为了抵消建筑成本的快速增长，CH2M HILL成功实施了创新采购方法，以降低项目期间主要工艺设备的成本 设计全国各地的项目。已经确定了三种设备采购方法 广泛实施:预谈判、预投标和预采购。通过识别钥匙 工艺设备组件，并确定特定设备的首选供应商 在项目投标之前，可以进行项目、谈判、投标或购买设备 为业主节约大量成本。 每种设备采购方法都提高了效率和效率 设计和施工阶段的质量，以及实现控制的主要目标 建筑成本。具体而言，这些创新的采购方法已用于 在J。 G.雅典比查姆水处理厂（WTP）， 乔治亚州，乔治亚州洛克代尔县，WTP，以及乔治亚州克莱顿县的三个WTP。本文详细介绍了 每个项目采用的采购方法。包括3个参考文献、表格。

To offset the rapid increase in construction costs, CH2M HILL has successfully implemented innovative procurement methods to reduce the costs of major process equipment during the design of projects throughout the country. Three equipment procurement methods have been widely implemented: pre-negotiation, pre-bidding, and pre-purchasing. By identifying the key process equipment components and determining the preferred vendor for specific equipment items, negotiating, bidding, or purchasing the equipment prior to the bidding of the project can generate significant cost savings for the owner. Each of these equipment procurement methods has resulted in improving the efficiency and quality of the design and construction phases and in achieving the primary goal of controlling construction costs. Specifically, these innovative procurement methods have been utilized for obtaining the process equipment at the J.G. Beacham Water Treatment Plant (WTP) in Athens, Georgia, at the Rockdale County, Georgia, WTP, and at three WTPs in Clayton County, Georgia. This paper presents in detail the procurement methods employed for each of these projects. Includes 3 references, tables.