that collectively have dwarfed the tradi- tional design-bid-build, or “hard bid,” approach to project delivery. In fact, the DBIA/FMI report forecasts that the tra- ditional method will make up just 15% of project spending from 2021-2025 – an 8% decrease from the 2016-2020 timeframe. Alternative delivery methods like de- sign-build offer several clear advantages that set projects up for success. Most nota- bly, they benefit the schedule by allowing construction to begin before design is complete. Tey also offer contractors the opportunity to be involved earlier in the project and have constructability input during design while promoting greater collaboration among the entire team.


AGC Member Projects in the Forefront Tere are numerous examples of highly successful current and completed AGC member projects, spanning virtually every market sector, that have leveraged the benefits of alternative delivery methods. Among them: • Otto Construction recently helped con- vert a historic power plant on the Sacramen- to River into the SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity as part of a collaborative design-build effort with Dreyfuss and Blackford Architects, Buehler Structural Engineers and the city of Sacramento. • Clark Construction is leading the design and construction of San Diego State University (SDSU)’s Aztec Stadium using design-build delivery. • Blach/Cahill is on track to complete one of the largest transit-oriented devel- opments ever built in California in 2022 under a design-build contract. • McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. along with key design-build partners utilized progressive design-build delivery and OSHPD’s collaborative review process to deliver the landmark Oak Pavilion at MarinHealth Medical Center.


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“We took away risk and a lot of the challenge by


going design-build with major trade


partners, including for the baggage


handling system. It really helped


to bring the trade partners to the


table early to sort out the logistical and construction challenges.”


– Jeff Brunswig, Hensel Phelps


Alternative Delivery Prevails on Major Program at LAX Nowhere are the benefits of alternative de- livery approaches more clearly represented than on a series of projects for Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and major carriers there. Longtime AGC contractor Hensel Phelps is one of several AGC member firms participating in the expansion and renovation of key portions of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in preparation for the upcoming 2028 Olympics. Hensel Phelps Operations Manager


Jeff Brunswig is overseeing the company’s work on the north side of the airport, including the massive Delta Skyway


project that is currently underway and the recently completed LAX Terminal 1.5 Concourse project for Southwest Airlines. Tese projects and others at LAX have employed alternative delivery methods including CMR and design-build, which helped increase collaboration and cre- ative problem solving. Te $344 million LAX Terminal 1.5


project finished on schedule and under budget in December of 2020, utilizing CMR with a hybrid mechanical/electrical/ plumbing (MEP) design-build compo- nent. Te project connected Terminals 1 and 2 and upgraded or added a security checkpoint, baggage arrival and ticketing area. It included a large bus gate connect- ing the domestic carrier to the airport’s international terminal. Te project team overcame numerous


challenges, not the least of which was remaining fully operational during the entire COVID-19 pandemic. “We had no shutdowns on the project and we stayed on schedule, even though every week there seemed to be new regulations issued,” Brunswig said. In addition, as the only spot at LAX never been built upon, the project site has a critical 60-inch outfall sewer underneath it that runs all the way from downtown Los Angeles to the airport’s Hyperion treatment plant. Avoiding any disruption to this major utility as crews drilled pile foundations just feet from the sewer line proved to be a major logistical challenge. “This wasn’t a one-size-fits all ap-


proach,” Brunswig commented. “It re- quired a collaborative effort with multiple airlines and multiple stakeholders.”


Partners Brought on Early Bringing the major trade partners on- board in a design-build capacity early in the design phase was another key factor in the project’s success. “We took away risk and a lot of the challenge by going


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