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Subcommittee reviews alternative delivery methods, cites Newport Corridor and other projects
Summary
Staff explained when Bend uses CMGC and design-build methods, reviewed results from Newport Corridor and a progressive design-build project, and said three upcoming projects may be proposed for alternative delivery.
City of Bend staff described to the Procurement Subcommittee why the city sometimes uses alternative project-delivery methods for public-improvement projects and reviewed recent project outcomes to show the tradeoffs.
Justin Sweet and Ryan Oster described alternative delivery options—construction manager/general contractor (CMGC), design-bid-build, design-build and progressive design-build—and the statutory default that public-improvement work generally uses an Invitation to Bid (ITB) and low-price award. Sweet said exemptions from low-bid processes require state-law findings, and staff briefed the subcommittee on their plan to bring draft findings to the subcommittee before seeking council approval to use alternative delivery on particular projects.
Sweet highlighted the Newport Corridor project as a recent CMGC delivery. He said the…
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