Working in concert with influential construction industry groups, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will release at the end of July new guidelines for the use of so-called "single-step design-build" on its projects.
Although the Corps first adopted design-build in the mid-90s, it has steadily increased use of the single-step process on major projects since 2008, despite heavy criticism from contractors and industry groups that fear it could spread to other large owners.