The recession is over, and many owners once again are being attracted to the benefits of alternative project delivery. Further, as legislative barriers are falling and public agencies are becoming more familiar with the process, alternative delivery is making inroads into markets that, previously, have not been receptive to straying beyond design-bid-build.
The upswing in alternative project delivery can be seen in the rankings of ENR's Top 100 Construction Management-at-Risk (CMR) Firms and Top 100 Design-Build (DB) Firms. The Top 100 CMR firms had a combined revenue from CMR of $103.98 billion in 2014, up 7.4% from the $96.84 billion reported by the group in 2013.