Owners planning new construction projects today are operating in a high-stakes environment. Whether dealing with procurement ...

"Construction costs are increasing and the contractors face the impact," said Fitch analyst Anubhav Arora. Contractors in fixed-price contracts are under pressure from escalating project costs, Fitch ...

In 2018, Tipton County, a community in north central Indiana, broke ground on one of the most significant building projects since 1895. Like many communities around the nation, the county needed to ...

The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) recently signed into law by President Donald Trump includes authorization of progressive design-build (PDB) for military construction. It is the ...

The city wants to speed up construction on its capital projects. Will the state let it? For years, the city has pushed state lawmakers to allow it to use alternative construction models that promise ...

Even with federal funding flow uncertain for infrastructure, the promise and potential pitfalls of collaborative project delivery continue to be a hot topic for industry professionals. Among the ...

Suggested Citation: "2 Literature Review." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Open-Book Pricing Practices for Construction Manager/General Contractor and Progressive ...

When describing the difference between construction manager/general contractor (CM/GC) and progressive design-build (PDB), some authors posit that PDB is merely CM/GC in which the contractor holds the ...