.... To address this, this study employed qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) to investigate the configurational impact of critical criteria affecting the selection between design-bid-build (DBB) and design-build (DB). Design/methodology/approach Collecting data from 20 DBB cases and 20 DB cases in China...

...Vassiliki Demetracopoulou; William J. O'Brien; Nabeel Khwaja Purpose The choice of design-build (DB) or design-bid-build (DBB) as a project delivery method (PDM) is increasingly important in the infrastructure space as agencies gain authority to use alternative delivery methods and expand their DB...

...-build (DB), design-build-operate (DBO) and construction management-at-risk (CMAR). Design/methodology/approach Structured interviews were conducted with 18 executive decision-makers from public agencies to identify the reasons for transitioning to APD from the design-bid-build (DBB) method...

... of projects. Construction Project management Design-bid-build Construction site Change orders Change orders (CO) are common in any type of project, whether for a school building project or another type. In Nevada, both private companies and public agencies are actively involved...

... to expand the understanding of the relationship of design-bid-build (DBB) and design-build (DB) performance with respect to change order rate, cost growth, and schedule growth. Design/methodology/approach The paper statistically analyzed 207 MEP projects. It investigates the relationship of project...

...Wenxue Lu; YuanYuan Hua; SuJuan Zhang Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the influencing factors of cost performance of design-bid-build (DBB) and design-build (DB) projects and comparing the differences of influencing factors between these two delivery methods. Design/methodology...