EPC Contracts: EPCM and Design-Build
Confusing delivery with management can leave scope gaps. Compare EPC, EPCM and design-build by who signs, supplies, builds and accepts the work.
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Construction Manager at Risk: CMAR, GMP and Alternatives
An unclear GMP can leave costly scope disputes. CMAR brings a builder into design while the owner keeps a separate design contract.
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Progressive Design-Build vs Traditional Design-Build
How progressive design-build works: two-phase contracting, open-book pricing, what the owner can do if the Phase 2 price is rejected, and who owns the design work product.
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What Is Design-Build? An Owner's Guide
What design-build means, who the architect works for, what drives its cost, when the price becomes firm, and the trade-offs owners should weigh.
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Design-Build vs Design-Bid-Build
A practical comparison of contracts, pricing, programme, design control, risk, and published performance research for design-build and design-bid-build.
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A Preconstruction Risk Checklist
A phased preconstruction checklist and planning framework for scope, approvals, existing conditions, procurement, schedule, and handover before work starts.
Read guide Why Early Budget Alignment Matters
What a construction budget should include, how estimates mature with design, and how to manage cost at each design checkpoint before commitments are made.
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