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Featured Stories
Managing Stormwater Runoff from Large Highway Construction Projects 
By Steven W. Funderburg, P.E.
The last decade has been challenging for drivers on Interstate Highway 35 in the San Antonio and Austin area.
First Publicly Financed Design-Build Roadway Opens in Virginia
By Robert Morgan, P.E., Thomas Fulton, P.E., and Greg Lassiter, P.E.
Portsmouth, VA’s, historic waterfront is home to a vibrant commercial and recreational seaport. Steeped in maritime heritage, the Hampton Roads port serves one of the nation’s oldest working harbors and one of its largest shipping industries. Marine cargo shipping, in particular, has long been a primary waterfront industry in Virginia and is a significant economic engine for the entire Commonwealth.
Improving Oregon's Infrastructure with Design-Build
By John Kalvelage, P.E.
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) completed the Mt. Hood to Chemult project in 2006. Mt. Hood to Chemult was one of the first projects completed in the OTIA III State Bridge Delivery Program, which is a part of Oregon’s 10-year, $3 billion Transportation Investment Act (OTIA).
One Year Early
By Richard E. Sappe
The state of South Carolina faced a challenge. The two cantilever truss bridges that spanned the Cooper River and connected Charleston and Mount Pleasant, SC, needed to be replaced.
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Contributors
Letter from the Editor: Transpo'07
Board Reflections: Design-Build Reflections in the Transportation Market
By Don Evans
The growth of design-build as a procurement approach for Owners is well documented and continues to increase in the Transportation market segment.
Committee Reflections: Get Involved with DBIA's Transportation Committee
By Robert J. Scancella, P.E., DBIA
Design-build has advanced from the 1990s as the family of innovative contracting methodologies to today’s highly successful project delivery tool of the 21st century. Design-build has earned its place as a credible and effective way for owners to advance projects, both large and small.
Legal Briefs: Stipends & Payment for Work Product in Design-Build Procurements
While an offer to pay compensation to unsuccessful proposers (whether such compensation is called a stipulated fee, honorarium, payment for work product, or stipend) may increase the owner’s direct costs of procurement, often substantially, public agencies that offer a stipend to shortlisted proposers believe that this expenditure is more than offset by the potential benefits of increased proposal competition, increased proposal quality and the potential for savings or other improvements in the agency’s program through use of the unsuccessful proposers’ ideas.
Best Practices: Understanding Transportation Design-Build Partnerships
By David Lewis, Ph.D.
Cover Story: Editorial Forum: Penobscot Narrows Bridge & Observatory
DBIA traditionally focuses on the standard design-build method, but recognizes that some projects may benefit from an alternative integrated project delivery method in order to achieve a high performance project. Maine Department of Transportation pioneered a new integrated project delivery method now referred to as “owner-facilitated design-build” for their largest project to date and first cable-stayed bridge. Penobscot Narrows Bridge & Observatory, near Bucksport, ME, opened to traffic on December 30, 2006.
Design-Build Legislative Update
By Cara Woodson Welch, Esq.
Vice President, Advocacy & General Counsel, DBIA
2007 continues to be a busy year for design-build legislation. Currently 17 states have introduced 28 bills related to design-build.
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Projects to Watch
DBIA Book Club: Design-Build Manual of Practice
This Book-of-the-Month focuses on the Design-Build Manual of Practice, an authoritative guidebook about single source responsibility contracting including narrative instructions, procedural guidance, sample formats, and best practice recommendations.
Perspectives: Lisa Choplin
In celebration of the National Association for Women in Construction’s (NAWIC) Women in Construction Week this March, DBIA introduces Lisa Choplin, chief of the Innovative Contracting Division with the Maryland State Highway Administration (MSHA).
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