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Committee debates procurement: construction manager-at-risk vs design-bid-build

Marguerite E. Small Building Committee · March 20, 2026
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Summary

Members discussed the advantages and risks of a construction manager-at-risk (CMAR) approach versus a traditional design-bid-build contract. Staff said the district lacks internal capacity for CMAR and urged caution; members weighed potential savings against change-order and oversight risks.

Committee members spent a substantial portion of the meeting weighing two delivery methods for the project: construction manager-at-risk (CMAR) and design-bid-build.

Staff member (S2) told the group the district does not currently have internal capacity to run a CMAR approach and noted that CMAR requires bringing a construction manager in early in the…

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