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1 Introduction
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... Throughout this process, owners usually maintain some level of design oversight to ensure that the acquired facility is an acceptable balance of cost, schedule, quality, and performance. Until the 1990s, federal agencies often maintained an in-house facilities engineering organization, comprised in part of architects and engineers, responsible for both the technical aspects and the oversight of the planning and design phases of the acquisition process.
From page 5...
... STUDY PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVE The core issues of this study concern the value-added of design review processes and the appropriate level of oversight for owners of facilities, particularly federal agencies, in such processes. The study objective was to identify a range of best practices and technologies that can be used by federal agencies and other owners to provide adequate management and oversight of design reviews throughout the facility acquisition process.
From page 6...
... . The following nine federal agencies answered the questionnaires: Air National Guard · U.S.
From page 7...
... · A general overview of all 44 surveys received from the nine responding federal agencies. The analysis contrasts and compares design review practices among agencies.


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