Design-build
Design-build is a method of project delivery in which WSDOT executes a single contract with one entity (the design-builder) for design and construction services to provide a finished product.
Guidance statement
2024 Design-Build forum
The 2024 Design-Build Forum was held on December 18, 2024.
- Agenda (PDF 199KB)
- WSDOT panelist biographies (PDF 92KB)
- Industry panelist biographies (PDF 91KB)
- WSDOT Design-Build team biographies (PDF 134KB)
- Design-Build forum presentations
Joint Transportation Committee (JTC) study
The Joint Transportation Committee (JTC) of the Washington State Legislature engaged a team to study the Washington State Department of Transportation’s (WSDOT) use of the design-build (DB) project delivery method. The primary objective of the study was to identify potential changes in law, practice, organizational structure, or policy that will allow WSDOT to optimally employ DB delivery to maximize efficiencies in cost and schedule.
Final report, review of WSDOT’s implementation of Design-Build project delivery (PDF 1.85MB)
Templates
DISCLAIMER
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Contact the Headquarters Design-Build team at DesignBuild@wsdot.wa.gov.
Policy
Legislative updates
WSDOT's current authorization to use design-build procurement is contained in the following RCWs: 47.20.780 & 47.20.785.
WSDOT/AGC/ACEC Design-Build committee
The WSDOT/AGC/ACEC Design-Build Committee, includes representatives from WSDOT HQ design and construction and project teams, the construction industry and consulting engineer industry, to serve as a resource for establishing design-build policy, procedures and process improvement.
Design-Build work group
The Design-Build Work Group (DBWG) is comprised of WSDOT staff representing all regions and technical disciplines that support Design-Build project delivery. Members serve as the primary point of contact for their respective regions/groups and are responsible for coordinating and representing their region's/group's interests in the development of the Design-Build Program's guidance and practices.
To avoid conflicts of interest, membership is not available to consultants or non-WSDOT employees. To request to join the DBWG, current WSDOT employees should contact the Headquarters Design-Build Team at: DesignBuild@wsdot.wa.gov
Resources
Training
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