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The preferred project delivery method. There is a reason 100 of ENR's Top 400 General Contractors use CMAR as the project delivery method for over 75% of their work. Leverage CMAR as part of your growth strategy.
Aligning Strategic Market Choices and Project Delivery Methods
D. Brown Management
January 9, 2019
Choosing which market(s) to compete in and which to avoid are the most highly leveraged decisions the leaders of construction businesses make. Integrated with those is choosing the optimum project delivery method(s) to focus on.
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Project Delivery - Design-Bid-Build
D. Brown Management
January 10, 2019
The Design-Bid-Build (DBB) method of project delivery is easily the most familiar to owners, architects, and contractors. No contractor should ever lose their ability to compete, win, and build profitable projects using this method of delivery.
Project Delivery - Design-Build
D. Brown Management
January 11, 2019
The Design-Build method of project delivery eliminates a couple of the major negatives inherent in the Design-Bid-Build method, integrating construction and design by putting the contractor fully in charge of the process.
Project Delivery - CM at Risk
D. Brown Management
January 12, 2019
The Construction Management at Risk (CMAR) delivery model combines the best elements of Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build and eliminates many of the negatives.
Project Delivery - CM Agency or Multi-Prime
D. Brown Management
January 13, 2019
Project Owners can minimize the markups for overhead and profit by contracting directly with the specialty contractors and hiring a Construction Management (CM) firm to work as their agent. This project delivery method is called CM Agency or Multi-Prime.
Project Delivery - Lease Leaseback
D. Brown Management
January 14, 2019
Project Owners typically manage the financing of the project. In certain circumstances this does not always make sense, which is where Lease-Leaseback or Build-to-Suit project delivery methods come in.
Project Delivery - Integrated Project Delivery
D. Brown Management
January 15, 2019
Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) can be the best method for a project if the culture and competencies of all parties, including the Project Owner, are all aligned.
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Trends in Project Delivery and Technology
D. Brown Management
January 16, 2019
There are two major interrelated trends in the construction industry that are changing the way projects are delivered.
CM-at-Risk: The Preferred Delivery Method of the Top 400 Largest Contractors
D. Brown Management
July 1, 2023
Construction Manager-at-Risk (CMAR) is the preferred project delivery method for the ENR Top 400 contractors and the project owners they serve.
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CMAR vs DBB Project Delivery Comparison
D. Brown Management
January 17, 2019
To see how the Construction Management at Risk (CMAR) delivery model compares to Design-Bid-Build (DBB), you have to look at the architectural phases of the project starting with programming.
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