Project Delivery, to help architects and contractors
achieve quality projects that fulfill owner expectations and are
delivered on time and on budget.
Primer on Project Delivery, which can be downloaded from the AIA
web site at www.aia.org and the AGC web site at www.agc.org, helps
owners who are unfamiliar with the various ways of procuring design
and construction services. At present, there are no industry-wide
accepted definitions of project delivery methods, and many groups,
organizations, and individuals have developed their own. In so
doing, they have often used different characteristics to define the
delivery methods. The result has been a multiplicity of
definitions. This primer offers basic definitions to help clients
and owners better understand their options.
The goals of the booklet include:
• To develop a set of definitions for the three primary
delivery methods – design-bid-build, design-build, and
construction management at-risk (CM@R). CM@R is also known by the
designations CMc, CM/GC and GC/CM.
• To create definitions broad enough that all hybrids fall
within the three primary delivery methods mentioned above.
• To encourage consensus on a set of defining characteristics
for each delivery method. Other characteristics, termed
“typical” can be used to clarify a definition but are not
required to define the delivery method.
• To provide the industry with a set of definitions that
others can use as a baseline. The design and construction industry
has lacked standard definitions for so long that industry wide
consensus will not be reached quickly. Therefore, the goal of this
primer is to provide a baseline against which people can reconcile
their own set of definitions.
The Additional Resources section of the booklet lists contact
information for related organizations and publications, including
the AIA/AGC Recommended Guidelines for Procurement of Design-Build
Projects in the Public Sector and the AIA/AGC Design-Build Teaming
Checklist. Members of the media may request a review copy by
contacting Tricia Boone, (202) 626-7467, email tboone@aia.org or AGC Media
Contact: Damian P. Hill (703) 837-5365, email hilld@agc.org
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