Below is a listing of the stories in this month's DATELINE, organized by categories. The full text is available to DBIA members through the mail.
Featured Stories
Cover Story: Taking Count of Design-Build
By Todd Rich
With the 2010 census under way, the U.S. Census Bureau is working out of its new headquarters in Suitland, Md. The goal of creating a modern, sustainable facility that would consolidate some 6,000 Census Bureau staff members from more than a dozen locations was achieved. And, using design-build, it was completed a year ahead of schedule, giving the Bureau time to get settled before the actual census began.
Design-Build Perspectives: In Their Own Words
By Susan Hines
It has been over a decade since the Federal Acquisitions Requirements (FAR) changed to accommodate design-build project delivery. Since then, the competitive two-phased selection process pioneered by federal has been used to bring countless facilities and other capital projects to completion on time and on budget, creating savings for the agencies and the taxpayer.
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DBIA News
Leadership Reflections - Strengthening DBIA’s Foundation
Lisa Washington, CAE
Executive Director
DBIA MISSION STATEMENT, adopted November, 5, 2009: “DBIA promotes the value of design-build project delivery and teaches the effective integration of design and construction services to ensure success for owners and design and construction practitioners.”
Legislative Update - Rhode Island Goes Green
By Richard Thomas
The record number of design-build bills passed in 2009 bodes well for 2010. As I write in late March, rule revisions clarifying the level of design-build authorization in Rhode Island have made design-build an authorized project delivery method in all 50 states for the first time!
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Welcome Class of 2010!
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