11/05/2026
TRIVIA THURSDAY WITH ARMAND!
đź’ˇ QUESTION: What is the name of the project delivery method where one firm is responsible for both the design and the construction under a single contract?
✔️ ANSWER: DESIGN-BUILD.
In Design-Build, the owner signs one contract with a single design-build entity (either a firm with in-house or partnered design staff, or a joint venture of a design firm and a builder). That Design-Build team is accountable for the whole project, from concept through Substantial Completion. Because the builder is involved from day one, construction can begin on early phases while later phases are still being designed, and constructability issues get caught on paper instead of in the field.
As a single point of responsibility, the Design-Build method produces faster schedules thanks to overlapping design and construction, earlier cost certainty, and fewer change orders because the team that drew it is the team that builds it.