Design-Build: Planning through Development

Design-Build (D-B) -- the project delivery system in which one firm contracts to provide all of the architectural, engineering, and construction services on a project -- is expected to dominate the market by the year 2005. Studded with illustrative case histories, Design-Build: Planning Through Development, by Jeffrey Beard, Michael Loulakis, Esq., and Edward Wundram, is the first book to cover every legal, technical, and administrative aspect of Design-Build.

Whether you're a design or construction professional or an owner, this authoritative manual gives you the across-the-board, real-world answers you need for timely, glitch-free, and cost-effective projects.

You get expert architectural and engineering advice on:

• Procuring services
• Developing RFQs and RFPs
• Organizing and managing contracts
• Estimating
• Allocating risks
• Obtaining insurance and bonding

Find out how design-build will affect the way you do business in the future with this informative reference!