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4 alternatives such as design-build (DB) and designbuild-operate-maintain processes (DBOMP)
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5 In recent years, as the options for project-delivery systems available to an agency have increased, it has become quite common to conduct a formal, analytical, project-delivery assessment to establish the process that best meets the goals for the agency. If the delivery method chosen is not the best fit for a project, it can result in years of financial stress, administrative burdens, potential litigation, and performance issues for the project.
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6 Figure 1. Design-Bid-Build Method Owner Contractor Design Team Under DBB, the owner selects its designer early in the life of the project.
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7 eral lack of familiarity and comfort with the process.10 Although transit agencies were using DB to a limited degree prior thereto, the atmosphere changed dramatically in the mid-1990s as a result of two major federal legislative initiatives. One piece of legislation was the 1996 Federal Acquisition Reform Act (also known as the Clinger-Cohen Act)
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8 typically a function of three things: 1) the flexibility afforded to the agency through special legislation or the agency's charter to use a delivery system other than DBB; 2)
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9 ability to implement fast-track management and achieve early project completion. Note that the November 2007 Report to Congress on the Costs, Benefits, and Efficiencies of Public-Private Partnerships for Fixed Guideway Capital Projects (PPP Report to Congress)
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10 Figure 3. DBOM Procurement Model Owner/Public Agency Concession Agreement Agency-Lender Agreement Project Company Investors/Lenders Design-Build Agreement Maintenance Agreement Design-Builder O&M Team Recent legislation has encouraged the use of DBOM and DMFOM on transportation projects.25 In 2004, FHWA created a program known as SEP-15 (Explore Alternative and Innovative Approaches to the Overall Project Development Process)
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11 owner has separate contracts with a designer and a contractor. However, unlike in DBB, the contractor (i.e., construction manager or CM)
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