VERIFIED ANSWERS [ GRADED A+]
Design-Bid-Build - ✔✔CCDC 2 - Stipulated Price Contract
CCDC 3 - Cost Plus
CCDC 4 - Unit Cost
Advantages:
- Widespread use / familiarity
- Clear roles
- Transparent process
- Thorough design resolution prior to construction
- Direct professional relationship
- Known price prior to construction
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
,Disadvantages:
- Separation of design and construction restricts useful communication
- Extras appear more prevalent
- Contractor unknown
- Low bidder may not be best
Construction Managed - ✔✔CCDC 5A - CM Contract for Services
CCDC 5B - CM Contract for Services and Work
Advantages
- Direct contractual relationship with owner
- Construction advice during design phase
- Call bids sequentially, save time
- Careful monitoring of costs / schedule
Disadvantages
- Construction starts before costs known
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
, - Added cost and time for additional consultant
- More complex relationship, traditional roles confused
- Less control over final costs
- Conflict of interest if CM doing work
- Multiple construction contracts increase admin
Design Build - ✔✔CCDC 14
Advantages
- Functional program / owners decisions early
- Cost benefit analysis early
- Immediate feedback on design
- Streamline process increases efficiency
- Team approach reinforced
Disadvantages
- Responsibility of design shifts from owner to design builder
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.