The landscape of alternative construction project delivery, such as design-build and public-private partnerships (P3s) in the freight and rail transportation industries is rapidly evolving as alternatives to the traditional design-bid-build delivery method. Having been involved in more than 100 DBs or P3s, I find that the ways to lose projects can be broadly categorized in one of two major areas: teaming and neglect.
Prime submitters shouldn’t embark on teaming discussions until the following “Big Four” questions have been answered.