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Lee's Summit staff outlines pros and cons of procurement and delivery methods at Budget Committee meeting
Summary
Public Works Director Michael Park told the Budget Committee that the city selects project delivery methods case-by-case, weighing cost certainty, schedule, risk transfer and public engagement; committee members asked for case studies of recent vertical projects and more transparency in communications.
Michael Park, Lee's Summit's director of public works, told the Budget Committee on Jan. 5 that the city chooses project delivery methods on a project-by-project basis and is "dictated by state statutes on selecting professional services." Park walked the committee through RFQs, RFPs and bids and summarized three primary delivery models: design-bid-build for horizontal infrastructure, construction-manager-at-risk (CMAR) for many vertical projects, and design-build for limited, well-contained scopes.
Park said staff considers a range of factors when recommending a delivery method, including cost certainty,…
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