tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876214674823177618.post7646393165828931308..comments2023-12-21T23:14:14.347-06:00Comments on NOLA-dishu: Estimating and ProcrastinatingClayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11905149250548893628noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876214674823177618.post-484078213418031852009-02-27T06:41:00.000-06:002009-02-27T06:41:00.000-06:00I attended a lunch and learn where they went throu...I attended a lunch and learn where they went through the difference between Design, Build and Design, Bid, Build for the ACoE. Nobody could really figure out why they decided, after years of doing the latter, to switch to the former. <BR/><BR/>There was a lot of scrambling to catch up to the change.Clayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11905149250548893628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876214674823177618.post-10032912727157675872009-02-26T23:08:00.000-06:002009-02-26T23:08:00.000-06:00Yes, material and labor costs continue to rise. I...Yes, material and labor costs continue to rise. I agree that's part of the problem. But there's a bigger problem here. I've worked traditional Design-Bid-Build and the newfangled Design-Build projects and here's what I've observed: Design-Build works best when you're doing traditional, simple to explain and define projects. That's when the power of Design-Build yields a quality project with cost savings. So it is my opinion that using a Design-Build contract for this highly innovative, one-of-a-kind storm surge barrier to be built in difficult terrain was a mistake. The cost overruns we are seeing are, IMHO, a result of choosing the wrong contract vehicle.<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/><BR/>TimTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09248664089124106737noreply@blogger.com