Although a limited number of Design-Build (D/B) projects have been undertaken nationwide, it appears that there is significant interest in this technique to facilitate more expeditious project delivery and to better manage cost with respect to the DOT's overall capital budget. D/B has been implemented for complex, high cost projects which, in most cases, have involved significant environmental impacts. This task will develop guidance on appropriate methods for insuring environmental commitments are carried forward once the primary responsibility for the project is transferred from the DOT to the D/B entity.

Completed; Agency Final Report (3,924 KB, 80 pp.) available in Adobe PDF.