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Specifications for design-build projects

Construction Specifier

Specifications originally intended for design bid-build (DBB) projects require significant revisions to be suitable for design-build or integrated project delivery (IPD). SPECIFICATIONS. by Kevin O’Beirne, PE, FCSI, CCS, CCCA. AIA’s design-build documents are used largely on vertical construction projects.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: After Upturn, Architecture Billings Fall Again

PSMJ Resources

Some projects already under contract have been slow to get the owner to agree to finalize and send out to bid. American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). Clinard Engineering Associates merges with Alfred. . —7-person firm in the West, residential specialization. are very weak. Public Works Solutions.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: Construction jobs, spending show little 1- or.

PSMJ Resources

Heavy and civil engineering construction employment rose 0.4% The National Highway Construction Cost Index —an average of all accepted bids by state highway agencies, adjusted for project types, rose from 1.05 American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). and a gain of 1.6% over 12 months. in September 2008.