May 2013
| Business World Magazine | 73
“Why do you form a team?” once asked the former commanding general of the U.S. First Army,
Russel Honoré, who then proceeded to answer the question. “Because teamwork builds trust and
trust builds speed.” To expand on that precept, speed relates to time, and as all in business know
so well, time is money. Over the last 20 years, one organization has been dedicated to developing
best practices, credentialing and advancing acceptance of a project fulfillment system that utilizes a
unique collaborative model that has consistently been demonstrated to impart a highly efficient and
cost-effective means of completing projects on point, on time and on budget.
The project delivery methodology known as De-
sign-Build is a system in which one entity (the
design-build team) collaborates under a single con-
tract with a project owner to fulfill design and con-
struction services. Also known as design/construct
or single-source responsibility, the method deploys
one entity and one contract for one unified flow of
work from initial concept to project completion.
Throughout the world, this methodology has suc-
cessfully been used in the development of build-
ings, schools, stadiums, community centers as well
as numerous transportation & water infrastructure
