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School Construction: Which Method Is Best?
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Myth 2: The builder stifles creativity. • Efficiencies through collaboration between
Truth: Alternative delivery methods offer owners planners, designers and builders, including cost
a way to receive the benefits of the ingenuity and savings and scheduling benefits.
creative collaboration by the designer and builder. • Reduced financial risk due to project budget
By working together, the end result is a project that being established early on.
balances creative design with factors that impact the
project’s overall quality, cost and schedule. Nationwide, 44% of construction projects are being
constructed using the alternative delivery method of
Myth 3: The owner loses control. design-build and 35% are using CMAR compared
Truth: With the owner as a key part of the core project with only 19% using the traditional design-bid-build
team, the owner’s rep plays a crucial role and is often process (source: FMI, 2021).
tasked with increased speed of decision-making to
accommodate the compression of the design and There is no “one-size-fits-all” prescription when
construction cycle. A benefit to alternative delivery it comes to construction delivery methods. Each
models is that owners are not bogged down by project education project is unique and often has a complex
details and rely instead on the core team of experts to set of circumstances to consider before selecting a
resolve issues together and involve the owner when delivery method.
decisions need to be made.

Overall, the primary benefits of alternative delivery Mike Gonzalez is vice president of the Education Building
methods include: Group for McCarthy Building Companies’ Southwest
• Early cost and schedule certainty; speed-to- region. He can be reached at: mgonzalez@mccarthy.com
market is a critical factor for selecting an or (480) 449-4700
alternative project delivery method.

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