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Chapter 7
P R OJECT DE L IV E R Y ME TH O D S
» Florida Power & Light (electrical infrastructure);
A project delivery method is a system utilized by owners and public
agencies to manage how a project will advance from concept to
construction. Project delivery refers to the method of assigning risks and
responsibilities to an entity for design and construction services and is
different from project management. Project delivery methods can be
grouped into several basic categories consisting of Design-Bid-Build
(DBB), Construction Management at Risk (CMAR), Design-Build (DB),
and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), which is primarily used in the vertical
construction industry. IPD is not commonly applied to the construction of
public infrastructure, therefore this master plan will focus on DBB, CMAR,
and DB while only providing a brief description of IPD.
7.1 Project Delivery Method Selection
Factors
There are several key factors the Village must consider when choosing a
project delivery and contracting strategy to execute the undergrounding
project. These factors are summarized as follows.
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Design: The design must meet the needs and vision of the Village.
For the undergrounding project, the design team is comprised of
various entities, including the utility owners who will design and
ultimately own their respective infrastructure portion of the project.
These entities include:
» Village Design Team (conduit routing, Village owned and
maintained infrastructure, such as drainage improvements,
and watermain improvements that will be ultimately owned
and maintained by the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer
Department);
» AT&T (telephone and communications);
» Comcast (cable television and communications).
The Village has varying degrees of control over these entities. For
example, the Village has a great degree of control over the Village
design team due to the contractual relationship between these
two entities. However, the Village has much less control over FPL,
AT&T, and Comcast. These varying degrees of control create an
element of risk that must be considered when developing an overall
schedule for the project.
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Scope: The various types of work in a specific phase may also
play a role in delivery method recommendations. For example, if a
construction phase requires a small number of trades, crews, and
manpower to execute the scope of work, it is inherently easier to
coordinate these activities between the various contractors. This
type of project may be easier to execute through a traditional DBB
process. On the other hand, when multiple trades and disciplines,
multiple crews, and significant manpower are required to execute
the work and significant coordination is required between involved
parties to appropriately schedule the activities in order to maintain
schedule and budget, CMAR or DB may be more effective project
delivery methods.
Ultimately, the design documents must provide an appropriate level
of detail to properly communicate the project requirements to the
construction team. This level of detail can vary based on the project
delivery method selected.
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