“Design-build allows DDC to deliver vital resources to every corner of the five boroughs faster, years ahead of the typical process and at a lower cost … Design-build provides an added bonus of attracting the best and brightest contractors and designers to our projects and expanding the vendor pool, including to prominent M/WBE firms.”
– Thomas J. Foley, NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) Commissioner
It’s a Better Way to Build
Design-build saves time and money by encouraging innovation and collaboration. The latest performance and market research show design-build is 102% faster than traditional design-bid-build from design through completion, with less cost and schedule growth.
It’s also the fastest growing and most popular delivery method in the nation.
Once upon a time, design-build was considered an “alternative” way to deliver construction projects. Not anymore. These days, nearly half of all the nation’s projects are delivered using the design-build delivery method.
Award-Winning Results
With design-build accounting for nearly half of all construction spending, this collaborative project delivery method, when performed in accordance with best practices, is uniquely positioned to transform the way we deliver capital projects. Every year, DBIA honors design-build projects and teams that push the envelope and challenge the status quo, all for the sake of improving our industry and raising the bar as it relates to cost and schedule performance, quality, innovation, Owner satisfaction and triple-bottom line success.
DBIA’s Design-Build Project/Team Awards winners set themselves apart in the industry as the nation’s best design-builders. Visit our National Project/Team Award page for more information on submitting projects for consideration.
Read more about winners from the NYC Metro Region:
Queens Borough Hall Municipal Garage and Community Space
Queens/Kew Gardens, NY
2024 National Merit and Excellence Award winner in the category of Federal/State/County/Municipal and I.N.S.P.I.R.E.D. Owner Award (Innovative Newcomer Showcasing Preparedness, Insight, Readiness and Enduring Diligence)
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center Expansion Project
New York City, NY
2023 National Merit and Excellence Award winner in the category of Civic/Assembly
Hunts Point Interstate Access Improvement Project Contract 1
Bronx, NY
2023 National Merit and Excellence Award winner in the category of Transportation and Best in BIM/VDC Award
A Whole New LaGuardia Terminal B Redevelopment
East Elmhurst, NY
2022 National Merit and Excellence Award winner in the category of Aviation and Meaningful DEI Award
Design-build authority in 48 states + DC
The vast majority of states embrace design-build and are expanding their legislative authority to deliver more innovative and efficient projects.
