An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Design-build Project Delivery on the Minnesota Department of Transportation's ROC-52 Project
Author | : Nolan David Raadt |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2005 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:70845643 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Design-build Project Delivery on the Minnesota Department of Transportation's ROC-52 Project written by Nolan David Raadt and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past decade and a half, highway and transportation officials have begun to use a new contracting approach to deliver major projects to the public. The use of design-build delivery represents a departure from the traditional low bid system that has been used on highway projects. Design-build brings significant changes in roles, processes, and philosophies during all phases of a project. The design-build system has been recognized on numerous projects for offering certain advantages over the traditional system. The Minnesota Department of Transportation has undertaken its first major "best value" design-build project, reconstruction of a segment of U.S. Trunk Highway 52 (the "ROC-52" project) through the city of Rochester, Minnesota. To evaluate the effectiveness of design-build utilization on this project, an interview-based case study method of research has been used. This thesis is a qualitative analysis of the ROC-52 best-value design-build project, with consideration of a set of crucial project performance characteristics. Ultimately this document will assess the effect of design-build on the success of the project, as well as provide conclusions and recommendations for future design-build endeavors.