This slide presentation outlines a comparison of three utilities in Florida in their project delivery methods for obtaining a low-pressure reverse osmosis facility. The utilities included: City of Ormond Beach, City of St. Augustine, and St. Johns County. Presentation topics include: description of projects by utility;
descriptions of project delivery methods;
perceived advantages of project delivery method; and,
perceived disadvantages of project delivery method. Conclusions were that:
any project delivery method will work well if
participants are willing; Construction-Manager-at-Risk
(CMAR) and Engineer-Procurement-Construction Management (EPCM) allow great control of costs
and schedules;
EPCM provides the most integrated team;
CMAR can have conflict with designer if less
that complete Plans/Specs are used for GMP; and,
for "conservative owners", traditional
design-bid-build is the safest option.