Planning and Defining the Design-Build Procurement Process - Design-Build for Water and Wastewater Projects - page 89

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Planning and Defining
the Design-Build
Procurement Process

Stephen R. Gates, PE, BCEE, SAIC Energy, Environment and Infrastructure

INTRODUCTION

Planning and defining the DB procurement process for a water and wastewater project set
the framework for the project and serve as a guide to all subsequent decisions and actions.
This chapter describes processes that are typically used to plan and implement the pro-
curement of DB delivery services for water and wastewater projects.
The typical sequence of activities for procurement of a design-builder is shown in
Figure 8-1. Usually, there are three phases: (1) project plan development; (2) procurement;
and, (3) project development. This chapter discusses the tasks in the first two phases. Proj-
ect development, or implementation, is discussed in chapters 18 through 23.

Phase 1 Phase 2

Procurement

Phase 3

Project Plan Development Project Development

Definition of
Owner Goals
& Objectives

Delivery
Strategy
Definition

Evaluation/
Short list

Proposal
Evaluation

Project
Development

Baseline
Studies

Request for
Qualifications (RFQ)

Request for
Proposals (RFP)

Negotiations

Figure 8-1. Design-build contract sequence of activity

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