Laura,
In working with owners to select a project delivery method, cost and schedule are often identified as primary decision criteria during risk assessment. To mitigate these risks, Design-Build delivery gains momentum. In return, clients expect a development that is more reliable in terms of project duration and cost.
As the former US GSA's Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Project Delivery, your insights are invaluable to the industry. The DBIA 2021 Federal Forum is something to look forward to.
Best,
Grace Lin - AIA, DBIA, CDT
CBRE (Healthcare)
New York, NY
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Grace Lin - AIA, DBIA, CDT
2019-2020 Chair, AIA Project Delivery Knowledge Leadership Group
Senior Project Manager, CBRE
Adjunct Professor, Columbia University
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-25-2021 02:59 PM
From: Laura Stagner
Subject: DBIA 2021 Federal Forum
With all of the current conversation around the infrastructure bill, economic recovery, and renewed attention to Federal projects in the coming years, I've been engaged in a lot of conversations with other architects and construction industry professionals lately around minimizing gaps in time and budget in Federal projects while still delivering innovative, effective facilities. DBIA is hosting an event on Federal Design Build-full disclosure that I'm speaking (pro bono) at this event-but I'd love to hear from other architects across the nation how you've been addressing these perennial challenges.
What strategies is your firm trying for the first time-or continually returning to-in order to match high-performance with cost- and schedule-efficiencies? Is Design-Build part of that strategy-or is there another project delivery method that you prefer to rely on? Do you work with owners to select a delivery method, and if so, what decision tools do you use?
In my former role as the US General Services Administration's Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Project Delivery, we found that collaborative delivery methods were highly correlated to successful project outcomes, and Design-Build is one such method.
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Laura Stagner FAIA
US General Services Administration (retired)
Cherry Hill NJ
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