Quick question about the delivery method: design build - bridge

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Wenqi Huang

August 31, 2020 13:45

Hi ARE community,

One quick question in terms of the Project Delivery chapter in AHPP book.

In Design-build : bridge, are design architect and production architect both belonging to one company or they are actually two separate companies? Do they both sign contract with owner before contractor jump in? Because I read the sentence that 'a portion of the design team is contractually tied to the building contractor'. It's kind of confused here since design architect will start to work at the beginning before select contractor.

Hope somebody could help me organize the relationship between those four parties: design architect, production architect, contractor and owner.

Thank you!

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  HaythamNCARB August 31, 2020 14:27

  In D&B Bridging, the design architect will be working with the client to maintain the quality while the  production architect will be working with the contractor. Usually this will be the typical structure for Contractor - led DB.

  Could you please mention which page in AHPP you're referring to for better interpretation ?

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  Wenqi Huang August 31, 2020 17:28

  Hi Haytham,

   

  Thank you so much for replying! The page I referred to is AHPP Page 516. 

   

  Just for sure, so you are referring to that design architect will contract with client first and start design work. Then after DD, production architect and contractor will jump in and begin construction document phase if i understand correctly?

   

  In terms of the contractual relationship between those four parties, does owner need to hire design architect and production architect directly? Or the architects team is tied to the contractor? Kind of confused about this part because of time frame.

   

  Appreciate, 

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  HaythamNCARB September 01, 2020 17:34

  Correct, design architect will do the performance specs, design criteria to DD stage, will hand it to production architect in D&B team. The owner hire the bridging architect independently from the D&B team. The production architect will work under the D&B team like contractor Led Design and Build through joint venture agreement AIA C 101 or they will form LLP or maybe employed directly by the contractor.

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  Wenqi Huang September 01, 2020 17:40

  That's pretty clear! Thank you so much Haytham!

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