Design-Build Continues to Advance Despite Market and Local Roadblocks
Five years ago, design-build project delivery was poised to take over the world. Or at least that is what some proponents seemed to think. But with an industry recession, particularly in some of design-build's critical private-sector markets, the delivery system seemed more likely to roll up than rule.
Despite budget cuts and other economic woes among owners, revenue for ENR's Top 100 Design-Build firms still managed a slight gain of 0.3% in 2002, to $55.3 billion. That follows a big slide in 2001 for this niche from its high point in 2000, when firms reported $58.2 billion in total revenue.